H1Z1 brings the zombie apocalypse to Early Access in January
Publisher Sony Online Entertainment has announced that its upcoming, open-world zombie apocalypse MMO H1Z1 will debut on Steam's Early Access service on January 15.
Normally this is where we'd warn you that Early Access games are, by definition, not complete and anyone purchasing access to an Early Access release should be aware that they're likely to encounter technical problems. However, SOE president John Smedley already did that, yesterday on Reddit. "What you'll be playing January 15th is a really fun game, but it's early," Smedley wrote. "It's everything Early Access should be - a fun and compelling game that isn't finished. Our goal is to have you help us finish it and have it be a game we can build a large community in over time."
If you're wondering how H1Z1 will stack up against the reigning king of the online zombie apocalypse subgenre DayZ, Smedley addresses that, too. "Is H1Z1 going to be better than DayZ [at launch]? No it won't," he admits. "We'll get asked that question a lot and I wanted to be up front about it. We're not as feature rich and they have a lot of really cool stuff we just don't have yet. That being said, we're also a different game. We're an MMO and our goals are to create a large scale world that gives you the incredible feeling of being a survivor in a zombie apocalypse."
When it arrives on Early Access, H1Z1 will feature a $20 price tag.
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