Pearl Abyss said on the 12th that it will disclose details about its next title "Dokkebi" later this year, following the release of Crimson Desert.
CEO Heo Jin-young held a conference call for fourth-quarter 2024 earnings and said, "We intended to reveal Dokkebi's development status at an appropriate time last year, but we apologize for not being able to do so as we focused on Crimson Desert marketing."
"Crimson Desert took longer than expected due to the parallel development of the BlackSpace Engine," Heo said. "Now that the engine has stabilized, we have an environment to focus solely on game development starting with Dokkebi. This will significantly shorten development time per project."
"Dokkebi is expected to take about two more years after Crimson Desert's launch," he added. "We will concentrate all company resources to ensure stable, periodic releases of our titles."
Pearl Abyss's large-scale open-world project "Dokkebi" generated significant buzz when its development was announced in November 2019, but has shown little progress for years since. The company's strategy is to first focus on the successful launch of Crimson Desert, scheduled for release on March 20.