Once Human Launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
The console release brings the PC and mobile survival hit to a wider audience with cross-play and cross-progression, while the October Forbidden Island update expands the game on all platforms at once.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
NetEase Games released the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of the supernatural open-world survival game Once Human on August 26, 2026. The console versions follow the PC and smartphone editions and offer over 300 hours of content at launch. First-person perspective, cross-play, and cross-progression support were added, along with PS5 DualSense haptic feedback and Xbox Game Pass member benefits. A large ocean-themed expansion, Forbidden Island, arrives in October across all platforms.
The console launch arrives with the largest ocean expansion yet confirmed for October. Forbidden Island is set on the open sea, where ghost ships and mechanical giant beasts lurk in the deep. Players begin on a small wooden raft, then build and upgrade it into a mobile sea base called the Sea Fortress.
Both console versions carry over the full day-one content library. First-person perspective is now available, and cross-play with cross-progression connects the new platforms to the existing PC and smartphone player base. The PS5 version uses DualSense haptic feedback to deepen immersion, while Xbox Game Pass members get benefits to support their start.
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