Pocketpair CEO and Palworld creator Takuro Mizobe shared on social media that the server costs for the game have drastically increased. The current server upkeep costs stand at 70.53 million yen (or approximately $475,500,) which is 359% more than the server fees cost in January 2024.
Mizobe made the original post on his personal X (formerly Twitter) account, where he shared a screenshot of the cost increases and its price. The post was accompanied by a Japanese caption that translates to the following:
Huh, am I going to go bankrupt due to server costs?
You can also check out the original post here:
While the recent increase in server costs for Palworld is steep, the post’s caption is most likely intended to poke fun at it, as Palworld has already proven to be a massive success. The game sold over 8 million copies in less than 6 days after its Early Access release. Its concurrent player base reached over 1.85 million players, surpassing Counter-Strike 2‘s concurrent users on January 23, 2024.
Palworld is now available on Early Access for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. The game is also available as part of the Xbox and PC Game Pass.
