Palworld Holds Steady on Pricing as It Nears Official 1.0 Launch
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Pocketpair confirms Palworld will not raise its price when it leaves early access for its 1.0 launch this Friday, celebrating a milestone of over 40 million players.
As Palworld prepares to officially step out of early access this Friday, developer Pocketpair has confirmed that the open-world survival hit will maintain its current price tag. Traditionally, studios use a full release as an opportunity to bump up prices to reflect a finished product. Pocketpair is bucking that trend, choosing to keep the game at $29.99 as a gesture of gratitude to its community. Originally reported by Fran Ruiz over at Eurogamer, this consumer-friendly move arrives alongside confirmation that the title has surpassed 40 million players since its explosive debut in January 2024.
That massive player milestone naturally includes subscribers jumping in through Xbox and PC Game Pass, where Palworld has consistently maintained its status as a powerhouse third-party offering. While direct sales figures sit well past the 25 million milestone recorded last year, the decision to keep the barrier to entry low for the 1.0 launch ensures that both returning builders and fresh faces can jump into the ecosystem without hesitation. It is a refreshing approach in a market where full releases often come hand in hand with creeping digital price inflation.
Despite weathering high-profile legal scrutiny and the growing pains of a studio scaling up its operations from a lean indie team to a staff of around 110 workers, Pocketpair continues to lean into community-first strategies. The 1.0 update hits all supported platforms this week, bringing new content and refinements to the creature collection, base building, and survival mechanics that defined its viral launch. You can read the original reporting over at Eurogamer.
Tags: Palworld, Pocketpair, PC Gaming, Xbox, Survival Games
Original article: Eurogamer