Dune: Awakening ‘Deep Dive: September 2026 Preview’ video, PS5 physical edition announced
Due out on September 22.
Funcom has released a new “Deep Dive” video for open-world survival game Dune: Awakening ahead of its upcoming consoles launch, as well as announced that a physical edition will be available for PlayStation 5.
The physical edition will be distributed by Solutions 2 GO in North America and South America, and by Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Pre-orders are available now at reatilers including Amazon, GameStop, EB Games, and more. A retail release is also planned for Japan in October, with a distributor to be announced at a later date.
“September 22 isn’t just putting the game on consoles,” said Funcom CEO Rui Casais in a press release. “It’s a major milestone for us, the second launch of Dune: Awakening across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox. For more than a year now we have expanded and enhanced Dune: Awakening on PC and all these additions, as well as several new ones, will be available on all platforms on day one. This is the best version of Dune: Awakening yet and we’re excited to open it up to a much larger audience across platforms. Teaming up with strong partners around the world to put it on shelves everywhere is another great way for us to bring more survivors to the dangerous sands of Arrakis.”
Here is an overview of the game, via Funcom:
Console Editions and Pre-Order Bonuses
- Physical – PlayStation 5 base game edition. For a limited time only, it includes the exclusive Terrarium of Muad’Dib that you can place in your base and a global color swatch.
- Digital – Base game, Deluxe Edition, and Ultimate Edition available on PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store. Pre-ordering any edition includes the Terrarium of Muad’Dib and the global color swatch, and pre-ordering Deluxe or Ultimate also provides a five-day head start. The Deluxe and Ultimate Edition includes a slew of in-game content including downloadable content, armor, and building pieces.
Highlights of What’s Coming With the September Release
- Console – Same experience as on PC, with controls and user interface optimized for console. 60 frames per second target for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X (Performance Mode).
- Single-Player – The full game can now be played entirely in single-player, with scalable difficulty and a wide range of gameplay customization settings.
- Story Complete – The grand finale of Book One, offering a dramatic conclusion to Dune: Awakening‘s cinematic storyline. Play it from start to finish.
- Scalable Difficulty – Tweak everything from harvesting rates to experience gain and combat difficulty. In single-player and private servers, you’re in control.
New players on PC and console will also get to enjoy all the additions and improvements that have been rolled out on PC since launch, including fully optional player-versus-player, a bigger and better late game loop, new content including new locations and missions, and countless quality of life improvements.
At its core, Dune: Awakening is an open-world survival game, where you must rise from survival to greatness through exploration, combat, crafting, and building. But it’s also so much more, incorporating an epic, cinematic storyline, adventure and RPG mechanics, and several ways to play whether it’s in single-player, on a private or self-hosted server with friends, or in large-scale multiplayer on official servers. How you play is up to you.
Dune: Awakening is due out for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series on September 22, and is currently available for PC via Steam. It will also be made available via Game Pass and PC via Microsoft Store on the same day.
Watch the deep dive below.