From Funcom:
“This release is so much more than just bringing the game to consoles,” said Funcom CEO Rui Casais. “To Funcom, it’s a major milestone, the result of over a year of work that culminates in the release of a new and improved Dune: Awakening. The best version yet of Dune: Awakening, on PC and console.”
Combining all the new content, features, and improvements that have rolled out on PC during the past year, with the slew of new additions coming for both PC and console in September, Funcom is set to release the definitive version of the Arrakis survival experience on all three platforms.
Today, Funcom released a complete overview of what players can expect.
Highlights of what’s coming with the September release:
- Console: Same experience as on PC, with controls and UI optimized for console. 60fps target for both PlayStation 5 and XBOX Series X (Performance Mode).
- Single-player: The full game can now be played entirely in single-player, with scalable difficulty and a wide range of gameplay customization settings
- Story complete: The grand finale of Book One, offering a dramatic conclusion to Dune: Awakening’s cinematic storyline. Play it from start to finish.
- Scalable difficulty: Tweak everything from harvesting rates to experience gain and combat difficulty. In single-player and private servers, you’re in control.
New players on PC and console will also get to enjoy all the many new additions and improvements that have been rolled out on PC since launch, including:
- Optional PvP: In multiplayer, the entire game can be played in full PvE, including the vast, open Deep Desert and participation in the faction vs. faction conflict
- Bigger, better late game loop: Rebuilt from the ground up, providing a much more balanced, immersive, and content-rich experience for all players
- No more loss: Thanks to the vehicle backup tool and the base reconstruction tool, in multiplayer, you can now take extended breaks without losing progress
- Self-hosted servers: On PC, host your own server without having to rent one, and fully customize the experience for you and your friends
- New content: The story has expanded and several new map locations have been added, offering new challenges and epic rewards
- Quality of life: Countless quality of life improvements has been added, from character re-customization, the removal of taxes, and much more
For the complete overview, please check out DuneAwakening.com.
“For those who want to take a deeper dive on Arrakis, Dune: Awakening offers the ultimate opportunity to step into the books and movies and experience one of science fiction’s most iconic worlds up close,” said Creative Director Joel Bylos. “For fans of the movies, we also have tie-in content lined up this year.”
More coming beyond September
Funcom also has major plans for what’s coming after September, including an entirely new survival map. The Polar Cap, a new Hagga Basin-like map located at the Arrakis pole, will arrive as a free update later this year and introduce new content and survival mechanics. Funcom previously released a teaser giving a glimpse into this icy biome.
XBOX Game Pass and XBOX Play Anywhere
Funcom also announced today that Dune: Awakening will be available with XBOX Game Pass starting September 22nd. The game will also be fully XBOX Play Anywhere enabled, allowing cross-play between XBOX and Microsoft Store players, as well as sharing progress across both platforms. The game will also support the ROG XBOX Ally and XBOX Cloud Gaming, bringing the game to even more platforms.
In addition, the game is Steam Deck verified and available to play on GeForce Now.
Get ready for the ultimate Arrakis survival experience
At its core, Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival game, where you must rise from survival to greatness through exploration, combat, crafting, and building. But it’s also so much more, incorporating an epic, cinematic storyline, adventure and RPG mechanics, and several ways to play whether it’s in single-player, on a private or self-hosted server with friends, or in large-scale multiplayer on official servers. How you play is up to you.
