NetEase has announced that its smash-hit battle royale game, Naraka: Bladepoint, is now a F2P title. Alongside this announcement, developers also revealed that the game is now available for PlayStation 5 and is immediately cross-play and cross-platform compatible with previously released Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC versions. Lastly, NetEase proudly pointed to over 20 million players participating in the 2-year-old game since its launch in 2021.
Developers are excited to celebrate the F2P and PS5 announcements and have released an all-new trailer.
Along with these blockbuster announcements, NetEase also revealed a crossover collaboration with NIER that will be coming along on August 9th. Devs aren’t quite ready to take about the details yet, but have promised to do so in the coming weeks. They did, however, share an awesome trailer to give players a peek at what to expect.
New Features
- Capture the Spirit Well: A 12v12 gang wars battle that allows players to capture locations to earn points
- New Dual Halberds Weapon: Combines a spear and a dagger into one. It can stab straight and also strike horizontally with the ability to lock other weapons
- Justice Chamber updates to Guild Mode: Position and more features will be added to the current guild system
- New Hero – Tessa: Tessa is a 1000-year-old fox demon, who can charm her enemies and capture their souls
- PlayStation 5 player exclusive items
- Anniversary in-game events and rewards
- Collaboration with Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (based on a famous Chinese painting)
- 3D Lobby: Players can grapple around and explore while queuing
- New season skin theme: Classic of Mountains and Seas and the god of four seasons
- XGP Benefits: Players with a NARAKA account via Xbox Game Pass will be automatically upgraded from the Standard Edition to the new Deluxe Edition containing in-game rewards
Check out the Naraka: Bladepoint official site for more information.
