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Where Winds Meet Confirms Nov. 14 Global Launch as Early Reviews Land

The free-to-play wuxia RPG blends a long single-player campaign with MMO-style online systems under an always-online model.

Overview

  • Launch is set for Friday at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET / 10 p.m. GMT on PlayStation 5 and Windows PC via Steam, the official launcher, and the Epic Games Store, with an internet connection required at all times.
  • Preloads opened Nov. 12 on Steam and PS5, and downloads are hefty: roughly 108GB on PS5 and 68GB/100GB/120GB on PC depending on version.
  • Roughly 10 million players pre-registered ahead of release, according to the game’s official social channels.
  • First reviews point to a mid‑70s aggregate with praise for stylish, responsive combat and scope, alongside concerns over a dense economy, feature sprawl, and technical issues reported in pre-release builds.
  • The game offers a lengthy campaign with optional four-player co-op and shared-world activities such as guilds, dungeons, raids, and PvP, with reviewers also noting gacha-driven cosmetics and multiple in‑game currencies.