{"id":25813,"date":"2024-01-19T13:59:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T04:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=25813"},"modified":"2024-01-19T13:59:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T04:59:15","slug":"20240119-25813","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240119-25813\/","title":{"rendered":"Palworld will let you keep humans as pets and sell them on the black market\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Palworld<\/strong>, by Japanese developer Pocket Pair, launches in Early Access on January 19. The game will be available for the PC (Steam), Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. A streamer has recently reported that Palworld allows you to \u201ccatch\u201d humans in the same way you can catch Pals, and essentially make them your pets.\u00a0<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Palworld | Early Access Release Date Announcement Trailer | Pocketpair\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tOatviGVCTs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Palworld is an open-world survival craft game set on the island of Palpagos. The island is inhabited by mysterious creatures called Pals. Pals come in numerous species, all with unique abilities. The player can catch Pals and use them to fight, do field work or even eat them.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are said to be over 100 species of Pals, including rare ones such as boss, legendary and lucky Pals. As the island is inhabited by residents, peddlers and poachers, Pals are also subject to being bought and sold.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unexpectedly, it seems that Palworld will also allow you to capture human beings in the same way you can catch Pals. Streamer @coney shared a clip in which he captures a poacher.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can capture human beings in Palworld <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nUg7mJw2h6\">pic.twitter.com\/nUg7mJw2h6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Coney (@CONEY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CONEY\/status\/1747670863682338994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Palworld, weakened Pals can be captured by throwing Pal Spheres at them, and it seems the exact same method works on humans. Furthermore, they can even be sold on the black market for a high price and dismembered for meat, as demonstrated in the clips below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In conclusion, play Palworld <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9OOgshdi7W\">pic.twitter.com\/9OOgshdi7W<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Coney (@CONEY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CONEY\/status\/1747671962355192066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite its cute style and designs, Palworld seems to have a dark side, which is becoming increasingly apparent as players dig deeper. Palworld has been frequently compared to Pok\u00e9mon for its general concept, but now users seem to be calling it things like \u201cPok\u00e9mon if it were realistic\u201d or \u201cdark Pok\u00e9mon\u201d too. As an aside, we were able to spot a notice in the game that says, \u201cCapturing humans with Pal Spheres is considered inhumane on Palpagos Island.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Palworld releases in Early Access on January 19 for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1623730\/Palworld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/store\/palworld-game-preview\/9nkv34xdw014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S<\/a>. The game will be available via Xbox\/PC Game Pass.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><br><br><br><em>Written by. Amber V based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240119-279482\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese art<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20231220-276692\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">icle<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date:<\/em>\u00a0<em>2024-01-19 11:33<\/em>\u00a0<em>JST)<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The open world survival game Palworld will allow you to capture not only Pals, but humans as well. 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