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Palworld Game to Launch Full Version '1.0' in 2026

Pocketpair announced that the first full release, version "1.0," of its Palworld game will launch in 2026, thus exiting its Steam Early Access status. Pocketpair streamed a video about its work leading up to the release, focused on fixing bugs and tuning gameplay mechanics before the game launches next year.

Pocketpair debuted its Palworld multiplayer survival game in January 2024 as a Steam Early Access game. The game reached 25 million users within a month of its release.

Pocketpair launched Palworld on PS5 in 68 countries and territories in September 2024, but Pocketpair later stated the game would not launch for PS5 in Japan on that same day. The game was eventually released in Japan for PS5 in October 2024.

The game launched for macOS on March 4.

The game's update in late March allowed players from different platforms to be able to connect with and play with each other, and it also enabled world transfer for Pals.

Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc. and its subsidiary Aniplex, along with Pocketpair, established a new joint venture named Palworld Entertainment in July 2024.

South Korean game developer Krafton signed a licensing agreement with Pocketpair for the IP (intellectual property) to expand the game's IP to the mobile platform.

Pocketpair is currently involved in a patent infringement lawsuit from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for a number of gameplay mechanics in the game. The company confirmed speculations that changes in the game with the release of Patch v0.3.11 in November 2024 and v0.5.5 were due to the ongoing litigation.

Source: Pocketpair Palworld YouTube channel via Hachima Kikō