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After a lengthy wait, Pearl Abyss is officially working on a next-gen update for Black Desert. There's no release date for the project, although the head of Black Desert's game design department said we "may have to wait some time," and that we shouldn't expect to see it in the near future.
Given how many titles were scrambling to release next-gen updates around the launch of PS5 and Xbox Series X, it's a bit surprising to see Pearl Abyss wait so long to launch one for Black Desert. No doubt the game is a graphical powerhouse already – but that's also the reason fans were excited for a true next-gen version, as it's a game that could easily show off the power of both PS5 and Series X. The update is now officially in development, but it's unclear how long we'll need to wait to get our hands on it:
"With the advent of the new consoles, man🔜y Adventurers have been asking for exclusive Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 versions of the game," . "To be frank, we weren’t entirely ready to undertake such a project in terms 🌊of the preparations and the priority we initially had in mind. As we’ve mentioned last time, our focuses have always been on providing a more stable environment for Xbox and PlayStation 4, perfecting the optimization on these consoles first.
"However, g🌳iven how much our Adventurers have been asking for a next-g🎐en update, we are happy to announce that we will be proceeding with the development of Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 versions here on out."
Je-seok Jang goes on to clarify that the update will be released for free, although the team is not yet ready to provide a timeline for release. Instead, the update will be launched when ꧒it meets the high standards expected by the community.
Beyond the nex▨t-gen update, ܫyou can also expect to see a new world boss, the second part of Atoraxxion, a new Mansion housing system, and that the new Season Plus server will arrive on consoles on October 13.