Valheim It won’t be coming to PS5 in the near future, Iron Gate Studios has confirmed in a new interview. This is despite the fact that the sandbox survival game recently launched on Xbox Series X/S via Game Pass.
Valheim PS5 Launch Won’t Come Despite Xbox Launching
Iron Gate’s Jonathan Smårs made the brief comment in an interview with the Xbox Expansion Pass podcast, clarifying that the developer isn’t looking for a PlayStation version after its console debut on Xbox platforms.
Asked by XEP if Valheim would come to PS5, Smårs replied, “Right now we’re only looking at Xbox, but you never know.”
Valheim’s Xbox release has been confirmed in 2022 on the Microsoft and Bethesda storefront (via GameRevolution), hinting that it will eventually be announced for PS5 as well. However, since that announcement, Iron Gate hasn’t confirmed if its smash hit will deviate from Xbox consoles, and this latest comment suggests that PS5 owners could be waiting a while before it hits the system, if ever. .
Valheim proved to be a monstrous success for Iron Gate, selling nearly six million copies in its first five weeks after launching on Steam Early Access, making it one of the highest-grossing games on the market. platform for 2021. Still, even if Valheim doesn’t eventually make it to the PS5, fingers crossed that it at least launches on the PS6 by 2028.