Official Site:Black Desert (EN), Black Desert (KR) Studio:Pearl Abyss/Daum Games Launch Date: March 3, 2016 Genre: Fantasy Hybrid Sandbox Business Model: B2P (Cash Shop) in the West (F2P elsewhere) Platform: PC
It's happening! Pearl Abyss announced today that the beta for Black Desert's PlayStation 4 edition will run from August 9th to 13th, with signups open as of today. Preorders, MMO players will recall, began earlier this month, since yes, this is still a buy-to-play title. Launch is still expected for August 22nd. Meanwhile, over in the live game, Kakao and Pearl Abyss announced today that the Shai is getting a big talent update next week on July 31.
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