Palworld News

Palworld is going quiet as Pocketpair takes an iron to its 'quirks and jank,' with full release planned for 2026

It's easy to forget amid the enormous success, Nintendo court cases, and that time its dev started a publisher, but Palworld isn't even really out yet. The game's been in early access since its release almost two years ago—1.0 remaining eternally on the horizon...
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Palworld will emerge from early access in 2026, with a "truly massive" amount of stuff planned for 1.0 update

Palworld is set to finally emerge from early access in 2026, developers Pocketpair have announced. There's a lot of work the game about not-Pokémon, guns, and maunfacturing will need prior to that point, say the studio who've been busy staring down Lionel Hutzes who probably know the DK rap off by heart. They've also teased that a bunch of new additions are in the works for the 1.0 update.

Palworld 1.0 arrives next year with a huge update and plans to fix all the jank

Pocketpair have revealed that Palworld 1.0 will arrive next year, with updates being quieter for the rest of the year while they fix all the quirks and jank.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/palworld-1-0-arrives-next-year-with-a-huge-update-and-plans-to-fix-all-the-jank/

Palworld to exit early access and officially release (Ver 1.0) in 2026!

[p][/p][h3]Official Release set for 2026! Several surprises planned for 2025![/h3][p] For Palworld, which is currently in early access, the official release version, Ver. 1.0, is set to mark a major milestone. We are planning a massive update to mark this occasion. [/p][p]
Of course, we have several surprises in store for you this year, so stay tuned for further updates![/p][h3]
Message to our Fans[/h3][p] Once again, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the fans who continue to support Palworld and Pocketpair. Your support encourages us to continue doing our best, and motivates us to make the game even better! [/p][p] We will continue to do our utmost, communicating more openly with you all, to deliver the best gaming experience possible. We hope you will look forward to the things we are working on for Palworld and Pocketpair. [/p]

In what was likely a karmic inevitability, Palworld now has its own shameless imitator on the Switch

While Nintendo might've found a way to bring Pocketpair to court over patents it arguably shouldn't have been awarded in the first place, it's telling that even its military-grade legal hit squad didn't try to nail Palworld for its Pokemon knockoffery. But while I'll defend Palworld's legal right to pretend Dinossom isn't just Lilligant's flower and Meganium's face stapled to a green Goodra body, that doesn't make it any less grimy...
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