After first launching on PC in August 2021 and making the soar to Xbox 10 months later, Netease and 24 Leisure’s melee-focused battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint is lastly coming to PlayStation 5 on July 13. On the identical day, the sport may also formally change to a free-to-play mannequin throughout all platforms.
Each bulletins got here throughout the Naraka Fest livestream, which celebrated each the sport’s upcoming second anniversary and a brand new milestone of 20 million distinctive gamers. The change to F2P may also add cross-platform play throughout all codecs, which incorporates the brand new PlayStation 5 model.
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All gamers who’ve bought the sport beforehand shall be given in-game gold equal to the version they personal. Those that picked up the sport on Xbox Sport Go will routinely be upgraded to the Final Version.
Naraka Fest additionally introduced a number of new options coming to the sport within the coming months, a listing which incorporates the next:
- Seize the Spirit Properly
- A 12v12 PvP mode the place gamers should seize sure areas on the map to earn factors
- New Weapon: Twin Halberds
- A brand new weapon kind which mixes a spear and a dagger. The weapon can each stab straight forward and swing horizontally, and it may well generally lock opponents’ weapons.
- New Hero: Tessa
- Tessa is described as a “1000-year-old fox demon, who can appeal her enemies and seize their souls.”
- PlayStation 5 participant unique gadgets
- Anniversary in-game occasions and rewards
Naraka: Bladepoint is obtainable now on Xbox Collection X|S, Xbox One, and PC. The PlayStation 5 model, in addition to the transition to free-to-play, will launch July 13.
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