[아이뉴스24 문영수 기자] Pearl Abyss (CEO Jeong Kyung-in) announced on the 3rd that it had started an event to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the ‘Black Desert Console’ service and the 2nd anniversary of crossplay.
The company released the Black Desert Online console to Microsoft’s Xbox in March 2019 and Sony’s PlayStation in August. Black Desert Console Cross Play is a service that allows you to enjoy all the contents of Black Desert on one server regardless of PlayStation or Xbox platform. It started in March 2020 and celebrated its 2nd anniversary.
In the first month after the introduction of crossplay, 350% of returning users and 250% of new users increased, and the cumulative number of subscribers has now exceeded 4.1 million.
To commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the service and the 2nd anniversary of cross play, Pearl Abyss is holding an event for global Black Desert console users. Users can access ▲Balks advice (+70) ▲[이벤트] Shakatu’s Rare Box ▲Caphras Stone ▲ [이벤트] You can receive the famous horse training box of the day.
Upon completing the 2nd anniversary challenge, you will receive a Black Spirit housing item and a Cron Stone, and you can receive a 400% Combat EXP and 100% Skill EXP Hot Time buff until March 16th. In addition, depending on the duration of the connection [이벤트] Collect fresh fruit baskets [이벤트] It can be exchanged for weapons, costume classic boxes, etc., and the drop rate of the guild boss ‘Heart of Gamos’ doubles during the event period. Users can also obtain ‘Heart of Gamos’ through the Imperial Auction Event.
Meanwhile, Kim Jae-hee, general manager of Black Desert, and Jang Je-seok, head of the game design department, expressed their gratitude for the 3rd anniversary and the 2nd anniversary of Crossplay through a video. Director Kim Jae-hee said, “Even though Black Desert is an MMORPG genre that is not easy on consoles, I think it has been receiving undeserved love from many adventurers for a long time. told
Jang Je-seok, head of the game design department, said, “I hope that you can enjoy it with a happy heart as it is a birthday celebrated with users.
Meanwhile, Pearl Abyss introduced the mini-game ‘Yar’ in the console version. Yar is a new type of mini-game in which players compete against opponents in Black Desert using the rules of the yacht (dice) game.
/ Reporter Moon Young-soo([email protected])