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LawBreakers release confirmed for PS4 in 2017

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LawBreakers release due 2017

Boss Key Productions has announced that LawBreakers will be coming to the PlayStation 4 in 2017.

Writing in a post on the PlayStation Blog, the studio’s CEO, Cliff Bleszinski, confirmed that the gravity-defying shooter will arrive as a digital-only title for Sony’s flagship gaming console, and will carry a price point of $29.99. Bleszinski also confirmed that there will be no LawBreakers Season Pass and no ‘pay-to-win’ microtransactions.

LawBreakers is coming out this year on PS4 as a digital-only title. Discs are like voicemail, so ten years ago. It’s important to know that something that’s important for the studio and me is to create a game with no season passes and no ‘pay-to-win’ mechanics at a price that is what we feel is fair to players,” said Bleszinski. 

It will be $29.99. We don’t want to fragment our playbase with silo’d season pass BS, nor do we want to pollute matchmaking with “pay-to-win” incentives. We want to create a game ecosystem that’s all about highly skilled players competing on even playing fields, and a landscape for average players to aspire to become better. More details on launch date soon. Right, PR?” 

LawBreakers was originally announced for the PC as a free-to-play game, and while the developer was later inundated with requests to bring the title to consoles, Bleszinski revealed that PS4 ultimately won out as the platform of choice. 

“To be honest my Twitter feed was one part “Bring LawBreakers to console!” or “Fix Gears!” (hah) So, we made something spectacularly vertical. Something heavily skill-based and super competitive, with our twist on game modes that haven’t been done before. We were making the game we wanted to play, and it seemed to resonate. When deciding which platform to bring the game to these players, it was a hard choice. I’ll leave it at that. The choice, obviously, was PS4,” he said.

Stay tuned to PSU for more news on the LawBreakers PS4 release as we get it.