{"id":968130,"date":"2026-01-04T03:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-is-not-changing-business-model-or-switching-to-free-to-play-or-games-as-a-service"},"modified":"2026-01-04T03:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:38:18","slug":"palworld-is-not-changing-business-model-or-switching-to-free-to-play-or-games-as-a-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/palworld-is-not-changing-business-model-or-switching-to-free-to-play-or-games-as-a-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Palworld is &#8220;not changing business model&#8221; or switching to &#8220;free-to-play or games-as-a-service&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/palworld-is-not-changing-business-model-or-switching-to-free-to-play-or-games-as-a-service.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-beginner-tips-tricks-9409\">Palworld<\/a> developer Pocketpair says it is &#8220;not changing [Palworld&#8217;s] business model&#8221;, assuring players it will &#8220;remain buy-to-play and not free-to-play or games-as-a-service&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The company was forced to clarify its position after a recently-published interview led some players to believe the team was considering adopting a live service model.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are not changing our game&#8217;s business model, it will remain buy-to-play and not f2p or GaaS,&#8221; the company said in a statement posted to X\/Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-is-not-changing-business-model-or-switching-to-free-to-play-or-games-as-a-service\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-is-not-changing-business-model-or-switching-to-free-to-play-or-games-as-a-service\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palworld developer Pocketpair says it is &#8220;not changing [Palworld&#8217;s] business model&#8221;, assuring players it will &#8220;remain buy-to-play and not free-to-play or games-as-a-service&#8221;. 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