During today’s Sony State of Play, Capcom released a new trailer for the upcoming Monster Hunter World and confirmed that the highly anticipated game will be released on February 28, 2025.
Here’s the new trailer, which shows off different environments, monsters, and talking, bipedal humanoid cats. (It’s just part of the franchise, okay? It’s not weird at all.)
First announced in December 2023 during the Game Awards, Monster Hunter World is the big sequel to 2018 Monster Hunter World. The previous game was Capcom’s best-selling video game of all time. So many people are looking forward to getting their hands on the next main part of the monster-killing series. And luckily, the wait is almost over. Capcom confirmed today that Monster Hunter WorldIt will be released on February 28, 2025.
In the game’s fourth trailer at State Of Play, Cacpom revealed Monster Hunter World‘ “Flagship Monster,” the Arkveld. Here’s what Capcom says about this new monster in a PlayStation blog post:
A hunter on a Seikret and Olivia, a member of the research commission, face a mysterious new threat that is at the center of the story: Arkveld. [It’s a] A monster of a long-extinct species shrouded in mystery. It has uniquely shaped, chain-like wings.
Pre-orders for Monster Hunter World go live today. Players who pre-order will get access to the Guild Knight Set and the Hope Charm talisman. Capcom also says that anyone who pre-orders the downloadable version from the PlayStation Store will receive a Monster Hunter World digital art book. This is apparently exclusive to the PlayStation Store and will work as a separate app on your PS5. Sounds a bit clunky, but hey, art is nice to look at.
Monster Hunter World will be released on February 28, 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S.
