Sony’s huge State of Play presentation on January 31 gave us a have a look at a bunch of upcoming PlayStation 5 video games, together with the first-person shooter Judas, the motion recreation Stellar Blade, and plenty of extra. Stunlock Studios’ 2022 breakout recreation V Rising additionally made an look, with an announcement that the open-world survival RPG will make its solution to PS5 someday this yr.
The sport was a smashing success when it launched in Early Entry in Could 2022. It offered a million copies in lower than per week, taking the builders by full shock, and presently has a “very optimistic” ranking on Steam. So, with the data that extra individuals will get an opportunity to play it quickly, let’s run down all the pieces we learn about V Rising.
Does V Rising have a launch date?
The sport is presently accessible in Early Entry on Steam. It doesn’t have a launch date on PlayStation 5, although it’ll hit the console someday this yr.
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What (different) platforms will V Rising be on?
Because the recreation’s been in Early Entry on Steam since Could 2022, you will discover Stunlock Studios’ recreation on PC. The crew solely not too long ago introduced that it’ll debut on PS5, so it’s unclear if V Rising will make its solution to Xbox consoles sooner or later.
Does this imply V Rising could have controller assist?
Oh, for positive. As a result of it’s coming to PS5 this yr, Stunlock Studios’ will allow you to choose up a DualSense controller to play the survival RPG on console. Controller assist is coming to the Steam model as nicely, although it hasn’t been confirmed simply when this can occur.
Is there a brand new V Rising trailer?
Completely, and it was a part of Sony’s State of Play livestream. Test it out beneath.
What’s V Rising’s gameplay like?
Have you ever performed Astroneer, Don’t Starve, Grounded, Tribes of Midgard, or Valheim? No? Effectively, consider your typical open-world survival RPG. You enterprise out into a large setting, killing monsters and pilfering supplies to craft buildings to develop your presence and improve your arsenal,repeating the method till you attain the sport’s ending. That’s mainly the core gameplay loop of V Rising, however as an alternative of enjoying as an astronaut or human, Stunlock Studios places you within the sneakers of a weakened vampire who awakens after a centuries-long magnificence nap to seek out that the world not fears you or your form anymore. So, by sucking blood and constructing castles, your activity is to remind everybody that you just’re THE predator.
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Will V Rising’s console launch have completely different content material than the Steam model?
Nope! The truth is, Stunlock Studios stated in a February 1 weblog submit that V Rising on PS5 “will characteristic content material parity equal to that accessible on PC.” So, in case you’ve already performed the survival recreation on Steam, then you definitely’ll get the identical expertise on console.
V Rising might not have a definitive launch date proper now, which is okay. There are loads of video games developing quickly to tide you over. Nevertheless it’s good realizing that certainly one of 2022’s hottest video games gained’t keep locked to Steam. PlayStation vampires, rise.