Palworld is now available on PlayStation, despite an ongoing legal battle with Nintendo.
Palworld launched earlier this year on PC and Xbox. The collector-survival game quickly become one of the most-talked about titles around as well, selling over 5million copies in its first month.
As soon as it launched in Early Access though, developers were teasing fans that a PlayStation release could be in the works. In March, Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe confirmed the studio were in “talks” to launch on other platforms and last night (September 24) Sony confirmed Palworld was finally coming to PlayStation.
The game is available now via the PlayStation digital store, and will cost players £24.49. However, it’s been reported (via The Verge) that despite launching in 68 different countries, the Japanese launch of Palworld has been delayed indefinitely.
“The release date in Japan has not yet been decided,” Palworld wrote on social media. “We apologise to everyone in Japan who was looking forward to it, but all of our staff will do our best to deliver it to PS5 users as soon as possible, so we hope you will wait for a little longer.”
Pocketpair hasn’t confirmed a reason for the delay, but it comes after Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed a lawsuit against the studio over “multiple patent infringements”.
Palworld had been dubbed “Pokémon with guns” from the moment fans saw the first trailer, but speaking to NME in 2021, CEO Takuro Mizobe said he was “surprised” by the Pokémon comparisons “especially those labeling it as ‘Pokémon with guns’. Pokémon definitely inspired us, but Palworld is far more action-orientated in comparison.”
Addressing the lawsuit, Pocketpair shared a statement of their own that claimed the company is currently “unaware” of which patents they’ve been accused of infringing upon but are working on the “appropriate legal proceedings”.
In other news, Sony has confirmed a sequel to Ghost Of Tsushima, with the newly announced Ghost Of Yōtei already dividing fans thanks to a new protagonist.
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