As a game that involves monster-capturing, survival, and exploration,Palworldis expected to have updates on any of those aspects. Its developer, Pocketpair, is looking to live up to that expectation as it announced a major patch coming sometime around December. Although there are no explicit details as to what it will contain, one statement about it has likely caught the attention of many readers. That little piece of information may mean that the next major update could avoid a problem thatPalworld’s Japanese-inspired Sakurajima patchencountered.
On June 29, 2025, Pocketpair’s official X account announced thatPalworldwould receive a big update in November. It is said to provide the game with a new island for players to explore, one that’s expected to be six times larger than the Sakurjima update’s titular island. A new environment of that scale likely means it won’t face the problem the previous Japanese-inspired major patch met: exhausting all of its content way before the next big update. Although there are no other details surrounding what it will do for the game, the size alone can be seen as a good sign of what’s to come.
How Palworld’s Next Big Patch Can Avoid the Sakurajima Update’s Content Problem
WhatPalworld’s next big update should prioritizeis more things for players to do, and judging by the announcement, it’s likely that it’s going to. If it’s going to avoid the content problem faced by the previous major patch, then there are a few things that it can do by taking advantage of the larger island it promises:
Changes such as those can help ensure that the major update for December has a good amount of content to fill the gap until the next big patch. Hopefully, Pocketpair has done what it can to provide something at least similar to what has been mentioned.
Why Palword’s December Update Must Avoid the Sakurajima Problem
Although the Sakurajima update provided new content to the game, its size likely meant that players finished everything it had to offer long before any news about the next major patch. If there’s not enough to keep those people until the next big change, they could move on to other titles, diminishing the game’s lifespan and player base and thus affectingPalworld’s growth and plans for the future. This should be avoided, meaning the December update should have enough interesting additions that make people want to play long after its release, ensuring Pocketpair’s sticks long enough to find even more success.
Palworld’s upcoming December updateis guaranteed to bring some surprises to the game, but there’s no way to tell if its content will allow it to avoid the content problem that the Sakurujima patch faced. Hopefully, there’s more to it than just a much larger island, as it will need to do what it can to keep players until the next big change.
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In this game, you can peacefully live alongside mysterious creatures known as Pals or risk your life to drive off a ruthless poaching syndicate. Pals can be used to fight and breed, or they can be made to work on farms or factories. You can even sell them or eat them.Survival: In a harsh environment where food is scarce and vicious poachers roam, danger waits around every corner. To survive, you must tread carefully and make difficult choices…even if that means eating your own Pals when the time comes.Mounts & Exploration: Pals can be mounted to traverse the land, sea and sky—allowing you to traverse all kinds of environment as you explore the world.Collect all kinds of exciting Pals to fight, farm, build, and work for you in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
