Palworld Official Version Pocketpair and The Future Update Video

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Join the communications director/publishing manager at developer Pocketpair for an update on Palworld, including the plans for the version 1.0 launch and the forthcoming winter update for the online co-op multiplayer open-world survival crafting RPG. The video also dives into Pocketpair's future, including the role of Pocketpair Publishing.

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00:00Hi everyone! Today I'd like to talk a bit about the future of PAL World and Pocket Pair.

00:06But first I want to extend a big thank you to you all. Thank you so much for your kindness

00:11and support over the last 20 months. It truly means the world to us and motivates us to work

00:17even harder to make better and better games for you. Now let's talk a bit about PAL World.

00:23Things are going to be a little different from here on out and we want to take this chance to

00:27explain why. But don't worry, it's not bad news. Since PAL World's release, we've shipped five

00:37major updates, each adding new mechanics and improving the game in various ways.

00:43Version 0.2 introduced raids, a feature many fans have enjoyed and one we've continued to expand.

00:49Version 0.3 brought the first new island, Sakurajima, along with many new PALs and quality of life

00:56features. Version 0.4 shut things up with Feybre, a large new landmass, new faction, new PALs and many

01:03new mechanics. Version 0.5 brought cross-play to PAL World, allowing players on any system to finally

01:10play together. And finally, version 0.6 Tides of Terraria was the long-anticipated Terraria collab,

01:17accompanied by many more quality of life improvements and new features.

01:21Now, we've reached a crossroads and need to decide what comes next. While we have a lot of ideas for

01:30where we want to take PAL World, we also need to start thinking about PAL World 1.0. Beyond just adding

01:36new content, there's a lot of cleanup that needs to be done before PAL World can exit Early Access.

01:42It's no secret that PAL World has a lot of quirks and jank, and we want to take the time to properly

01:47address those before releasing the game. With that in mind, we plan to start that cleanup this year.

01:54Our goal is to ultimately release PAL World next year, in 2026, and we think taking the time now to

02:00fix those problems will ultimately lead to a better game. So, what does this mean? It means that things

02:07will be a little quiet from us for the rest of this year. It also means our winter update won't be as big as

02:14it's favorite was. We hope our players understand that we're taking this extra time to improve the

02:20game overall. Now, that said, it doesn't mean there will be no updates, but we still do have a few

02:26surprises planned for our winter update this year. We just want to be transparent about where we're

02:32headed and the development of PAL World going forward. Development of PAL World is not slowing down

02:38or scaling back. Quite the opposite. PAL World 1.0 will be a major milestone for us, and we have a truly

02:45massive amount of content planned for the 1.0 update. Rather than rushing it, we believe that laying the

02:51right foundation now will lead to a better game in the end. We're really excited about this, and we hope

02:58our fans will be really excited about this too. We plan to share some sneak peeks about PAL World 1.0 in the

03:04very near future. Quick note on Pocket Pair's future. Many of you may already know this, but in January of

03:12this year, we launched Pocket Pair Publishing. Pocket Pair Publishing was born out of the desire to give

03:18back to the industry and help fun games get made. Thanks to the PAL World's success, we're in a very

03:24lucky position and are able to help other developers and take risks. We want to use our success to help

03:30support others. Pocket Pair Publishing won't be developing games, but rather will be helping

03:36other developers with things like funding, marketing, distribution, or just offering them some advice.

03:42We're already working with a number of developers and teams from around the world, and we hope you'll

03:47look forward to the games that these teams are working on. Pocket Pair is also working on some other

03:53things. We don't have much we can talk about or share at the moment, but as the company grows,

03:58we continue to experiment with other ideas for games. Of course, right now, most of the company's

04:04focus is on PAL World, but we want to stay true to our roots, which is why we've got several smaller

04:10teams tinkering away at ideas that hopefully will turn into fun games for you all to play. We'll have

04:16more to share about this in the near future as well. Once again, thank you all for your continued

04:24support of PAL World and Pocket Pair. We will continue to try our best and communicate more openly with

04:29you, our fans, about what is going on. We love making games, and nothing makes us happier than when you,

04:36our fans, enjoy the games that we create. On behalf of everyone here at Pocket Pair, thank you very, very much.

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