Funcom to Release Dune Awakening on PS5 and Xbox Sep 22

Developer Funcom announced that its open-world survival game, Dune Awakening, will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on September 22, 2026. The long-awaited console release will coincide with the introduction of a dedicated single-player mode, a feature the studio described as one of the most-requested additions since the game's initial launch on PC in June 2025.

The single-player mode will allow players to experience the game's entire cinematic storyline, known as Book One, from start to finish. The update will also deliver the final story chapter, concluding the narrative arc that began at launch. Players will have extensive control over their solo experience, with three preset difficulty levels and the option for full manual customization of settings such as experience gain, enemy difficulty, and resource harvesting speed. In this mode, player-built bases in the game's challenging Deep Desert region will persist and not be subject to weekly resets, though the environmental hazard known as the Coriolis Storm will remain as a less destructive event.

Alongside the new mode, the September update will bring all improvements and content added to the PC version over the...