Despite Nintendo Litigation, Palworld Gets Its Biggest Ever Update on PS5 | Push Square
Palworld is embroiled in a fierce legal battle with Nintendo, and if the Japanese console maker gets its way, the survival game will be removed from sale.
That’s not stopping developer Pocketpair from soldiering on, though, as it’s announced the biggest update yet for the open world monster taming title – and it’s due out in December. We’re still awaiting word of an official release date.
The free update will add an entire new island to the release, which is said to be the “largest and harshest” in series history.
“The island is about six times the size of Sakurajima, which was added in the last major update,” the press release reveals. “Powerful tower bosses and many vicious new species of Pals lurk here.”
More information is expected to be announced in the days leading up to launch, but in the meantime, it’s worth noting that the title is on sale on the PS Store.
Claims the game infringes on its patents
Elsewhere, a collaboration with Terraria has been announced for 2025, so it’s clear Pocketpair doesn’t expect Nintendo to stop its party any time soon.
It was revealed earlier in the year that the Mario maker, alongside the Pokémon Company, was seeking an injunction to stop sales of Palworld due to alleged patent infringements. Sony, meanwhile, has established a new company in collaboration with Pocketpair to help further monetise the franchise with spin-off merchandise, mangas, and more.
As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.
I really need to buy the game just to have it in the off chance it is removed for sale.
But the fact the game is getting a massive free update like that is really cool.
Got the platinum trophy last week so some new content is good! Was really hoping
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