{"id":671327,"date":"2026-07-03T08:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T08:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/671327\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T08:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T08:44:12","slug":"dune-awakening-deep-dive-september-2026-preview-video-ps5-physical-edition-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/671327\/","title":{"rendered":"Dune: Awakening \u2018Deep Dive: September 2026 Preview\u2019 video, PS5 physical edition announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Funcom<\/a> has released a new \u201cDeep Dive\u201d video for open-world survival game Dune: Awakening<\/a> ahead of its upcoming consoles launch, as well as announced that a physical edition will be available for PlayStation 5<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The physical edition will be distributed by Solutions 2 GO<\/a> in North America and South America, and by Bandai Namco Entertainment<\/a> Europe in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Pre-orders are available now at reatilers including Amazon, GameStop, EB Games, and more. A retail release is also planned for Japan in October, with a distributor to be announced at a later date. <\/p>\n

\u201cSeptember 22 isn\u2019t just putting the game on consoles,\u201d said Funcom CEO Rui Casais in a press release. \u201cIt\u2019s a major milestone for us, the second launch of Dune: Awakening across PC<\/a>, PlayStation 5, and Xbox<\/a>. For more than a year now we have expanded and enhanced Dune: Awakening on PC and all these additions, as well as several new ones, will be available on all platforms on day one. This is the best version of Dune: Awakening yet and we\u2019re excited to open it up to a much larger audience across platforms. Teaming up with strong partners around the world to put it on shelves everywhere is another great way for us to bring more survivors to the dangerous sands of Arrakis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here is an overview of the game, via Funcom:<\/p>\n

Console Editions and Pre-Order Bonuses<\/p>\n

Physical \u2013 PlayStation 5 base game edition. For a limited time only, it includes the exclusive Terrarium<\/a> of Muad\u2019Dib that you can place in your base and a global color swatch.Digital \u2013 Base game, Deluxe Edition, and Ultimate Edition available on PlayStation<\/a> Store and Microsoft Store. Pre-ordering any edition includes the Terrarium of Muad\u2019Dib and the global color swatch, and pre-ordering Deluxe or Ultimate also provides a five-day head start. The Deluxe and Ultimate Edition includes a slew of in-game content including downloadable content, armor, and building pieces.<\/p>\n

Highlights of What\u2019s Coming With the September Release<\/p>\n

Console \u2013 Same experience as on PC, with controls and user interface optimized for console. 60 frames per second target for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X<\/a> (Performance Mode).Single-Player \u2013 The full game can now be played entirely in single-player, with scalable difficulty and a wide range of gameplay customization settings.Story Complete \u2013 The grand finale of Book One, offering a dramatic conclusion to Dune: Awakening\u2018s cinematic storyline. Play it from start to finish.Scalable Difficulty \u2013 Tweak everything from harvesting rates to experience gain and combat difficulty. In single-player and private servers, you\u2019re in control.<\/p>\n

New players on PC and console will also get to enjoy all the additions and improvements that have been rolled out on PC since launch, including fully optional player-versus-player, a bigger and better late game loop, new content including new locations and missions, and countless quality of life improvements.<\/p>\n

At its core, Dune: Awakening is an open-world survival game, where you must rise from survival to greatness through exploration, combat, crafting, and building. But it\u2019s also so much more, incorporating an epic, cinematic storyline, adventure and RPG mechanics, and several ways to play whether it\u2019s in single-player, on a private or self-hosted server with friends, or in large-scale multiplayer on official servers. How you play is up to you.<\/p>\n

Dune: Awakening is due out for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series on September 22, and is currently available for PC via Steam<\/a>. It will also be made available via Game Pass and PC via Microsoft Store<\/a> on the same day. <\/p>\n

Watch the deep dive below.<\/p>\n

Deep Dive: Past Year Recap and September 2026 Preview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Funcom has released a new \u201cDeep Dive\u201d video for open-world survival game Dune: Awakening ahead of its upcoming…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":671328,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-671327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}