<P> Tom Clancy 's The Division is an online - only action role - playing video game developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft , with assistance from Red Storm Entertainment , for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One . It was announced during Ubisoft 's E3 2013 press conference , and was released worldwide on 8 March 2016 . It is set in a near future New York City in the aftermath of a smallpox pandemic ; the player , who is an agent of the eponymous Strategic Homeland Division , commonly referred to as simply `` The Division '' , is tasked with helping the group rebuild its operations in Manhattan , investigate the nature of the outbreak , and combating criminal activity in its wake . The Division is structured with elements of role - playing games , as well as collaborative and player versus player online multiplayer . </P>
<P> Tom Clancy 's The Division is an online - only action role - playing video game developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft , with assistance from Red Storm Entertainment , for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One . It was announced during Ubisoft 's E3 2013 press conference , and was released worldwide on 8 March 2016 . It is set in a near future New York City in the aftermath of a smallpox pandemic ; the player , who is an agent of the eponymous Strategic Homeland Division , commonly referred to as simply `` The Division '' , is tasked with helping the group rebuild its operations in Manhattan , investigate the nature of the outbreak , and combating criminal activity in its wake . The Division is structured with elements of role - playing games , as well as collaborative and player versus player online multiplayer . </P>
when does tom clancy 's the division come out
when does tom clancy 's the division come out
8 March 2016
8 March 2016