Who’s ready to capture some Pokémon-looking creatures and force them into labor camps to manufacture assault rifles? As announced in the new State of Play, PlayStation 5 players can now join in the Palworld fun with a port out on Sony’s platform just a week after maker Pocketpair was sued by Nintendo for alleged patent infringement.

Palworld’s long-awaited PlayStation 5 release shadow-dropped yesterday, September 24 after an announcement during Sony’s State of Play broadcast, but while gamers in 68 countries worldwide were downloading the survival and crafting game dubbed 'Pokémon with guns' on PlayStation,

Pocketpair has confirmed that plans to release Palworld for PS5 in Japan are on hold. In a surprise announcement during a PlayStation State of Play presentation on Tuesday, it was revealed that the game had been released for PS5.

Pocketpair has confirmed that it will endeavour to release Palworld in Japan "as soon as possible", but with Nintendo's lawsuit casting a shadow over the game's release elsewhere, we'd be remiss to even attempt to predict a potential release date at this time.

Palworld has shadow dropped their PS5 port and it is proving that they are here to stay despite Nintendo’s lawsuit.

Palworld is launching on PlayStation 5 today, after releasing in early access on PC and Xbox Series X|S earlier this year. The massive survival-crafting game saw huge numbers at launch and has now made its way to the PS5, despite currently being sued by Nintendo for alleged patent infringement.

Takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device Palworld is coming to PS5, and soon - in fact, you can play it when it launches today.