Disney Dreamlight Valley Showcase Reveals: New Characters Jack Skellington and Tiana, What Comes in Paid Expansion ‘A Rift in Time,’ and an Apple Arcade Edition
variety.comJennifer Maas TV Business Writer Disney Dreamlight Valley held its first-ever showcase presentation Wednesday ahead of the Gameloft game’s move out of its year-long “early access” phase into a global launch, unveiling plans for the life-simulation through late 2024 in two roadmaps: one for paid expansion content and one for free upgrades included with the cost of the base game.
The streamed event came on the heels of last week’s reveal that Disney had scrapped plans to make the game free-to-play once it left its beta testing and instead set pricing tiers and an additional cost for the game’s first expansion, “A Rift in Time.” A number of updates about the future of Disney Dreamlight Valley were given, including the game’s upcoming launch on Apple’s subscription gaming platform Apple Arcade.
Disney Dreamlight Valley Arcade Edition will debut on Apple’s service Dec. 5, the first day that Disney Dreamlight Valley leaves early access and launches globally, and will include the base game and the “A Rift in Time” expansion, but have no access to Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Starpath or Premium Shop features.
According to the developers, the “A Rift in Time” expansion (which costs $29.99 and requires the base game to play) will take players to outside the Valley to new location Eternity Isle, where the new main antagonist is “Aladdin” villain Jafar.
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