Pearl Abyss insists Crimson Desert is not an RPG as debate erupts ahead of PS5 release

Pearl Abyss insists Crimson Desert is not an RPG as debate erupts ahead of PS5 release – Crimson Desert is one month away from releasing on PS5 (per the article) – Pearl Abyss and the game's PR team have stated it should be described as an open world "adventure," not an RPG – Pearl Abyss stresses th

Pearl Abyss insists Crimson Desert is not an RPG as debate erupts ahead of PS5 release

– Crimson Desert is one month away from releasing on PS5 (per the article)
– Pearl Abyss and the game's PR team have stated it should be described as an open world "adventure," not an RPG
– Pearl Abyss stresses the game does not have experience points or character level ups (used to argue it isn't an RPG)
– The game includes stats, equipment, loot, side quests, skill trees, and crafting systems (features noted in the article)
– A social media post from @SynthPotato, highlighted by IGN, helped spark the recent debate online
– Games received a PR email from the developer after originally calling the title an "open world RPG" in an earlier headline

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