Important takeaways
- Palworld's upcoming December 2024 major update will introduce the game's “biggest, toughest and most mysterious” island yet.
- Pocket Pair has teased that the new island is six times the size of the Sakurajima map, which was added as part of Palworld's big June 2024 update.
- Palworld has also been discounted by 25% across all platforms until December 3, 2024.
Palworld Developer Pocket Pair has revealed a major new update for the popular multiplayer survival game. This update is expected to be released in December 2024 and promises the biggest and most ambitious map addition Palworld since launch.
Released in January 2024, Palworlds success story is nothing short of gigantic. Despite initially skipping PlayStation platforms, Palworld has exploded in popularity across Xbox and PC, with over 15 million units sold and 25 million cumulative players to date. However, Palworld found itself embroiled in controversy a few months ago when Nintendo and The Pokemon Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocket Pair. While legal proceedings are ongoing, Pocket Pair continues to support Palworld with new content.

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Pocket Pair recently announced it on Twitter Palworld will receive a major update in December 2024. This update will introduce a new island described as the “biggest, toughest and most mysterious” map added Palworld so far. Pocket Pair also claimed that the new island will be six times larger than the map it was introduced in PalworldThe Sakurajima update, which debuted earlier this year. Specific details surrounding the new island remain under wraps at the moment, but the teaser images show various new biomes too Palworld players to explore, including a green crystal-filled cave and a golden autumn forest.
Palworld December 2024 Big Update New Island Details
- Biggest, toughest and most mysterious island yet
- Six times larger than the island of Sakurajima
- Biomes like crystal filled caves, golden forests, cliff faces etc.
Ahead of the upcoming December update, Pocket Pair has also discounted Palworld by 25% on all platforms on which it is currently available. This price reduction will be valid until December 3, 2024, so those interested in Palworld you only have until next week to grab the game at a reduced price before the big update is released. It remains to be seen what PalworldThe next update will bring something other than the new island, but if the Sakurajima update is any indication, players can likely expect new buddies, arenas, features, weapons, items, cosmetics and more.
Beyond Palworlds big update in December, fans of the survival game have more to look forward to. Pocket Pair recently teased a crossover between Palworld and action-adventure sandbox games Terrariaprovoking huge levels of tension among both communities. With December's big update, 2024 ends for Palworldbut it seems almost certain that Terraria crossover update will not be released before 2025.