Well we didn’t expect this one coming. The asymmetric multiplayer game Predator: Hunting Grounds which launched as a PlayStation console exclusive (alongside a PC release) back in 2020, will finally be getting new updates and content! But that’s not all! Illfonic has taken over the publishing role from Sony and Predator: Hunting Grounds will be coming to Xbox Series consoles!
A press release was shared onto social media this morning by X (formerly Twitter) user @Wario64, outlining the upcoming plans for the game:
To start, the game will be recieving patch 2.49 in April, which will add balancing tweaks and reworks. Later this year the game will be receiving essentially a relaunch on PS5 and will launch on Xbox for the first time. And coming around winter late this year and into next, we’ll be getting new Predators. We have to hope ‘Feral’ will be among them!
We had a lot of fun playing this game and we’re excited to see it getting new attention from Developer and now Publisher Illfonic.
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UPDATE:
Illfonic has shared a teaser video on YouTube for the game’s return.
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I'll gladly hop back on and play, but if there isn't more maps, more mission variety, and balancing involved, then it probably wont last long.
Always glad to see more Predators added, but I think we have enough to play as until those issues are taken care of. Can't be the only thing being added to the game.
Going to stay optimistic
Oh well. I was looking for one more reason anyway.
But I have wanted to play this game so badly but never even have. So, gonna be getting this 1st thing! NO DOUBT!
Some more Predators, that's about it. The (apparently leaked initially) publicity statement says as much. It's definitely a surprise, but I don't think anyone who's been playing the game for the past four years or so should get too overly excited about them suddenly adding a billion maps-worth of content or anything beyond what we were getting during the end of the game's apparent lifespan a year or two ago.
And without Sony that's one less entity Illfonic has to answer to so that's probably good for getting content out quicker. After the initial updates I'd be very interested to see where they go with this.
If they are not confident about a city map, they should make an "in-between", with a half-jungle, half favela or something.
Also, an "Ultimate Edition" would be nice.
Gonna be busy months of Alien Romulus coverage, terrific way to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Alien and the franchise overall.
Have to wait til July for the supposed production on Dan Trachtenberg's Badlands, and more to come on Predator's future.
It may sound weird to hear but I've came across the occasional fan who were slightly annoyed back in the day Predator had only 2 films and Alien had more with 4, they like Alien fine but wondered why Predator didn't get its parts 3 and 4, this would later change but Alien was still ahead with 2 entries out numbering Predator and held the curiosity that could have the potential of over taking Alien with number of installments considering Predator more varied and versatile for multiple films/adventures to explore.
Maybe they will add hardcore hunt into the public game modes to help!
I understand not being able to go into details, but isn't there SOMETHING that could have been said to quell the waters of all the anger and speculation? No one could say anything?
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Will be glad to see some balancing and finally a xbox release!
There is already crossplay between ps4, ps5, steam and epic games.