Black Desert may take longer for the West release than expected. A possible console port is something that the developers could envision.
Black Desert really sends conflicting signals about a port to the West. In the meantime, there was talk about the end of 2015, early 2016. Now, a long interview has appeared with Do-Sung Go, the Project Manager at Pearl Abyss. And here, the outlook for the West sounds significantly gloomier.
According to his statements, a West release is currently not a priority. First, they will release the game (in this order) for Korea, Japan, and Russia in their respective versions. Only after that will the USA and Europe, the West, be considered. One can expect this “after 2016”. More precise details will be available once agreements with publishers for each region are settled.
Nothing specific has been decided yet regarding the release of Black Desert in the western market. The current service order is set as Korea, Japan, and Russia and considering this line up, US/EU is most likely to be launched after this, approximately after 2016.
The choice of publishers will also affect how much Black Desert will be adapted to the respective market. They will also discuss with each publisher how the payment model will look. There is nothing concrete to report yet. In the Korean Black Desert, there will also be gear available in the cash shop, but they want to structure this so that the purchasable gear has as little impact on the game as possible.
Console port on Playstation 4 and Xbox One still under discussion
Do-Sung Go at least does not dismiss a console port of Black Desert on Playstation 4 and Xbox One. This is something that is still being discussed at the moment. From the developers’ perspective, it remains to be clarified whether the platforms support a frequent patch process.
First information on system requirements for Black Desert
When asked about the system requirements for the visually appealing Black Desert on PCs, Do-Sung Go mentioned that one would need approximately this setup for 30fps at 1600×900 on high settings:
CPU Intel Core i5
Memory 6GB
GPU GTX 650, Radeon HD7770
However, even then, genre-typical FPS drops may occur during large gatherings of players. They also want to create settings that weaker PCs can handle well.
