Pearl Abyss is on a generational run, launching Crimson Desert and Charting The Unknown inside the similar 12 months.
Crimson Desert is unquestionably worthy of a GOTY nomination alone. It additionally gives one of many 12 months’s most huge open-worlds, but that’s somehow doubled in size by the brand new DLC growth.
Charting The Unknown has gone down a storm with its Murderer’s Creed Black Flag-esque gameplay, with the DLC set throughout and below the Nice Ocean of Pywel.
With naval and underwater journey launched, plus the Nice Ocean that includes an array of islands, there’s a lot to discover and hold you busy.
I hope you’re prepared for extra although, because it’s broadly believed that Pearl Abyss could also be beavering away on a second DLC with gamers already having discovered the almost definitely in-game location.
Crimson Desert’s second DLC will go away the ocean for the sun-scorched desert
There’s a fan principle, shared by Twitter/X person TheRealZephryss, that Crimson Desert’s subsequent growth can be set in an space generally known as the Sunbaked Peaks.
Charting The Unknown expanded the sport’s map to the east and south. Sunbaked Peaks is discovered within the north-east nook of the map.
It varieties the east border, particularly, of the titular Crimson Desert area.
As shared by TheRealZephryss, gamers have noticed plenty of peculiar developments there: “Builders added the realm a very long time in the past and have been secretly engaged on it BTS. Gamers have noticed unused constructions akin to a hidden village or fort going through Varnia. However you may’t go there now.”
It’s a logical principle. Why have the place identify Crookrock Crag featured inside the inaccessible area if we’re not in the future going to have the ability to go to?
For those who do at present try to enter the Sunbaked Peaks, you’ll end up in a cussed sandstorm and finally reload again in-bounds.
Charting The Unknown didn’t merely grant us entry to a brand new location. It additionally launched tons of latest and improved options, together with expanded housing choices, the introduction of romance, the addition of diving and crusing, and extra.
It does make you surprise what’s probably left so as to add to the sport. Whereas the sport options a wide selection of mounts, its breeding system is sort of restricted. Maybe we may see Kliff, Oongka, and Damiane in a position to increase all types of distinctive creatures?
That is merely hypothesis for now, as is the speculation that we’ll be heading to Sunbaked Peaks subsequent, nevertheless it’s one followers are all in for.
“Devs actually stated maintain on we’re nonetheless cooking,” replied GmaTriston.
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Crimson Desert seems to be planning a number of extra DLCs
Many different gamers shared different potential DLC places as Sunbaked Peaks is way from the one choice.
“Additionally The Everfrost, it is an enormous new space you could’t get in but,” stated HoratiuNotar.
“There’s additionally an entire unused space right here between the newly added cities of the Forgotten Metropolis and Pailune,” added meier_blair.
That latter unused location is smaller in scale, however actually supplies scope for additional growth of some kind, even when it’s not on the dimensions of a significant paid DLC. Maybe one thing base gamers will achieve entry to?
As for The Everfrost, that’s one other main contender. It’s situated on the other aspect of the map to Sunbaked Peaks, located west of Hernand.
We’ve had an ocean DLC. A desert DLC and snowy DLC each really feel like issues that’ll finally occur so I suppose the query now turns into, which is able to arrive first?
With Pearl Abyss working at breakneck velocity, it’s possible that we’ll see Crimson Desert proceed to increase and impress in 2027.