It looks like Crimson Desert, one of the most highly anticipated RPGs out there, finally has a launch date. A single-player spinoff of Pearl Abyss' wildly popular MMO, Black Desert, it's a fantasy RPG that we here at PCGamesN are far too excited about. So far, however, we've had to content ourselves with the loose 'late 2025' launch window but, according to a new report, we might finally have an exact release date.
After coming back from Summer Game Fest, my colleague Jamie found Crimson Desert to be one of his favorite games from the entire show. In his preview he waxes lyrical about the medieval open world, incredible combat, and ludicrous skills on offer. There are some problems with the control scheme, which is in some ways overly complex, but Pearl Abyss' latest is easily shaping up to be one of the best RPGs of the year.
Now, according to Korean news outlet MTN, Pearl Abyss has locked in the Crimson Desert release date. Barring any changes, Crimson Desert will apparently launch on Sunday November 2. Keep in mind that this news was machine translated, but we've run it through multiple tools. We've also reached out to Pearl Abyss to confirm MTN's statements, and will update this article if or when we get a response.
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