Thanks to a combination of really cool looking character reveals and a surprise open beta test, DNF Duel has exploded in terms of popularity. The stylish fighting game is getting a lot of positive press at the minute — and now we have a release window. As many had anticipated, the title isn't too far off; it launches for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in summer 2022. It's likely that DNF Duel is aiming to release before Evo 2022, which is scheduled for early August.
There's also been some speculation over DNF Duel being a free-to-play title — but nothing has been confirmed just yet.
In any case, DNF Duel is shaping up to be a pretty great fighter. We've been playing the aforementioned beta over the weekend, and it feels good so far. With a few more character reveals, we could have a real winner on our hands.
Are you looking forward to DNF Duel? Let us know who you're planning to main in the comments section below.
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If DNF was f2p, they’d have to include tons of cosmetics and stuff for microtransactions and so far there’s literally nothing pointing to any plans for that. Then again, I wouldn’t mind it myself.
@Voltan I think it'd be fascinating to see how it does, if nothing else. Much like you, I'm not expecting it, however.
A potentially free to play ArcSys game? I’m in.
Not sure where to put this but not sure why there isn’t a story on this yet so thought maybe I’d alert the staff with a comment. Final Fantasy VII PS Plus members will finally get to upgrade to the PS5 version for free starting Wednesday.
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Please no free 2 play i loathe this businessmodel and will never like it.
@ShogunRok There’s also been some speculation about the second paragraph of this article being baseless conjecture. For the sake of transparency, that speculation comes from me.
Seriously though, where did the free to play rumor come from?
@Amnesiac gotta love "rumours".
You can basically say anything you want without having to provide any substantial evidence whatsoever.
@Amnesiac The speculation most likely comes from the fact that this is based on characters from a f2p PC game. There's nothing in DNF Duel that looks f2p to me though.
@Voltan @Amnesiac Yeah, all the speculation is stemming from the IP being based around F2P.
The publisher, Nexon, is massive in Japan/South Korea. Makes the vast majority of its profit through PC and mobile games. You can see where the speculation comes from — the company's basically got money to burn.
That said, you could have argued the same about Granblue Fantasy Versus. Also based on a F2P mobile title from a massive company — but that obviously ended up being a retail title.
Like @Voltan says there was nothing in the beta that screamed F2P, but I suppose you never know.
@Voltan @ShogunRok Ah, now I see the F2P connection. I knew it was based on a Korean RPG, but didn’t know the particulars. Thanks for the explanation.
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