Pocketpair announced that it has delayed the Mac release of Palworld. The game, which was originally scheduled for November 26, 2024, will now be available on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
The company noted that it wants to release the Mac version with better quality as a reason for the delay. The Mac version is slated to make the full potential of a natively run game with the optimizations of Metal and Unreal Engine 5.
In addition, Palworld will also support HDR and MetalFX Upscaling. The game will be purchasable with a price tag of ¥3,400 in the Japanese store or $29.99 in the American store. Palworld has been available on numerous platforms—namely Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Windows PCs.
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However, its overall existence may be in jeopardy. This is because Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have filed a lawsuit against the studio.
The lawsuit between Nintendo and the Pokémon Company and Pocketpair, the developer of Palworld, is seeking a settlement of around $65,700. The studio announced in a press release on Friday that Nintendo and the Pokémon Company are seeking ¥5 million apiece, plus late fees, for a grand total of $65,700 in damages.
The three patents that Nintendo and the Pokémon Company are claiming were listed on Friday by Pocketpair. Bloomberg reported that these are associated with features seen in the majority of Pokémon games. Take, for instance, the two that address the series’ distinctive fighting mechanics and the one that deals with the ability to ride monsters.
Nintendo was granted all three patents long after Pocketpair’s early access release of Palworld on January 19, 2024. These mechanics have always been a part of Pokémon games. For example, Nintendo and the Pokémon Company received the first patent on May 22, 2024, which is about four months after Palworld debuted on Steam and Xbox Game Pass.
