Palworld’s Japanese PS5 release delayed as Nintendo lawsuit looms
If you have caught the latest information from Sony State of Play Broadcastthen you will know that Pocketpair Palworld World has scored a Shadow Drop release on PS5. At least, in some that is countries.
Yes, the game’s launch has been delayed indefinitely in Japan. As detailed in a social media post from Palworld Japan Accountrelease date in this region “still undecided” (thanks, Square Push).
“As announced in PlayStation’s official “State of Play”, the PS5 version of “Palworld” was released today in 68 countries and regions around the world. In Japan, the release date has not yet been decided.
“We apologize to everyone in Japan who has been looking forward to it, but our entire staff will do our best to deliver it to PS5 users as soon as possible, so we ask for your patience for a little while longer. We hope you will continue to support ‘Palworld’.”
The reason behind the delay is currently unknown, but we have to imagine that it’s probably related to Nintendo’s recent patent lawsuit against Pocketpair developer. The company alleges that Palworld “infringes on multiple patent rights,” though at the time of writing, we (and even Pocketpair, it seems) don’t know what these things could be.
Pocketpair has confirmed that they’ll be trying to release Palworld in Japan “as soon as possible,” but with Nintendo’s lawsuit affecting the game’s release elsewhere, we’d be remiss to try to predict a potential release date at this point.
