Pocketpair's Palworld, a crafting-focused game similar to Pokémon, will not be released on the Nintendo Switch due to its high resource demands. Communications director John Buckley mentioned that if the next console, rumored to be the Switch 2, has adequate specifications, then a release could be considered. The game has faced legal challenges from The Pokémon Company regarding patent infringement, which led to changes in gameplay mechanics. Palworld continues to receive updates, including crossplay features between major platforms.
"We haven't seen [the Switch 2] specs yet... I'm walking around GDC hoping someone will tell me... We did a lot of optimization for Steam Deck."
"We did legal checks before Palworld released and they were all cleared in Japan... Pretty much everyone at Pocketpair is a huge [Pokémon] fan, so it was a very depressing day..."
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