Pearl Abyss announced that it is delaying its ambitious RPG Crimson desert to the first quarter of next year, which means that he will now appear on PS5 between January and March 2026.
The open worlder was to come later this year and it sounds like it was planned to confirm the last release date next week Gamescom open night live night Presentation. However, the developer now needs more time to organize the “coordination of the schedule and cooperation with many partners in the field of offline distribution, voices, console certification and other preparations for launch.”
The news of the delay was made available at the beginning of the Pearl Abyss’ Q2 2025 conference connection, documented by Kibie. “We sincerely apologize for the fact that we are not able to fulfill the originally promised premiere of the fourth quarter,” the studio continued. “Please, kindly understand that this is a strategic decision to ensure success on a significant scale.”
“The release date was confirmed internally in the first quarter of 2026. However, taking into account the change in the premiere, we will announce the date in a more appropriate time based on business considerations, instead of announceing in Gamescom next week. We are grateful for our company and we will do everything to ensure even better experience.”
Crimson Desert has always seemed extremely ambitious in trailers and recording in the game, offering a huge open world and a huge number of systems and mechanics. Last year, we had to try the game on Gamescom and left both overwhelmed and impressed.
“Now the Black Myth: Wukong is a reality, there is proof that these” too good to be real “from recent years can be fantastic games,” we said. “There is a good chance that the crimson desert will be in the footsteps of scientific games.”
