New Survival Game Is a PS5 Console Exclusive

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Forever Skies, a post-apocalyptic survival game, has announced its partnership with Sony and plans for a PS5 console exclusive release. Developed by indie studio Far From Home, Forever Skies carries a message about climate change in its apocalyptic setting and desperate survival gameplay.

The game takes inspiration from titles like Raft and Subnautica, with classic survival gameplay and an underlying ecological tone. Forever Skies is one of many games that take place after a devastating apocalypse, allowing players to explore the desolate remains of Earth after a catastrophic ecological event involving toxic dust. Humanity’s last attempt at survival was to build upwards to escape the dust, and players can explore the remains of these skyscrapers as they fly above Earth in their high-tech airship. The survival gameplay will have players scavenge for resources, research technology, and slowly upgrade their ships as they work to discover the secrets behind Earth’s destruction and hunt for the cure to a mystery illness.

Far From Home has officially announced that Sony has been assisting with funding and development of Forever Skies and that the game will be a PS5 console exclusive upon release. The official release of Forever Skies will be in late 2024, ending its long early access period. It is unclear as of now if the game will be a permanent PS5 console exclusive or if it will be one of the PlayStation exclusives that eventually release to other consoles.

The news of this partnership closely follows the announcement that Sony won’t release major first-party titles until 2025, and Forever Skies will be one of many third-party releases that will aim to fill this gap. The studio has assured early access players that this partnership will not affect PC players and that an official PC release will accompany that of the PS5. The gamewas initially released in early access on Steam in June 2023, and Far From Home has worked closely with players to continue the game’s