Summary

The Finalsis introducing Season 5 with an array of new changes, including a new map named Bernal. There have been several new updates showing the developers' determination to keep the title thriving. Along with a PS5 Pro patch,The Finalshas been announced for a launch on PlayStation 4. Although there have been struggles,The Finalsis setting up an exciting future.

Despite somedisappointing performance figures forThe Finalsearlier in 2024 causing concern for the game’s future, it has stuck around for a year, with an anniversary celebration set for Saturday, December 7. AfterThe Finals’anniversary, Season 5 will provide players with the opportunity to experience new territory while continuing to develop strategies using the game’s destructible environments and various unique weapons.

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Details for Season 5 ofThe Finalshave begun to drop, along with a teaser video introducing Bernal, a new map set in Mexico. Plenty of other new items and features, like the Jukebox, will be introduced to the game, and followingThe Finals' community-focused Season 4, its developers have stated their intent to make Season 5 the most exciting one yet. When Season 5 releases on December 12, players will have access to new weapons and a dedicated social system called Clubs, which allows players to form groups to play in. Clubs give players an XP bonus for competing as a team, allow players access to Team-Up Requests to band together in matches with ease, and have an update wall showing recent friend activity.

New Content Coming in The Finals Season 5

Season 5 is adding new weapons that could shake upthe weapon meta inThe Finals. Players will be able to grab the ShAK-50, a rifle for the Heavy class that emphasizes its stopping power, firing two bullets each shot, and the Cerberus 12GA, a break-action triple shotgun for the Medium class that sets players and its environment on fire. In addition to these weapons, new gadgets are coming. The Gravity Vortex is a Light class item with a remote trigger that pulls players, objectives, and objects into it when activated. The Lockbolt Launcher is a Heavy-class gadget that shoots an anchor that traps three targets, limiting their movement.

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Viewers at home, here’s the news you’ve been waiting to hear: THE FINALS is accepting new contestants, and that means YOU! That’s right, soon the world could be watching YOU tear apart our newest dynamic arenas and seize everlasting fame!As you know, THE FINALS is the world’s greatest free-to-play combat game show! Our contestants plug in to our virtual world and join teams in escalating tournaments. They fight it out in our beautifully-rendered arenas based on real-world locations that they can alter, exploit, and even destroy.Sure, you’re able to aim and shoot, but contestants that add our carefully curated virtual environments to their arsenal are more likely to advance, so do anything you can imagine in the name of victory! Burn arenas to the ground! Send wrecking balls crashing into your opponents! Don’t just pull triggers - pull down buildings!