On September 22, 2026, Norwegian game developer and publisher Funcom officially announced that Dune: Awakening, an open-world survival game inspired by the seminal sci-fi masterpiece Dune and Legendary Pictures' hit film series, is now available on PlayStation® 5 and XBOX.
Meanwhile, the game is also available on XBOX Game Pass, where members can purchase the Deluxe or Ultimate Edition at a 20% discount. The game fully supports XBOX Play Anywhere, meaning your progress syncs seamlessly whether you play on an XBOX console, via the Windows Store, on the ROG XBOX Ally handheld, or through XBOX Cloud Gaming. Cross-platform play is confirmed to launch after release!
Critically Acclaimed Title Launches on Consoles; New DLC Showcases the Classic Charm of Dune
In June 2025, Dune: Awakening officially launched on PC to impressive results: peak concurrent players on Steam approached 190,000, making it Funcom's fastest-selling title ever; on Twitch, peak viewership reached 300,000. Now, this acclaim validated by PC players finally arrives on consoles.
For players eager to delve deeper into the secrets of the desert, answers await in the all-new DLC "Visual Archives," launching simultaneously on all platforms. Discover the profound essence of Arrakis. Showcase iconic styles with outfits ranging from the Caladan Storm Cloaks worn by Duke Leto and Paul in the movie Dune: Part One, to Paul Atreides' "Shield of the Unwalked Path" armor, inspired by his Fremen warrior visions in Dune: Part Two. Additionally, this new DLC includes 73 brand-new Sardaukar-style building components, along with fresh decorations, weapons, and emotes for players to mix and match freely.
A Revitalized Dune: Awakening Awaits Your Exploration
Coinciding with the console release, Dune: Awakening on PC also receives a major update. This update introduces a complete single-player mode—allowing all game content and features to be experienced solo; enables deep gameplay customization, letting players adjust parameters such as gathering rates, death penalties, and XP gain according to personal preference; adds several hours of new story content to conclude the first volume of the game's narrative; and implements comprehensive optimizations in both performance and gameplay. Combined with all the new content and enhancements released since the PC launch last year, the console version thus becomes the most complete edition of Dune: Awakening to date.
To deliver a higher-quality gaming experience, Funcom has continuously refined product details. Over the past 15 months, Dune: Awakening has accumulated hundreds of additions and improvements, all of which will be available at launch on PlayStation® 5 and XBOX:
l PvP is entirely optional: The entire game can be played in PvE mode.
l The endgame experience in the deep desert is split into separate PvE and PvP instances, with the latter offering higher risks and greater rewards.
l Bases can be saved, vehicles recovered, taxes removed, and death penalties reduced.
l Endgame content has been completely overhauled with a quest-centric approach, allowing players to rise through the ranks within either the Atreides or Harkonnen factions.
l New maps, dungeons, weapons, and dynamic encounters.
l Brand-new progression system: Amplification and Specialization.
l Polished action gameplay and combat feel, especially for melee combat.
l Significant performance improvements, partly thanks to optimization efforts for consoles.
As the December 18 release date for the movie Dune: Part Three approaches, the Dune IP frenzy is set to sweep the globe once again. For players who have been eagerly waiting to dive into this magnificent world, now is the perfect time to enter Dune: Awakening, the most immersive Dune-themed game to date, and learn the ways of Fremen survival. To celebrate this update, Dune: Awakening is now 50% off on Steam—the biggest discount the game has ever seen!
The sandstorm is approaching, and the desert remembers everyone who learns to survive. Whether you wish to traverse the deep desert alone or build your own stronghold on Arrakis with companions, you can now start at your own pace. Enter the console version of Dune: Awakening and feel the power of the desert!
About Funcom
Funcom is an online game developer and publisher for PC and console platforms. Since 1993, Funcom has consistently delivered high-quality entertainment experiences to players, releasing over twenty games and continually expanding its portfolio. Its titles include Conan Exiles, Metal: Hellsinger, Aloft, Dune: Spice Wars, Secret World Legends, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, The Longest Journey, Anarchy Online, and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey.
About Legendary Entertainment
Legendary Entertainment is a leading independent media company with divisions in film (Legendary Pictures), television and digital media (Legendary Television and Digital Media), and comics (Legendary Comics), dedicated to creating, producing, and delivering content to global audiences. Legendary Entertainment has built a matrix of iconic media IPs, establishing a trusted brand identity by consistently outputting high-quality commercial entertainment content and successfully adapting the world's most popular fan-favorite IPs into films and TV shows. Cumulative global box office revenue for Legendary Entertainment's film productions has reached nearly $21 billion.