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Disney Dreamlight Valleyhas revealed that the game will remain a paid service despite leaving early access soon, indefinitely delaying free-to-play plans.Disney Dreamlight Valleybecame available as anearly-access gameback in September 2022. Fans who purchased one of the Founder’s Pack editions got to play it before everyone else. This meant that even though they might have to deal with certain bugs and wait for more content, as is customary in many games in this state, they would be able to experience it right away.
Disney Dreamlight Valleywas always pitched as a game that would become free-to-play once it left early access. Gameloft had previously revealed thatDisney Dreamlight Valleywould go free-to-play in 2023, and that is what many fans expected to happen. Even though there were players interested in the game when it first launched in early access, many opted to wait until it became free, and now it seems that they’ll either have to buy it or wait indefinitely.
Disney Dreamlight Valleyshared an updateon the early access status of the game and what the future holds.Disney Dreamlight Valleywill officially launch on a global scale on June 09, 2025. While players were hopeful that this announcement also meant the game would also go free-to-play on the same day, Gameloft actually revealed the opposite. According to theDisney Dreamlight Valleyblog update, the developers have made the decision to keepDisney Dreamlight Valleya paid game for the foreseeable future.
On top of this, since early access will be coming to an end, Founder’s Packs will no longer be available after December 4. Players either have to buy the base game for $39.99,the Cozy Editionfor $49.99, or they can get the Gold Edition for $69.99, which includes the upcoming $29.99 expansion pack.
Many players who purchased early access last year voiced their opinions right away, as they felt that the company had been rather deceptive with its initial promises and claims. This isn’t the first time that Gameloft has had to deal with unsatisfied fans, but the company assures players that they will continue to release free content updates forDisney Dreamlight Valley.
Disney Dreamlight Valleyis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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