Arkane has said that Redfall was originally in development for PS5 as well as Xbox Series X/S and PC.
While perhaps unsurprising,ArkaneAustin studio directorHarvey Smithhas now confirmed that plans for aPlayStationrelease were cancelled afterMicrosoft acquired Bethesda’s parent company ZeniMax Media.
“We were acquired byMicrosoftand it was a change with capital C,” he toldIGN France(viaGoogleTranslate). “They came in and they said ‘NoPlayStation 5, we’re focusing onXbox,PCand the Game Pass’.”
Development of Redfall had started a year prior to the $7.5 billion acquisition.
“It’s not very serious, it’s even a good decision I think,” Smith said of dropping the PS5 version. “[It helps to] support Game Pass and have one less platform to worry about, one less complexity.”
Microsoft recently announced aRedfall release dateof May 13, 2025, alongside details of a special edition and pre-order bonuses.
In another newly published interview, Smith saidArkane is “looking into” removingthe requirement for solo players to always be connected online.
Further reading
Redfall is an open-world FPS which is playable solo or with a team of up to four-players in co-op. It sees players battling to defeat a legion of vampires who have cut the quaint island town of Redfall, Massachusetts off from the outside world.
In a newRedfall preview, we called it an “utterly engrossing single-player experience” which “is shaping up to be the studio’s strongest shooter to date”.
