Summary
- Palworld community manager John Buckley clapped back at fans urging Pocketpair to “just hire more people” to speed up update development.
- He argued that this kind of thinking could seriously damage the company’s culture.
- Buckley told those fans to “let devs cook” and suggested they play other games while waiting for new updates.
The Palworld community manager has clapped back at fans urging Pocketpair to “just hire more people” to speed up the update development process, saying that’s exactly the kind of thinking that can seriously harm the company’s culture. Since its release in 2024, Palworld’s developer has pushed out many updates introducing new content and addressing fan feedback; however, many players wish Pocketpair could move faster, even accusing the studio of being unwilling to spend money—prompting one of the game’s devs to speak up.
Palworld is an incredibly successful indie game that broke into the industry with what many have dubbed “Pokemon with guns.” The game invites players into a multiplayer, open-world survival and crafting experience that blends creature collection with base-building, combat, and exploration mechanics, all within a somewhat humorous setting. Although Palworld has been steadily releasing updates, the AAA industry has seemingly conditioned players to expect a rapid update cycle, and now many argue that Pocketpair should be able to roll out patches more quickly, given all the revenue the game has generated.
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Taking to Twitter, Palworld community manager John Buckley quoted a PC Gamer article about a GamesRadar+ interview with Buckley, where he explained how long it can take to develop a single island for a Palworld update. He clapped back at fans who complained the studio could simply invest more money to speed things up, pointing out that these are often the same fans who later complain when companies grow and become “corporate.”
Palworld Community Manager Asks Fans to "Let Devs Cook"
Buckley acknowledged that Pocketpair could hire more employees to work on future Palworld updates, though that might mean “changing the company culture,” which is what ultimately enabled the studio to create such a successful title in the first place. In a follow-up tweet, he explained that the company’s goal is to “make games in a sustainable way” without spending all its funds on mass hiring—because that’s how “game companies fall into the usual traps and become slimy.” He ended the thread by asking the community to “let devs cook,” advising impatient fans to play other games while they wait for new Palworld updates.
Many fans supported Buckley, saying they’d rather wait for something well-developed than get a rushed product. In the meantime, while some fans continue to complain, others are trying to help Pocketpair by starting a petition to convince Nintendo to drop its lawsuit against Palworld. As the studio juggles these issues, it’s also gearing up for Palworld’s collaboration with Terraria, set for release in Summer 2025.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 71 /100 Critics Rec: 58%
- Released
- January 19, 2024
- ESRB
- T For Teen Due To Violence
- Developer(s)
- Pocket Pair, Inc.
- Publisher(s)
- Pocket Pair, Inc.
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- Xbox Series X|S, pc
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- Open-World, Shooter, Survival
