Palworld Steam Success Sees 25M Players; Devs Target Xbox Growth Amid Controversy
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Palworld has sold 15 million copies on Steam and seen over 25 million players total since launch last month
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The Steam version is more popular than Xbox because it has dedicated servers allowing up to 32 players; Xbox is limited to 2-4 players
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Developer Pocketpair is working on crossplay between Xbox and Steam versions to increase Xbox player count
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Palworld broke Steam concurrent player records on launch but numbers have declined since, though it remains very popular
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The game's controversial nature has led to death threats against developers amidst "Pokémon rip-off" claims that Pocketpair denies