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Originally released for Nintendo Switch, Monster Hunter Rise will be released on January 20, 2023 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 4 and 5. The game will also join Xbox Game Pass and come to Windows, although there was already a version Steam.
Capcom reports it that players on Xbox Series X and PS5 can choose between 4k resolution and up to 60fps or 1080p resolution in combination with 120fps. Also, the publisher writes that there is support for 3d audio. Monster Hunter Rise will be available on January 20 with all free updates up to and including version 10. This means that it will include monsters and event quests that have been added since the game’s release on Nintendo Switch and Steam. Such releases happened at the end of March 2021 and January 12 of this year, respectively.
The Switch version of the action RPG was previously well-reviewed and the game quickly gained popularity: within three days of its Switch release, Monster Hunter Rise was already Delivered 4 million times. As of September 30, 2022, 11 million copies had already been delivered. The Monster Hunter franchise has been around since 2004, and a total of 88 million copies of Monster Hunter games were found to have been shipped at the end of September. Monster Hunter Rise was created using the RE engine, which Capcom has previously used for several recent Resident Evil games.
Also released in June was an expansion for Monster Hunter Rise called Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. It is available for Nintendo Switch and PC. According to Capcom, this expansion will also be released for Xbox and PlayStation consoles. An exact date has not yet been announced, but the publisher mentions “spring 2023” as the release period.
