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The developer of Palworld<\/a> has revealed a conundrum it faces as it looks to the future: take the game free-to-play and live service, or stick with its current pay-to-play model.<\/p>\n

Palworld is the phenomenally successful multiplayer survival crafting game that’s been dubbed \u2018Pokemon with guns\u2019 for its inclusion of creatures called Pals. It launched on Steam priced $30 and straight into Game Pass on Xbox and PC earlier this year, breaking sales and concurrent player number records in the process. Japanese developer Pocketpair has said the game was so popular, it couldn\u2019t handle the massive profits the game generated<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While player numbers have declined somewhat since Palworld\u2019s explosive launch<\/a>, it remains one of the most-played games on Steam (Microsoft does not make Windows PC and Xbox player numbers public), sitting comfortably in the top 100. But for Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe, thoughts are now turning to the future, and whether to make Palworld free-to-play and embrace the live service model so many other games have adopted.<\/p>\n

In an interview with ASCII Japan<\/a>, translated by Automaton<\/a>, Mizobe said Pocketpair needs to make a decision between the two business models.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you think about it from a business perspective, making (Palworld) a live-service game would extend its lifespan and make it more stable in terms of profitability,\u201d Mizobe said. \u201cHowever, the game was not initially designed with that approach in mind, so there would be many challenges involved in taking it down the live-service path.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of those challenges would be turning Palworld from a pay-to-play game into a free-to-play game, which would in turn crank up the monetization. \u201cIt is common for live-service games to be F2P with paid elements such as skins and battle passes, but Palworld is a B2P game, so it\u2019s difficult to turn it into a live-service game from the ground up,\u201d Mizobe explained.<\/p>\n

While there are examples of games that have successfully made the switch from premium to free (Fall Guys and PUBG are two), doing so requires a great deal of effort and much risk. \u201cBoth (games) took several years to make the shift,” Mizobe added. “While I understand that the live-service model is good for business, it\u2019s not that easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

It sounds like a decision has yet to be made, and Pocketpair is keenly aware of a potential backlash from players who have already paid $30 to play Palworld. But it\u2019s worth keeping in mind that Palworld launched in early access form just over half a year ago, so it\u2019s early days yet.<\/p>\n

Still, Pocketpair acted swiftly to capitalize on Palworld\u2019s breakout success, signing a deal with Sony<\/a> to form a new business called Palworld Entertainment that\u2019s tasked with expanding the IP.<\/p>\n

This is not a publishing deal for Palworld the video game, or an acquisition by Sony, rather an attempt to make the most of the game\u2019s huge popularity with non-video game products, such as merchandise and music. The newly formed business, headed up by Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe, is responsible for global licensing and merchandising activities associated with Palworld.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Sony, Palworld is heavily rumored to be set for a PlayStation launch announcement at this month\u2019s Tokyo Game Show, after the game popped up on a schedule. Pocketpair had teased a PlayStation release back in June<\/a>, so this would come as little surprise. TGS runs from September 26 to 29.<\/p>\n

While Palworld is one of the biggest game launches ever, it\u2019s also one of the most controversial. Pocketpair has said its staff has received death threats amid Pok\u00e9mon “rip-off” claims<\/a>, which it has denied. Soon after launch, Nintendo moved quickly to remove an eye-catching Pok\u00e9mon mod<\/a>, then The Pokemon Company issued a statement<\/a>, saying: “We intend to investigate and take appropriate measures to address any acts that infringe on intellectual property rights related to Pok\u00e9mon.” IGN asked lawyers whether Nintendo could successfully sue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you’re playing, be sure to check out IGN’s interactive Palworld map<\/a>, or how you can create a dedicated Palworld server with your friends<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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