Pal World developer Pocket Couple stated that the game will not go free-to-play.
Last week, translated comments emerged from CEO Takuro Mizobe, in which he spoke about the future of the game. At the time, he claimed that the studio was debating whether or not to move to a live-service, free-to-play model.
A lot of games They were launched as a paid title, then converted into a free game years later. In those cases, it revitalized the community of that game and opened it up to more earning opportunities.
During that interview, Mizobe noted that a change would help “extend [Palworld’s] lifespan and make it more stable in terms of profitability.” At the same time, he acknowledged that it was not built with free-to-play in mind and that changing the model could be a challenge in itself.
Pocket Couple has now clarified that the interview was conducted “months ago” and has firmly decided not to make the game free-to-play.
“Pal World it was never designed with that model in mind, and it would take too much work to fit at this point,” he explained. Even more bluntly, the developer also said that he knows that “it’s not really what our players want.”
However, Pocketpair added that they are still evaluating paid DLC and in-game skins to support the game. But at the moment there is nothing concrete and discussions are ongoing on how to proceed.
“We apologize for any concern this may have caused,” Pocketpair concluded, “and hope this clarifies our position.”
