{"id":11398,"date":"2026-07-06T13:09:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=11398"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:25:30","slug":"palworld-dev-offers-approximate-release-time-for-1-0-update-says-players-do-not-need-to-wipe-their-data-but-they-really-should","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/palworld-dev-offers-approximate-release-time-for-1-0-update-says-players-do-not-need-to-wipe-their-data-but-they-really-should\/","title":{"rendered":"Palworld Dev Offers Approximate Release Time for 1.0 Update, Says Players Do Not Need to Wipe Their Data but They Really Should"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/palworld-dev-offers-approximate-release-time-for-1-0-update-says-players-do-not-need-to-wipe-their-data-but-they-really-should.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Palworld\u2019s hotly anticipated 1.0 update launches this week, on July 10, and now developer Pocketpair has narrowed the release timing down, while issuing existing players an official recommendation on whether they should wipe their data for it.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">First up, Palworld 1.0. Pocketpair said it can\u2019t give an exact release time, but it\u2019s planning to launch the updated version of the game around midday on July 10, Japan time. Or, more specifically, 12.30pm Japan time.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cEstimate time, this is NOT 100% the exact launch time,\u201d John \u201cBucky\u201d Buckley, communications director and publishing manager at Pocketpair, clarified in a Discord post.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Assuming around 12.30pm Japan time, then, that\u2019s 8.30pm PT on July 9, 11.30pm ET on July 9, and 4.30am UK time July 10.<\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">Palworld 1.0 global release times (approximate):<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li><strong>Los Angeles:<\/strong> 8.30pm PT on July 9<\/li>\n<li><strong>New York:<\/strong> 11.30pm ET on July 9<\/li>\n<li><strong>London:<\/strong> 4.30am UK time on July 10<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tokyo:<\/strong> 12.30pm Japan time on July 10<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sydney:<\/strong> 1.30pm AEST on July 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Elsewhere, Bucky told existing Palworld players do not need to wipe their data for 1.0, \u201cbut you should.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cPlayers can continue their existing saves if they wish, as we want to respect the time and effort you have put in,\u201d Bucky continued in another Discord post. \u201cHowever, due to the large number of changes to the game, including overhauls to mechanics and new content, we believe that starting a new character will give you the best experience of Palworld!<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWe will leave that choice up to you, Pal Tamers!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It\u2019s been a rollercoaster Early Access ride for Palworld since it arrived on Steam priced $30 and launched straight into Game Pass on Xbox and PC in early 2024, breaking sales and concurrent player number records in the process. Pocketpair boss Takuro Mizobe has said Palworld&#8217;s launch was so big that the developer couldn\u2019t handle the massive profits the game generated. Still, Pocketpair acted swiftly to capitalize on Palworld\u2019s breakout success, signing a deal with Sony to form a new business called Palworld Entertainment that\u2019s tasked with expanding the IP. It later launched the game on PS5.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">After Palworld\u2019s huge launch, comparisons were made between Palworld\u2019s Pals and Pok\u00e9mon, with some accusing Pocketpair of &#8220;ripping off&#8221; Pok\u00e9mon designs. But rather than file a copyright infringement lawsuit, Nintendo and The Pok\u00e9mon Company went down the patent route. In the initial lawsuit, the two companies called for 5 million yen (approx $30,000) each plus late payment damages, as well as an injunction against Palworld that would block its release. A judgement is expected later this year.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As for Palworld 1.0, Bucky has teased 27 pages of changes and additions for the patch notes. This is going to be a big one.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/palworld-dev-offers-approximate-release-time-for-1-0-update-says-players-do-not-need-to-wipe-their-data-but-they-really-should-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/palworld-dev-offers-approximate-release-time-for-1-0-update-says-players-do-not-need-to-wipe-their-data-but-they-really-should-1.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/palworld-dev-offers-approximate-release-time-for-1-0-update-says-players-do-not-need-to-wipe-their-data-but-they-really-should-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/palworld-dev-offers-approximate-release-time-for-1-0-update-says-players-do-not-need-to-wipe-their-data-but-they-really-should-1.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-11398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-49","tag-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11400,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11398\/revisions\/11400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}