{"id":89063,"date":"2026-09-30T13:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=89063"},"modified":"2026-09-30T13:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:48:01","slug":"dune-awakening-single-player-on-consoles-game-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=89063","title":{"rendered":"Dune: Awakening single-player on consoles &#038; Game Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\"><b>Dune: Awakening<\/b> is finally available on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox consoles, more than a year after it first launched on PC. But the console release is not simply the same game brought over to two more platforms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Funcom has also rolled out a major update that adds a full single-player mode, optional PvP and a sizeable collection of gameplay changes across the console and PC versions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">The new single-player mode is arguably the new key-selling feature. Dune: Awakening was originally built as a multiplayer survival game, and that somewhat made the game less accessible for players who were more interested in exploring Arrakis and following its story.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_embedContainer_wioo3_16\">\n<div class=\"_container_1stzb_1\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/pn7OQJ9EbR0\/sddefault.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/pn7OQJ9EbR0\/hqdefault.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_facade_1stzb_5\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/pn7OQJ9EbR0\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><button class=\"_playButton_1stzb_12\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"_playButtonText_1stzb_39\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">This is not a separate or cut-down campaign either. According to Funcom, the entire game and all its existing content can now be played alone. PvP has also become completely optional, so those who want to experience Dune: Awakening as a PvE game can do so without worrying about another player ruining their game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">There are also more settings for adjusting how the game plays. Harvesting rates, experience gains and death penalties can be changed, allowing players to make the survival experience as demanding \u2013 or forgiving \u2013 as they want it to be.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"_figure_wioo3_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_base_1sb7q_1\" alt=\"Dune sandworm\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/47d398609270842e82c853d920d04a4ae5978aeb2373b53298cd0e1802702dca?w=330&amp;q=85 330w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/47d398609270842e82c853d920d04a4ae5978aeb2373b53298cd0e1802702dca?w=530&amp;q=85 530w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/47d398609270842e82c853d920d04a4ae5978aeb2373b53298cd0e1802702dca?w=660&amp;q=85 660w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/47d398609270842e82c853d920d04a4ae5978aeb2373b53298cd0e1802702dca?w=1320&amp;q=85 1320w\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/47d398609270842e82c853d920d04a4ae5978aeb2373b53298cd0e1802702dca?w=660&amp;q=85\" style=\"--custom-aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;contain-intrinsic-size:1920px 1080px\"\/><figcaption class=\"_figureCaptions_wioo3_158\">\n<p>Image: Funcom<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Other changes include several more hours of story content that conclude <b>Book One<\/b> of the game\u2019s storylines, as well as a rebuilt endgame that is focused on missions and rising through the ranks of House Atreides or House Harkonnen. Funcom has also added new maps, dungeons, weapons and dynamic encounters, together with new Augmentation and Specialisation progression systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Some of the game\u2019s more punishing systems have been softened too. Players can now save their bases, recover vehicles and deal with reduced death penalties, while the previous taxation system has been removed. Combat has also been refined, particularly for melee encounters, and Funcom says the optimisation work carried out for the console versions has resulted in better performance across the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">On Xbox, Dune: Awakening is included with Xbox Game Pass and supports Xbox Play Anywhere. Progress can be carried between an Xbox console, the Windows Store version, a ROG Xbox Ally handheld and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Cross-play feature will be added later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_embedContainer_wioo3_16\">\n<div class=\"_container_1stzb_1\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/-VAzdms8TIE\/sddefault.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-VAzdms8TIE\/hqdefault.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_facade_1stzb_5\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-VAzdms8TIE\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><button class=\"_playButton_1stzb_12\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"_playButtonText_1stzb_39\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">The console launch is accompanied by the new <b>Filmic Archive DLC<\/b>, priced at US$9.99. It includes outfits inspired by Denis Villeneuve\u2019s Dune films, such as the Caladan Stormcoat worn by Duke Leto and Paul Atreides in <i>Dune: Part One<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">With <b>Dune: Part Three<\/b> arriving in cinemas on 18 December, the addition of a single-player option could be the perfect way for fans to get ready for the final part of the movie trilogy.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_subHeading1_1k87u_111 _base_1k87u_1\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwarezone.com.sg\/entertainment\/gaming\/funcom-dune-awakening-playstation-xbox-dlc-launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dune: Awakening is finally available on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox consoles, more than a year after it first launched on PC. But the console&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[7730,3581,14205,258,1541,9474],"class_list":["post-89063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-awakening","tag-consoles","tag-dune","tag-game","tag-pass","tag-singleplayer","wpcat-32-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/89064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}