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Palworld Becomes the Biggest 3rd Party Game Pass Launch Ever - Xbox Wire

We’re happy to announce that, in its first ten days as part of Xbox Game Preview, Xbox players have made Palworld the biggest 3rd party Game Pass launch in history.

news.xbox.com

• Palworld has been played by more than 7M players on Xbox, and is the biggest 3rd party launch in Game Pass history.
• Palworld is the most-played 3rd party day one release via cloud gaming with Game Pass Ultimate.
• Palworld (Game Preview) is out now for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Windows PC, and is available with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.

Across console and Windows PC, Palworld has welcomed more than 7 million players, and has recently reached a peak of nearly 3 million daily active users on Xbox, making it the most-played game on our platforms at that time.

Speaking to Xbox Wire, CEO of developer Pocketpair, Takuro Mizobe, said: “The response from fans has been tremendous and it’s incredible to see the millions of players around the world enjoying Palworld. This is just the beginning for us and Palworld, and the feedback we’re gathering while in Game Preview will allow us to continue to improve the experience for Pal Tamers across all platforms.”

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[GHG]

Across console and Windows PC, Palworld has welcomed more than 7 million players, and has recently reached a peak of nearly 3 million daily active users on Xbox, making it the most-played game on our platforms at that time.

Are they including Steam here?

 

[Trogdor1123]

Is it the same build as the steam one now?

 

[Topher]

 

[adamsapple]

Are they including Steam here?

I would reckon Xbox + WIndows Store / PC Game Pass only, not Steam.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Awesome. They'll have tons of money to pay Game Freak their share, and have plenty left over.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Imagine if this was on PS5 and Switch...This has Nintendo release all over it. (not on Switch though lmao)

 

[twilo99]

When PvP?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Agreed, when is the Switch version dropping?

 

[GHG]

I would reckon Xbox + WIndows Store / PC Game Pass only, not Steam.

It's not entirely clear but regardless the game is huge and a ton of fun.

It's been a bloody long time since I've been as addicted to a new release as I have been with this one. 57 hours already and counting.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Are they including Steam here?

 

[LordBlodgett]

Those are insane numbers. especially the daily active users. I'm one of the 4 million who loaded it up and tried it out, but didn't get sucked in. This reminds me of how they were able to make a big deal out of having PUBG as a console exclusive for a while just because they allow pre-release games. Every once in a while they get huge hits out of nowhere like this.

 

[GHG]

 

[adamsapple]

It's almost 20 million players in what .. 2 weeks ?

Those are some marquee first party numbers right there.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

congrats to Phil, his 4D is finally paying off.

 

[GHG]

It's almost 20 million players in what .. 2 weeks ?

Those are some marquee first party numbers right there.

Most publishers dream of releasing a game to this reception.

And that's entirely the problem. They sit there over thinking things in the boardroom along with a bunch of psychologists, micromanaging every aspect of every game, instead of letting developers just get creative and make something that they are passionate about.

 

[Punished Miku]

I'll try it in a few months. I just went ahead and bought it in case Nintendo nuked it from orbit. Launch price was pretty cheap.

Might just wait a year for the official launch if I have other stuff to play.

 

[analog_future]

man maybe I should try this

 

[twilo99]

Is it the same build as the steam one now?

Running much better on my xss after this patch, can't really tell much of a difference on my PC.

 

[GHG]

Is it the same build as the steam one now?

No.

You will know when it is when xbox/PC gamepass can play together with Steam.

Until then there are 2 distinct versions out there.

 

[Diddy X]

Insane numbers, not my kind of game tho.

 

[Lokaum D+]

 

[Mr Hyde]

Sony right now:

 

[Games of Today]

Why exactly is this so big? Do this many children and adults really like pokemon this much?

I don't understand.

 

[Ribi]

system seller. Who would have thought that palworlds would be Xbox's biggest exclusive

 

[Dynasty8]

Good for them honestly. The game is fun, I can't see myself playing it for more than a couple more weeks, but it's provided a good decent time for me.

Should be a wake up call to Nintendo to do better.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Why exactly is this so big? Do this many children and adults really like pokemon this much?

I don't understand.

I mean...yeah?

Look at how much Pokemon sells on Switch alone.
Now imagine an actually good Pokemon game but released on PC and one console.

 

[analog_future]

Why exactly is this so big? Do this many children and adults really like pokemon this much?

I don't understand.

Pokemon is one of the largest media properties in the world, so yeah?

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Why exactly is this so big? Do this many children and adults really like pokemon this much?

I don't understand.

Have never played a Pokemon game in my life.

I do however like these basebuilding survival games and letting me catch different creatures that have different traits to automate my base so far has me kind of hooked

Oh and I am an old guy at 56

 

[BouncyFrag]

It’s been getting a steady stream of updates on Xbox. I’ll dive back in when there is less pop in.

 

[bender]

Have never played a Pokemon game in my life.

I do however like these basebuilding survival games and letting me catch different creatures that have different traits to automate my base so far has me kind of hooked

Oh and I am an old guy at 56

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[SmokedMeat]

Nintendo realizing that maybe they should make Pokemon multiplatform.

 

[Thief1987]

Such a shame that trash like this gaining so much popularity

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Such a shame that trash like this gaining so much popularity

Bigger shame more people aren't playing it

 

[Gideon]

Holy shit, that's insane, hopefully they're gonna re-invest atleast 1/10th of the money into the game, it's got so much potential!

 

[Trogdor1123]

No.

You will know when it is when xbox/PC gamepass can play together with Steam.

Until then there are 2 distinct versions out there.

Bummer. I downloaded it on pc last night. Hoping to give it a go.

 

[twilo99]

system seller. Who would have thought that palworlds would be Xbox's biggest exclusive

Can Palworld be considered an Xbox console exclusive the same way BG3 was considered a PS exclusive?

 

[twilo99]

Bummer. I downloaded it on pc last night. Hoping to give it a go.

They said "cross play" was coming, but didn't give any timeline on when that might be.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Can Palworld be considered an Xbox console exclusive the same way BG3 was considered a PS exclusive?

Of course it can

 

[FoxMcChief]

Can Palworld be considered an Xbox console exclusive the same way BG3 was considered a PS exclusive?

BG3 was always going to be on Xbox. That’s the difference. I don’t think the developer of Palworld has said anything about bringing it to the PS5 or Switch.

 

[GHG]

Why exactly is this so big? Do this many children and adults really like pokemon this much?

I don't understand.

Other than the capturing and breeding mechanics, it's not really a Pokemon game.

Show me a Pokemon game where you can do all this:

 

[Interfectum]

The game is on a pretty steep downward trend on Steam right now... I wonder where the baseline will ultimately end up in a month or so. But holy shit, what a rags to riches story... these guys are set for life.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I wonder if Phil made the wrong decision in approaching this dev to bring this game to game pass, instead of SE to bring Visions of Mana.

 

[twilo99]

BG3 was always going to be on Xbox. That’s the difference. I don’t think the developer of Palworld has said anything about bringing it to the PS5 or Switch.

Right, but there is no way the devs won't bring this to all available platforms... I think it's just a matter of time but who knows. They are leaving a lot of money on the table if they don't..

 

[GHG]

Bummer. I downloaded it on pc last night. Hoping to give it a go.

Honestly, if you enjoy it just buy it on Steam. That's what most people have been doing.

 

[Roxkis_ii]

I really like Palworld (own it on steam) , but it rubs me the wrong way seeing Xbox try to attach themselves to this game's success when they didn't contribute to it in any way, and it would likely still be as popular without it being on gamepass.

One could probably argue the game likely lost sales because it was on gamepass. With the caveat that some of the lost sales could be countered to a degree, by people trying it on gamepass, then buying it on Steam.

 

[spons]

Xbox marketing is jumping on this shit at the moment. Lucky break for Game Pass as I doubt they expected this success when signing the game for the service.

 

[havoc00]

How does he keep doing it?