When it was released on Steam Early Access in early 2021, it sold 10 million copies a year, so obviously, developer Iron Gate Studio is doing something right. The developers are still releasing content for the game as well, with the last one introducing the great-looking Wolf Armor.
Iron Gate Studio revealed more exciting news: Valheim will be launching on Xbox and the Microsoft Store. The game is set to arrive on the PC Game Pass in the fall; the launch of the game on Xbox One, Series X, and Series S is slated for spring 2023.
Piktiv and Fishlabs will port Valheim to Microsoft Store and Xbox
During Microsoft’s extended Xbox Games Showcase 2022, a trailer of the game was showcased and introduced as a “console launch exclusive.”
Co-founder of Iron Gate Studio, Henrik Törnqvist, elaborated on the decision in a press release:
Of course, some fans of the game were wondering about the next Mistlands update and if this would push back the release date for it.
Thankfully, no. Henrik Törnqvist adds:
Iron Gate Studio will continue to develop the game while Pictiv and Fishlabs are porting the game to the Microsoft Store, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Series S. That lines up perfectly with a Tweet released by the game’s official Twitter page, stating that the porting would be done “by external teams.”
What about PlayStation?
The developers have not revealed any plans for Valheim coming to PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5. However, it’s interesting to note that just before the reveal of the game’s trailer, Microsoft introduced the game as a “console launch exclusive.”
“Console launch exclusive” and “console exclusive” have two very different meanings. The former implies a game that is launched exclusively on a specific platform before it is eventually available on other platforms; the latter implies that a game sticks to one or more specific platforms.
There’s still hope for PlayStation owners, but keep in mind that’s merely speculation.
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