Indie hit Balatro is currently holding all the cards and, in a masterful flourish, is releasing the game physically on PS5 and PS4. There is no word on a release date yet, but punters can expect each Special Edition to come with a pack of Joker/booster cards to play with, even when away from the game.
Filthy rich solo dev and creator of the game, who goes by localthunk on Twitter, announced the news, and revealed the Switch box art for the game. In the comments, localthunk laments the PEGI 18 rating the game was slapped with but has accepted the ruling. If you didn't know, there is no actual gambling in Balatro, but the gameplay is Poker-based, which temporarily caused the game to be removed from console stores at launch.
Will you chase a Full House with Balatro's physical Special Edition? Have you played the phenomenon of this subversive card game? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source youtube.com, via x.com]
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Waste of resources on a game that isn't even 400mb in size.
@DennisReynolds Making an environmental argument against a small order of physical copies of this game is a bit much. It’s a drop in the ocean compared to almost everything every state on the planet does every single day. I dunno, just feels like that same energy could be used to argue for nuclear disarmament or something.
Regardless of how disappointed I am in this generation in general, I can't deny indies are better than ever and have kept me invested. Pick up this game!
@DennisReynolds
I'd agree a Blu-Ray is overkill for a 400 MB game (could fit on a PS1 CD), but this is definitely a game that should be preserved in a physical edition for when storefronts cease to exist in 5, 10, 15, 20 or however many years.
Pretty cool it comes with some cards, but I'll just stick to my Steam copy.
Great news and day 1 for me, quite like the simplistic box art too!
Such a fun game with a lot of interesting and original ideas.
I started it recently and playing it remotely on my phone while my newborn is sleeping in my arms has been quite enjoyable!
This seems to be a common trend now — games that are digital only getting physical releases. It’s a good sign to me that perhaps the predictions of the death of discs is a bit premature.
@Frmknst
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you are trying to to say here.
I wouldn't call this game crap, nor would its quality as a game be intrinsically less in the future, regardless of how many games release per day. Again, sorry if I missed your point.
Perfect. Even if I'm 130 hours in and still cannot get proper combination of jokers to get to ante 12, this is game you need to have on shelf. I didn't play something more addictive since Hades.
@DennisReynolds bruh
@nessisonett well said
@Th3solution amen to that
Definitely holding out for the physical version of this game as I’m predicting I’m going to love it when I finally get my hands on it.
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