Monster Hunter Wilds release date officially set for February 2025, pre-orders open today
Sep. 24, 2024Pre-order bonuses include outfits and a PS5-exclusive lore book
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Capcomconfirmed the long-awaited date during today’sPlayStation State of Play liveshow. Series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto confirmed that pre-orders open today, with various exclusive bonuses available to fans.
While Tsujimoto himself didn’t have a huge amount more to reveal beyond the Monster Hunter Wilds release date, the new trailer had plenty to show off. There are at least three new monsters hiding within that footage, including a pretty ornery-looking fire cockatrice. That’s mon’s angry nature is probably to be expected, however, as the trailer also revealed that the game’s Palicoes are being pretty-light-fingered.
There was also the best glimpse yet at the game’s narrative, and the mysterious young boy it seems to center on. As well as a semi-mythical creature that only that kid seems to truly believe in, there’s a sense that there’s a power that he’s sitting on - one I imagine will rear its head plenty of times throughout the game, especially as you come face to face with increasingly towering monsters.
Monster Hunter Wilds dev says the series' true turning point wasn’t Monster Hunter World, but a PSP game that came out 10 years earlier.
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