Dune Awakening Dev provides an update on console release plans

Summary

Dune: Awakening will not be on the consoles until 2026.
PC version Dune: Awakening had a successful start with more than 142,000 parallel players.
Funcom confirms progress in Xbox and PlayStation versions, sets General 2026 window.

Fans are eagerly waiting Dune: Awakening The console will have to last a little longer, because the Funcom developer has confirmed that the game will not come to PlayStation or Xbox platforms until 2026. Dune: Awakening It is a massive game for survival of multiplayers rooted in a rich tradition of sci-fi classic Frank Herbert.

Originally planned to run on May 20, 2025, Funcom gave Dune: Awakening Short delay, pushing releases until June 10 so to include one last beta phase before leaving. This next round of testing ended with attracting nearly 38,000 concurrent players, which is impressive given that the approach has been limited to the buyer pre -order. Then came an early access to the Deluxe and Ultimate Edition owners, lasting five days, and the game recorded a sharp tip and climbed more than 93,000 concomitant players within a few hours. These early numbers indicate Dune: Awakening He was ready for a big impact on his wider start.

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Dune: Awakening – Second Aql passage test

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Now that the computer version of MMO survival Dune: Awakening Funcom officially left and provided information about when consoles could expect their version. In a recent press release, Studio confirmed that the development is moving forward in both Xbox and PlayStation with a general window of 2026 in sight. It has not blocked on a particular date or quarter, but progress is clear. Meanwhile, Funcom also introduced his first DLC drop next to the season called Wildlife arrakis. Add-on allows players to adapt their base with detailed sculptures of some of the most famous creatures of the desert, including the towering Sandworm, Chiropter, Kulon and Muad'dib.

Awakening Dune comes to the console in 2026

Funcom also emphasized this Dune: Awakening He uses a traditional business model where players pay once for ownership of the game, free of charge for subscriptions or microtlers. Other content is available through optional DLCs, allowing players to expand their experience at their discretion. PC startup seems to be at a strong start. According to Steam data, the game reached a peak of 142,050 parallel players. At the time of writing, Dune: Awakening It has impressive users' rating, with almost 89 percent of positive reviews from more than 15,000 submissions.

Although there is no fixed date to release the console, progress is clearly made. In September 2024, the Chief Product Director of Funcom, Scott Junior, some light on the related challenges – specifically pointing to Xbox Series S as a particularly demanding platform. Explained that optimization Dune: Awakening For Xbox it requires considerable effort, which is one of the key reasons why the team decided to focus on the PC version first.