Pearl Abyss, the company behind the MMORPG Black Desert, is growing and growing. Currently important: the mobile version and the port to Xbox One. But they also don’t want to neglect the PC.
The Korean gaming site Inven held a developer conference. One of the key presentations was by Pearl Abyss about Black Desert. The PC MMORPG is growing and growing. After it has launched in more and more countries, they now want to reach more platforms, planning ports for mobile and Xbox One.
However, the PC game Black Desert is also to be continuously expanded.
How many people work on Black Desert?
The key information:
- Initially, 80 people worked on Black Desert, by early 2016 there were 120 – now there are 300
- The company Pearl Abyss has committed to the PC. There was a time around 2010 when everyone wanted to go mobile. The philosophy behind Black Desert back then was “We want to make the best PC online game with the best quality” – They were convinced that success would follow. Trend or not.
Philosophy from StarCraft – Korea first
- To this day, they adhere to a maxim that Korean gamers know from StarCraft: “Build many bases and you lose your main base” – even though they are now reaching many regions and other platforms, the main base still consists of the PC version on the Korean servers – they are the most important. From there, they develop and bring the good to other versions.
- First, Black Desert should reach the top in South Korea – the rest will follow
- Even though they are currently focused on the console version and the mobile version, the PC version continues to be the priority: here, quality and performance should improve
A Brief Look at the New Area “Dreegan”
- As part of the content plan, they show a glimpse of the new area “Dreegan” – this is likely the region with the dwarves, which should come after Kamasilve
- In Korean internet cafés, Black Desert only plays a minor role. It is believed that this is because Black Desert requires relatively powerful computers, which the PC bangs cannot provide
Black Desert: Mobile version and Xbox One – What about PS4?
- Currently, Pearl Abyss is working on the mobile version of Black Desert, which we have already reported on
- They are also preparing the version for Xbox One – they want to make the interface for the console simpler
- There is no new information from Black Desert about a port to the PlayStation 4 – this could be the same situation as PUBG, first only Xbox One – then they will also discuss a port to PS4
Mein MMO believes: Black Desert operates under the radar of the mainstream in the West. But the game could grow to become the defining MMORPG of our time, for which the West is only a secondary market. In any case, Black Desert is not a flash in the pan. The MMORPG will remain and has huge plans for the future.
One can be curious about where the journey for Black Desert will go. With the port to Xbox One, the game could gain an additional boost. Furthermore, there will be graphic and sound improvements …
Currently, Black Desert is definitely the MMORPG with the most ambitious plans. This also includes this acoustic overhaul:
Listen here to how a German symphony orchestra plays for Black Desert
