One of the most addicting games on Xbox Game Pass is expanding to more platforms. With more than a year being available only via the Microsoft ecosystem, Poncle is preparing to launch Vampire Survivors on PlayStation later this summer. Originally available on PC Game Pass in May 2022, the game was later welcomed to traditional Xbox Game Pass by November 2022.
But December, the game was faced with a ‘Best Indie Debut’ nomination at The Game Awards that year. The nomination was sat alongside contendees Stray, Tunic, Neon White, and Noroc. More recently this past summer, developer Poncle grabbed attention with a new update for Vampire Survivors. In that, couch co-op would be introduced to the mix.
Now this week, a new trailer revealing both PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5 will be receiving versions for Vampire Survivors this summer. You can watch the video below:
Additionally, Poncle also announced a new collaboration with Konami on a new DLC, ‘Operation Guns feat. Contra’. Yes, the classic Konami IP is crossing paths with Vampire Survivors in a new add-on coming May 9th. “Expect classic Vampire Survivors gameplay matched with the brilliance of Contra from across the years. Guns, headbands, explosions, robots, guns, aliens, did we mention guns?”
The team does elaborate new achievements will not be in the DLC. “No, there are no platform level achievements for Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns. There are in-game achievements to unlock (in the Unlocks menu like normal), but no Xbox/Steam achievements. […] it’s problematic enough to have achievements in our own DLCs, but those we can easily discount often and do giveaways with, basically we’re in full control of them.
“Collabs are different, there will be different business guidelines we’ll have to follow to make and publish them, which means there will always be a risk that some achievements might one day far into the future become impossible to obtain, or sit behind a price tag too steep to some players. We know people hold their 100% achievements unlocked status in high regard, and we do our best to make sure that is achievable for everyone and not the few.”
Are you excited for the new updates coming to Vampire Survivors?
Vampire Survivors hits PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5 sometime in summer 2024; out now for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Source: Poncle
