Latest Palworld Sakuajima Announcement Is Great (Or Horrible) News For Players

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is currently days away from an update that will grant people a new island to explore, new Pals to catch, and more. However, a worrying post from the dev team has speculation growing that microtransactions could soon arrive in the title, starting a dangerous trend that would further separate it from its rival.

The message comes from the official X account (formerly Twitter), where the team praises the fact that the Sakurajima update is only three days away. However, just under that praise is a statement that another thing coming in the update is a skin for the Pal known as Cattiva.

This skin is the first of its kind,implying that there will be more to come in subsequent updates. The game is currently in Early Access form via PC and Xbox, but things could rapidly grow as the team at PocketPair continues to grow it.

Palworld developer Pocket Pair teases that the hit survival game may soon make its way to PlayStation consoles months after its original release.

The reason that this is worrying is that currentlyhas no microtransactions. Instead, it has a one-off cost and is also available on Xbox Game Pass. Once that price is paid, people have access to all the content available. If microtransactions are introduced, especially via skins for Pals, it could start a dangerous trend that might anger people who play it, as it could be seen as a cash grab from a previously micro-transaction-free title. Furthermore, the franchise it’s loosely based on,, doesn’t have microtransactions, with the exception of.

To breed Pals in Palworld, players must use a Breeding Farm at their base, and explore the hundreds of possible breeding combos with their Pals.

It should be stated that the dev team hasn’t confirmed or denied that the Pal skin is paid content, but the team did hype up this first skin, and thus, it’s something to keep an eye on. However,the Sakurajima update as a whole is worth looking forward to. As revealed at the Summer Game Fest, the update is more like an expansion,