Funcom announced upcoming MMORPG Dune: Awakening has been delayed to June 10 for PC via Steam, with head start (early access) beginning on June 5. Before the game was delayed, Dune: Awakening was planned to release on May 20.
Pre-orders are available now, and the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions will be available at a later date. Three editions are available: a standard, deluxe, and ultimate edition. The deluxe edition includes access to the game on June 5, a season pass, and Sardaukar Bator Armor. The ultimate edition includes the aforementioned content, as well as Caladan Palace Building Set, Dune (2021) Film Stillsuit, a Digital Artbook, a Digital Soundtrack, a Blue Dasher Ornithopter Swatch, and a Dusk Rider Sandbike Swatch.
It’s worth noting that there will be no subscription model for Dune: Awakening, as the game will be available to purchase for $49.99. However, there will be optional paid DLCs, and the game will get free updates with new content, features, and enhancements over time.
Lastly, here’s a full message from the Dune: Awakening developers regarding the game’s delay:
Message from the Funcom Team
Dear Sleepers,
These are exciting times, we’re closing in on launch, and we’ve just initiated a major preview beta where hundreds of journalists and content creators are playing the early parts of the game and will be releasing their coverage on April 25th.
These past few weeks we’ve been steadily gearing up, releasing the Character Creator & Benchmark Mode back in February, starting pre-orders in March, and continuing to release new livestreams, videos, and details to keep you informed.
We want to thank everyone who has shared in our excitement. It’s been a joy reading all your comments across the various community channels.
Our ongoing Persistent Closed Beta is also continuing in full force, with regular updates, and the feedback we’ve been collecting from beta testers has been invaluable in making sure we can launch a quality game. We have a very active Discord going with our beta testers where our developers can interact directly with them to ensure we collaboratively make Dune: Awakening a better game.
Thanks to this process, we’ve concluded that with a bit more time to cook, we can act on a lot more of the feedback we know is important to our beta testers.
As such, we will be moving the release date of Dune: Awakening to June 10th, with head start launching on June 5th. This is not a decision we take lightly, we know everyone is very excited to get playing, but these three extra weeks will give us the time needed to make improvements that will lead to a better gameplay experience from day one.
We’re also excited about the fact that this will allow us to do a large-scale beta weekend next month where even more of you will get the opportunity to play the game and share your feedback. We will release more information about this soon.
Dune: Awakening is a beast of a game. This is multiplayer survival on a massive scale, and we’re making gameplay and technical strides not seen in the genre before. We want to make sure we stick the landing.
Also, don’t forget to tune in to today’s livestream on Steam, YouTube, and Twitch, where our developers will be showing and talking more about the combat in Dune: Awakening.
With best regards from the entire Dune: Awakening team here at Funcom.
