Although the game will be released as an ambitious single-player project, the developers do not rule out a return to MMO roots. Company executives reported that, depending on market demand (how well the game will sell), Pearl Abyss already has plans to add downloadable content and even a multiplayer mode
The single-player mode was chosen to ensure high story quality, but plans for network functions have never been rejected.
Development was delayed due to the parallel creation of its own BlackSpace Engine. Now that the technology has been stabilized, Pearl Abyss is more confident about the future: new projects will appear faster, and the pauses between releases will be shorter.
As for DokeV, the studio clarified:
Given the experience of preparing for the launch of Crimson Desert, taking into account that even after the completion of the game development, it took at least a year of preparation, it seems that after the launch of Crimson Desert, DokeV will require about two years.