Sony announced the PS5 launch of Palworld as part of its recent State of Play presentation on Tuesday evening. However, it omitted one notable detail: the game has been released on PlayStation platforms in 68 countries and regions worldwide, but Japan is not included in that list.
The official Japanese account for Palworld indicated on X (formerly known as Twitter), via machine translation, that the release date for Japan "has not yet been decided." The statement did not elaborate on the reason for the delay. Speculation suggests the delay might be linked to the recent patent infringement lawsuit filed by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company against Pocketpair, the developer of Palworld. However, the tweet did not confirm this connection.
The most recent communication from Pocketpair regarding this matter remains unchanged from a previous statement. Further details can be found on their official website.
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