Palworld was announced for PS5 during the September 2024 State Of Play, with a shadow-drop that instantly made it available on a new platform around the globe – save for Japan.
Likely due to a lawsuit filed by Nintendo, Palworld’s release on PS5 in Japan was put on hold, seemingly indefinitely. But now, once again for unexplained reasons, that hold has been lifted and it’s now available on PS5’s in Japan.
Announced on Twitter from the official Japanese account for Palworld, PS5 players in Japan can now take part in one of the biggest surprise hits of 2024.
Pocket Pair added to the announcement saying (per Google translation) “Sorry for the wait! Finally, today, the PS5 version of “Palworld” is now playable. We are very sorry for the delay in release. We will continue to provide exciting and large-scale updates to the PS5 version so that everyone can enjoy the game even more. We look forward to your continued support of Pal World.”
Source – [Pocket Pair]