Grounded begins a new public test for future update, making changes to how saves work
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Groundedhas been relatively quiet since itslast major update, the official release of the massivePond Updatethat also included full support for theXbox Series XandXbox Series S. That doesn’t mean the Grounded team hasn’t been hard at work with patches and the next big content update planned for the game, however. Today, the team at Obsidian Entertainment have announced that theirpublic test is opening againto test an update for Grounded.
This is different fromGrounded’s early access, as public tests are meant for dedicated players to opt-in to in order to test big updates that otherwise might be too buggy. This latest public test is presumably for Grounded’s next content update, but it also makes some big changes to how saves and save files work, which should hopefully improve the experience for everyone. Because of this, the Grounded team is asking that testers be extra cautious, as save files brought into the public testcannotleave the public test until the update goes live eventually.
It’ll be exciting to see what Grounded has planned for its future, especially as the game has already seen aton of success with over 5 million playersas of last month. If you want to leap into Grounded yourself with up to three of your friends, pick up one of theBest Headsets for Xbox Series X|Sto make sure you never miss a sound or lose communication.
It’s a big(ger) world out there.
Obsidian Entertainment makes its exclusive debut on Xbox One and PC with Grounded, a unique survival experience that literally makes all of your problems much, much bigger. Join your friends as you’re shrunk down to the size of an ant and are forced to survive in a dangerous backyard.
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