Palworld Will Leave Early Access and Get Version 1.0 Release Next Year

"The Japanese studio released the open-world survival crafting game in early access in January 2024. Palworld has since received five major updates and a lawsuit from Nintendo over its alleged gameplay similarities to Pokémon titles. Over time, Pocketpair has added new features, quality-of-life improvements, and new Pals to Palworld, but to leave early access and get a full release, the game requires "cleanup", the developer said in its announcement."

""It's no secret that Palworld has a lot of quirks and jank, Pocketpair's communications director and publishing manager, Bucky, said in the video announcement posted to YouTube on Tuesday, "and we want to take the time to properly address those before releasing the game." That "cleanup" process begins this year, Pocketpair said, with version 1.0 targeting a 2026 release. The developer said it would work on delivering the required improvements until full release and would thus maintain relative silence on its progress for the rest of 2025."

""We hope out players understand that we're taking this extra time to improve the game overall," Bucky said. Pocketpair said it had a few surprises planned for the winter update this year ahead of the "massive" 1.0 update in 2026. The developer will share a sneak peek into Palworld 1.0 in the "very near future"."

Pocketpair will release Palworld version 1.0 in 2026 and exit early access after a cleanup and major update. The game launched in early access in January 2024 and has received five major updates, new Pals, and quality-of-life improvements while facing a lawsuit from Nintendo over alleged similarities to Poke9mon. Pocketpair plans a cleanup process beginning this year and will focus on required improvements through 2025, maintaining relative silence on progress until full release. A smaller winter update is planned with a few surprises and a sneak peek of 1.0 will arrive in the near future.

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