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The full Blood of Dawnwalker game will be released on disc, Bandai Namco and Rebel Wolves confirm
Bandai Namco and developer Rebel Wolves have confirmed that the upcoming vampire role-playing game The Blood of Dawnwalker will ship on disc containing the full game data, rather than a code merely unlocking a download. This matters because the games industry has recently moved towards discs that act as little more than authentication tokens, with Sony announcing it will end PlayStation disc production by 2028 and Rockstar confirming Grand Theft Auto 6 will ship with an in-box code rather than the game itself.
Director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz confirmed the disc release in an interview, and Bandai Namco clarified that "the full game data is on disc, with a day-one patch recommended." The Blood of Dawnwalker is due for release on 3rd September, and Eurogamer's writer, having played four hours of it, praised its combat depth and its ideas around sandbox freedom and time constraints, calling it one of the more promising RPGs in recent memory.
In short
- Blood of Dawnwalker will ship with full game data on disc
- Contrasts with Sony's PS5 disc phase-out and GTA 6's code-in-box approach
- Vampire RPG releases 3rd September; early impressions were positive
Explained simply
The Blood of Dawnwalker is a role-playing game developed by Rebel Wolves and published by Bandai Namco, due for release in September. The game is set in a vampire world and combines open-ended gameplay with time-based mechanics.
The video games industry has increasingly shifted towards a model where physical discs primarily function as keys to unlock digital downloads, requiring players to download the full game separately. Sony has announced plans to end PlayStation disc production by 2028, and major upcoming releases including Grand Theft Auto 6 will arrive with download codes rather than containing full game data on disc.
The Blood of Dawnwalker will be released with the full game data on disc. This represents a different approach from the download-code model that has become more common for new games.
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