Palworld's massive v0.5.0 update introduces cross-platform play, a game-changer for players across all platforms. This update also significantly enhances Pal management with the Global Palbox, offering ten times the storage capacity of the standard Palbox. Guild members gain access, and personal privacy settings are available for individual use.
Beyond Pal storage, v0.5.0 boasts a character appearance customization system (transmog) that allows for cosmetic changes without impacting armor stats. A new photo mode lets you capture stunning in-game moments, blueprint upgrading adds strategic depth, and dedicated servers are now live for Mac users. PlayStation 5 dedicated servers are in development.
Since its January 2024 early access launch, Palworld has amassed an incredible 32 million players. Pocketpair has unveiled a detailed 2025 content roadmap, promising an "ending scenario" and further content additions for this hugely popular creature-catching survival game. Initially launched on Steam for $30 and simultaneously on Xbox and PC Game Pass, Palworld shattered sales and concurrent player records. The game's success was so significant that Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe stated the developer struggled to manage the massive influx of profits. Despite this, Pocketpair swiftly capitalized on its success, partnering with Sony to establish Palworld Entertainment, a new venture focused on expanding the IP and launching on PS5.
Currently overshadowing Palworld's success is a lawsuit filed by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, alleging patent infringement and seeking damages. Pocketpair has responded, identifying the patents in question and making adjustments to Pal summoning mechanics. Pocketpair maintains its stance, declaring: “We will continue to assert our position in this case through future legal proceedings.”
Palworld update 0.5.0 patch notes:
----------------------------------▼New Content ・Crossplay! ⤷ Cross-play is now available across all platforms.
・Global Palbox ⤷ Store Pal data in the Global Palbox and transfer Pals between worlds!
・Dimensional Pal Storage ⤷ A new storage system with 10 times the capacity of a regular Palbox! Guild members can access it, and it can also be used as a personal storage with private settings.
・Cosmetic Armour System! ⤷ You can now equip armour cosmetically in the Antique Dresser. Change your character’s appearance without affecting armour stats!
・Photo Mode ⤷ Accessible from the Pal Command Wheel. Hide the UI and move the camera around to take stunning screenshots.
・Drafting Table ⤷ Combine low-rarity blueprints to create higher-rarity ones!
・Dedicated Servers for Mac ▼Specification Adjustments ・Buildings can now be placed even if they overlap with a Pal ・When connecting foundations or roofs, the connected pieces will now automatically align in the same direction ・Assigning an Ice Pal to the Flea Market will slow down item decay in storage and sales ・Added torches at the entrances of random dungeons for better visibility ・Players can now sit on chairs and cushions ・Some weapons that dealt ultra-high damage to trees will no longer drop items upon destruction ・Added new NPCs and improved NPC behaviour during conversations ▼Balance Adjustments ・Adjusted elemental chest rewards. Dog Coins will always drop from these chests and they also have a small chance of containing work suitability books. (Existing chests in current worlds will retain old drop tables; new ones will follow the updated table.) ・Increased EXP gained from defeating the Attack Chopper ・Increased the DPS of Flamethrowers ・Adjusted the default attack used by Electric and Dark Pals when all active skills are on cooldown, making them more in line with the other elements ・Some human NPCs now have work suitability and work animations when assigned tasks at a base ・Summoned raid bosses can no longer damage other bases ・Added Water attribute to Dumud ・NPC event rewards have been adjusted. To maintain fairness, all NPC conversation logs have been reset, allowing players to claim rewards again! ▼UI ・Favourites have been categorised into Favourite 1, 2, and 3 groups ・Holding the +/- button in the Pal Soul Enhancement UI will now continuously increase/decrease values ・Added a new sorting option for Pal Box: Sort by Work Suitability Level ・Added a "Extra Large" text size option ・Added Fullscreen Mode ▼Achievements ・Added several new achievements ▼ Bug Fixes ・Fixed an issue where players could get launched into space while climbing ・Fixed a bug where getting stunned by an enemy while riding a flying Pal over water would send the player flying into the sky ・Fixed an issue where commanding a summoned Pal to attack would also target the Black Marketeer and Medal Merchant ・Fixed a bug where Bounty Tokens with identical passive effects did not stack properly ・Fixed an issue where players would sometimes get launched upward when dismounting Azurmane ・Fixed an issue on dedicated servers where Pals could get stuck on top of feed boxes ・Fixed an issue where raiding NPCs could attack players through walls if they couldn't reach them ・Fixed a bug on dedicated servers where Bounty Token effects were not applied upon login ・Fixed an issue where attacking some NPCs did not add to the player's crime level ・Various many other minor bug fixes
