Palworld developer Pocketpair is gearing up for a major cross-play update slated for late March 2025. A recent X/Twitter post confirmed this update will introduce cross-platform multiplayer across all platforms, alongside a highly anticipated world transfer feature for Pals. While specifics remain scarce beyond a promotional image showcasing a Palworld battle featuring numerous characters confronting a colossal Pal, Pocketpair's Communications Director and Publishing Manager, John 'Bucky' Buckley, hinted at "a few little surprises" included in the March update.
This update is excellent news for the 32 million players who have joined the Palworld adventure since its early access launch in January 2024. Pocketpair has outlined an ambitious content roadmap for 2025, including the cross-play functionality, a concluding "ending scenario," and additional content for this immensely popular creature-catching survival game.
Le lancement initial de Palworld sur Steam (30 $) et l'arrivée simultanée sur Xbox et PC Game Pass il y a un an ont brisé les ventes et les enregistrements de joueurs simultanés. The game's success was so significant that Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe revealed the studio was initially overwhelmed by the sheer volume of profits generated. Despite this, Pocketpair swiftly capitalized on Palworld's breakout success by forming a new venture, Palworld Entertainment, in partnership with Sony, to expand the IP and bring the game to PS5.
Cependant, une contestation juridique imminente de Nintendo et de la Pokémon Company jette une ombre sur ces développements. Les entreprises recherchent une injonction et des dommages, alléguant que Palworld porte atteinte à plusieurs droits de brevet. PocketPair a répondu en identifiant les brevets en question et en apportant des ajustements aux mécanismes d'invocation de PAL dans le jeu. Le studio reste résolu, déclarant son intention de "continuer à affirmer notre position en l'espèce par le biais de futures procédures judiciaires".
