Crimson Desert release date, trailer & pre-order news
Black Desert Online, from Korean studio Pearl Abyss, dropped back in 2014 to a decent reception.
Its popularity grew in 2019 after its console releases, and it now has over 49 million players across the globe. Who would have thought that a mixture of a high fantasy setting and combo-based combat would prove successful?
As part of the Opening Night Live event at Gamescom, fans were treated to a trailer for the spiritual successor — Crimson Desert. It began as a prequel to Black Desert Online, but during its production has evolved into a whole new IP.
So what do we know about Crimson Desert? Is it anything like Black Desert Online? We'll share all the info we have about the new Pearl Abyss IP below.
And since we're feeling generous, we'll even throw in yesterday's gameplay trailer.
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The CEO of Pearl Abyss, Jin-Young Heo, has said that the company aims to drop Crimson Desert in autumn 2023.
We think this window has been missed now, so we reckon — after the trailer at last night's Gamescom event — it'll drop early in 2024.
We'll update this page as soon as we know the exact date!
Another thing we know for sure is that it'll release simultaneously on PC and consoles, which is very courteous.
We can't find any pre-order options at the moment, and the game isn't up on Steam yet.
As soon as any offers surface, we'll let you know right here.
Crimson Desert looks to be releasing on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC and — in a nice gesture for those of us still on the previous gens — PS4 and Xbox One.
No Switch release
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