Dune: Awakening progresses on Xbox Series: Funcom confirms solid progress and release window

The console versions are still on track and the survival MMO is aiming for late 2026.

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The ambitious survival MMO set in the Frank Herbert universe continues to grow beyond PC. Funcom has officially confirmed that Dune: Awakening is still in active development for Xbox Series and PlayStation 5, with a schedule that, for now, remains intact for late 2026.

This information comes after a recent Q&A session with the Norwegian studio, which aimed to reassure console players who are closely following the project’s evolution.

Dune: Awakening on Xbox Series is progressing as planned

Funcom assures that the work on consoles is not just a late adaptation. The studio confirms that several fully functional internal versions already exist and that development is progressing constantly. The goal is to bring the entire complexity of the open world of Arrakis to Xbox Series without cuts, maintaining the survival, exploration, and progression systems intact.

• One of the main focuses is on adjusting the experience to the controller, with specific improvements in control, fluidity, and accessibility. Funcom wants to ensure that playing from the couch doesn’t result in an inferior experience compared to PC, and therefore, they are reviewing everything from the interface to the overall pace of actions and combat.

In the meantime, the team is also continuing to expand the game’s content on PC, which will directly benefit the console versions in the future. Among the confirmed plans are new PvP zones, additional dungeons, a deeper progression system, more complex character specializations, and a continued expansion of the main story.

Although there is still a way to go, everything suggests that Dune: Awakening will arrive on Xbox Series as a very complete experience, designed to sustain itself in the long term and evolve over time within the current console ecosystem.