Following Nintendo's patent lawsuit, Pocketpair has continued working on its smash-hit survival game Palworld and, most recently, dropped an unexpected update that seemingly further separates the early access title from Pokemon.
The new Palworld patch notes on Steam detail "changes to player controls." While it's not immediately clear what that means, players note that something previously flagged by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company as patent infringement now looks quite different. Rather than chucking a Pal Sphere to summon a Pal, much like one would toss a Pokeball for a Pokemon, Pals are now "always summoned near the player." The new animation simply shows a Pal Sphere being unpocketed and a Pal subsequently appearing nearby.
