Palworld has taken the world by storm. So much so that the servers have been taking a hit, with fans frantically searching the web to check the server status.
Since entering into early access in January, Palworld has accumulated 2 million players within its first 24 hours of being live, and 5 million copies sold over its first three days.
It's fair to say that it's the first bona fide hit of 2024, with those numbers only expected to rise in the coming weeks.
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As of the time of writing, Palworld already hit a peak of 1.3 million concurrent players (via tracker site SteamDB), which is an astronomical figure for a game in early access.
Developer Pocket Pair is not a big studio either, so problems like lagging, freezes and crashes were inevitable. The team has confirmed it is looking to address all of these.
So, what about now? What's the current server status for Palworld? And how do you check the server status to see if the game is suffering issues?
Well, we've rounded up all the details so you can know when to jump in or not. Head below for more.
At the time of writing, Palworld is not currently down on Xbox or PC.
While Palworld isn't strictly down right now, it is experiencing a number of issues due to the large number of players jumping into the game.
Developers Pocket Pair explained that the first issue occurred in the Epic Online Services, when it surpassed 700,000 players on 20th January 2024.
«We had an emergency meeting with the Epic Games team and had them add an update to the Epic Games backend at short notice.
»We have confirmed that this has resolved the connectivity errors and issues when hosting co-op games on Xbox and PC," wrote the Palworld X account.
It was also noted on 22nd January 2024 that the support team has received upwards of 50,000 inquiries surrounding Palworld.
«The development team is aware of serious bugs that are occurring, such as being unable to enter servers, unable to play
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