Will Valheim Ever Release On PS5 Or Nintendo Switch?

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The popular indie game has made its console debut on Xbox platforms, but it remains unclear if developer Iron Gate Studio has any plans to bring to PlayStation 5 or Nintendo Switch. The Norse mythology-themed survival game saw its Xbox release on March 14, bringing the title to its first non-PC platform. When the game first launched into early access on Steam in early 2021, it sold over five million copies in its first month. then went on to double this number before the game even reached its one-year anniversary.

drops players into the world of Norse mythology and tasks them with surviving through its many biomes and bosses. However, the developers at Iron Gate Studio wanted to take a different direction from the usual survival games and implemented a few unique features that performed well. These changes include 's food, health, and stamina systems giving bonuses rather than being a necessary part of staying alive, and repairing items being free of cost. Changes like these keep gameplay in fast and reduce the amount of time players need to spend grinding to survive.

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As of now, Iron Gate Studio has no plans to bring to the PS5 or Nintendo Switch, according to an interview developer Jonathan Smårs did on the podcast. As it is, the game was only made available on Xbox platforms since, according to Smårs, Microsoft reached out with an interest in bringing to its platforms. Microsoft's Xbox ecosystem is an understandable first destination for on consoles, since the company already strives for crossplay between PC and console versions of Game Pass titles.

Currently, Iron Gate Studio has not given a reason for why isn't expected on PlayStation 5 or Switch, but the game's