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Updated · Push Square · Jul 2
Funcom Confirms Physical PS5 Release for Dune: Awakening Ahead of September 22 Launch
Updated
Updated · Push Square · Jul 2

Funcom Confirms Physical PS5 Release for Dune: Awakening Ahead of September 22 Launch

3 articles · Updated · Push Square · Jul 2

Summary

  • September 22, 2026 is the PS5 launch date for Dune: Awakening, and Funcom says the game will ship in both physical and digital editions.
  • Bandai Namco will handle retail publishing in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, while Solutions 2 GO covers North and South America; a Japan retail release is also planned.
  • PS5 and PS5 Pro versions will offer a 30 fps quality mode and a 60 fps performance mode, with base PS5 using frame generation to hit the higher target.
  • Funcom also highlighted a bespoke single-player mode for the survival game, which was originally designed as a multiplayer-focused experience.
  • The physical edition is being positioned as a holiday release tie-in, with the third Denis Villeneuve Dune film due in theaters in December.

Insights

Can Funcom's new Dune game overcome the cheating vulnerabilities that plagued its past online survival titles?
With Sony abandoning physical discs, will *Dune*'s physical release become a collector's item or a future coaster?
Is Sony's digital-only shift a convenient future or the end of true video game ownership for players?