Naraka: Bladepoint Going F2P and Heading to PS5

Naraka: Bladepoint, the fast-paced action battle royale with characters based on Chinese mythology, has done pretty well for itself over the last two years. It has continually been updated with new content and was ported to both Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles throughout 2022. Now it’s making moves to be a lot more available to celebrate its second-year anniversary. The game will be joining the likes of most other popular battle royales by becoming free-to-play and is heading to the PlayStation 5. These big sweeping changes are all going into effect on July 13th.

All of these details were revealed at Naraka Fest, the game’s annual livestream. Aside from a look at future content such as a new hero named Tessa coming in on August 9th, a Dual Halberds weapon type, and a neat collaboration with streamer Maximilian_Dood, a focus was placed on the game going F2P. Some unique bonuses will be available for veteran players and those who have played via Xbox Game Pass when it was added a year ago will find themselves upgraded to the Deluxe Edition and therefore receiving bonuses specific to that version.

A PlayStation blog post goes over the basic principles of the title. More interestingly, they also go over some of the console-related features they’ve implemented such as an aim-pilot and auto-turnaround, as well as mentioning that PS5 users will “enjoy higher frame rates and loading speeds” thanks to their focus on SSD optimization with the console.

In order to make a warm welcome for its debut on a PlayStation console, they also announced some exclusive goodies including a “Katana skin, Ryuzan-Frost Reflection, and 2 Immortal Treasures.” PlayStation Plus members will receive even more goodies.

If you’d like to read even more about what’s being updated with the game, an FAQ page has been set up here. A more substantial look at everything can also be seen in the 2nd anniversary Naraka Fest video below.