Palworld delayed release on PS5 in Japan

Recently, in the announcement between the State of Play event of PlayStationPocketpair said Palworld will be available on PS5. However, a post on X’s account Palworld Japan said that the release plan for this game in Japan is currently uncertain.

“As officially announced on PlayStation State of Play, the PS5 version of Palworld was released today in 68 countries and regions worldwide.

In Japan, the release date has not yet been decided. We’re sorry to everyone in Japan who has been looking forward to it but all of our staff will be working hard to deliver it to PS5 users as soon as possible, so we appreciate your patience. your ring.

Thank you for your continued support Palworld.”

Although the reason for this delay was not stated by Pocketpair, it is almost certain that this announcement is related to Nintendo’s patent infringement lawsuit targeting Palworld. Specifically, in the lawsuit filed by Nintendo on September 18, the Plaintiff requested “sanctions and damages” on the grounds that Palworlda game developed and published by Defendant, infringes multiple patent rights.

In an old announcement, Pocketpair also expressed its intention to oppose Nintendo’s lawsuit.