Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Every Friday Your weekly update on everything you could ever want to know about the games you already love, games we know you're going to love in the near future, and tales from the communities that surround them. Every Thursday GTA 6 O'clock Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O'clock experts. Every Friday Knowledge From the creators of Edge: A weekly videogame industry newsletter with analysis from expert writers, guidance from professionals, and insight into what's on the horizon. Every Thursday The Setup Every Wednesday Switch 2 Spotlight Every Saturday The Watchlist Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! "We're not hiding anything, and I'm sick of having to repeat myself," Will Powers, the PR and marketing director at Pearl Abyss, says on Twitter. "I've repeated [hundreds] of times that we'll reveal things ahead of launch to give people adequate time to still preorder the game for themselves." He's responding to someone who accuses the studio of "hiding all console footage." Powers implies there's plenty more to come on the publicity trail. "We're saying this openly... Let us cook? Please and thank you," he finishes. Crimson Desert has finally gone gold ahead of its March launch New open-world game Crimson Desert won't have microtransactions, says Pearl Abyss, because it's "a premium experience" Crimson Desert: Everything we know so far about the upcoming game As highlighted in his replies, some of the concern stems from Cyberpunk 2077, and how CD Projekt Red worked to obfuscate the issues within that game before it came out. Crimson Desert's a similarly ambitious fantasy epic, where you can roam around the world of Pywel and ride dragons and the like, and some are worried about how well it'll run on all platforms. But there's still time for showcases centered on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X builds. While the couple of waves of preview access have been PC-centric, it's probable console versions will be included in reviews, and given the comments from Powers, other materials as well, demonstrating just how well the sandbox works on the other systems. For now, such concern is a pre-emptive red flag, not entirely based on anything Pearl Abyss has done. If we get right up to release and we still haven't seen much, then it might be time to worry, but until then, it's important to let the company work. Crimson Desert comes out on March 19. "That is the transaction": Crimson Desert won't have microtransactions, says Pearl Abyss, because the promising open-world game is "a premium experience"