If you suspect Palworld had a part in this, you would be absolutely correct.
2024 had a somewhat shaky start for Xbox as there was almost daily rumors about Microsoft going third-party and launching all their biggest games for their competitors, which ultimately turned out to be mostly false.
But January also offered Xbox gamers the release of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Tekken 8, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Persona 3 Reload. And a certain game called Palworld. While all of these games performed well, Palworld became an outright phenomenon smashing all kinds of records in light-speed.
