No early access, no subscription, and reasonable PC requirements.

Funcom just said a lot of "right" things when it comes to their upcoming release Dune: Awakening. The studio confirms that this MMO game will release on May 20th. They also note that this will be the "full launch" of the game and not some sort of an Early Access release.

Dune: Awakening will also not feature any sort of subscription service, a nice rarity for an MMO-style game these days. Instead, the studio plans to supplement their game with future content and feature updates. Some of those content updates will be more meatier, like typical MMO expansions or DLC, that you can choose to purchase if you want.

With the base version of Dune: Awakening going for just $49.99, that does make the game quite a bit more attractive than if it did have a monthly subscription fee. There is also a Deluxe Edition at $69.99 and an Ultimate Edition at $89.99. The latter two offer a five-day jumpstart and various unique items. They also grant access to the Season Pass, which offers access to four upcoming DLC packs.

Pre-orders of any version also grant access to a color pattern. This pattern can be applied to vehicles, weapons, and armor. It can also be used on a base decoration, the Terrarium of Maud'Dib.


Funcom does reference some of their other MMOs such as Anarchy Online and Conan Exiles when talking about planned support for Dune: Awakening. Both of those titles still receive free updates, DLC, and expansions despite being out for 24 years and seven years respectively.

Funcom says that their game will support Nvidia DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, AMD's FSR (upscaling and frame generation), and Intel's XeSS 2 and XeLL (Xe Low Latency) technologies. Those with Razer devices such as the Chroma RGB and Sensa HD Haptics will get a bit of extra immersion via synced lighting and haptic feedback.

The PC requirements can be seen below for a variety of resolutions and framerates. I have also included the "Minimum" and "Recommended" settings in text format.