Dune Awakening developer says work on bringing the MMO to Xbox Series S is progressing but will be a “challenge”
The MMO is coming to PC in early 2025
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Funcom has said that bringingDune AwakeningtoXbox Series Swill be a “challenge”.
The massively multiplayer online game (MMO) inspired by the best-sellingDunebook series by Frank Herbert is set to launch on PC in early 2025, but Funcom has yet to share a release window for the console versions.
According toDune Awakening’s chief product officer Scott Junior, one of the main reasons for this is so Funcom can spend more time optimizing the Xbox version alongside thePlayStation 5version, more specifically, the lower-powered Xbox Series S.
“So, it’s one of the reasons we’re coming out on PC first,” Junior said in a recent interview withVG247. “There’s a lot of optimisations we need to do before we release on the Xbox. But yeah, Xbox Series S is a challenge.”
Junior added later on in the discussion that work is progressing and that those who own an Xbox Series S and are looking to playDune Awakeningon the console will be able to do so.
“Yeah, yeah it does,” the developer said when asked if it will run on low-performance machines despite the optimizations. “But it will still perform well on hardware that’s years and years old. We’ll be able to do it!”
Dune Awakeningis built in Unreal Engine 5 and recently received abrand-new 30-minute gameplay trailerat Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024 where we got our first look at the game’s in-depth character creator as well as the open world of Arrakis.
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Players will be able to join a guild and align with House Harkonnen or Atreides, and “clash for the precious spice in dynamic guild versus guild battles involving a range of vehicles, tech, and specialized combatants.”
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