GoPro Max 2 hit by further delays – 2025 is the earliest we’ll see the 360-degree action camera
- The GoPro Max 2 is now expected in 2025
- GoPro executives announced the news in an earnings call
- We hoped to see it before the end of 2024
We’ve been waiting a long time for the GoPro Max 2, and it looks like we’ll have to wait a little longer: In the company’s latest quarterly earnings call, CEO Nicholas Woodman announced that the 360-degree camera would arrive in 2025. .
GoPro originally told us the Max 2 device was “in the works” as early as September 2023, and in May 2024 we got the estimate of a Q4 2024 launch window – which hinted at an October, November or December appearance .
Now the launch date of the GoPro Max 2 has dropped againalthough we don’t have much information about what happened. Last time the “development process” was blamed, so presumably this camera will take much longer to complete than GoPro originally estimated.
Let’s not forget that the first GoPro Max launched in October 2019 – and our GoPro Max review will tell you that we were impressed with what it had to offer – meaning it’s now been more than a five-year wait on a successor.
What to expect
To put this delay into perspective, since the GoPro Max first appeared, Insta360 has launched four iterations of its own 360-degree camera. The most recent is this year’s Insta360 X4, and as you can see from our Insta360 X4 review, it’s a great camera.
Being able to match Insta360 will be a serious challenge for GoPro. We haven’t heard much about the GoPro Max 2 so far – other than the fact that the launch date keeps getting pushed back – but it will apparently come with an improved cooling solution.
There should also be some upgrades in terms of video recording quality: the GoPro Max can record video at resolutions up to 5.6k. The price should be interesting too, as the first model launched at $499.99 / £479.99 / AU$799.95.
We stand by older comments from Nicholas Woodman that the 360-degree camera will be “worth the wait.” Maybe when it eventually appears, it will be fantastic enough to make us forget the delays we had along the way.
