Palworldhas teamed up with Twitch as part of the Summer of Rewards event, offering three brand new Pal Skins for players on Steam. They’re bizarrely adorable cosmetics, and they’re relatively easy to get, but only as long as you play through Steam.
This is proving to be something of a sticking point for players who playPalworldon Xbox, and honestly, I can see why. I wouldn’t have known that these drops were exclusive to Steam players fromPalworld’s social media posts alone, as it’s not explicitly stated anywhere. I only figured it out for myself when I was asked to link my Twitch and Steam accounts through thePalworldwebsite.
Get exclusive Pal skins by watching streams on Twitch!Palworld Twitch Drops are live now!The first drop is the “Golden Relaxaurus” skin!!Event details:https://t.co/MGBLjsq6fkTwitch:https://t.co/av6ObLEZPKLive until: August 27th (Tue) 17:00 (PDT)※ Please make sure to…pic.twitter.com/0LTI97rPyc
Comments on social media are filled with Xbox players noting the unfairness of the whole situation, and I can’t say I blame them. Many players are missing out onunique Pal Skinsbecause they play on the “wrong” platform. These are the first Pal Skins to drop outside of the single existing one,Cattiva Sunglasses, which was added as part of the Sakurajima update, and they’re not available to everybody.
Palworldisn’t the only game giving items away in the Summer of Rewards event. Many other games give in-game items in return for watching streamers play. However, as far as I can tell,Palworldis the only one limiting their drops in this fashion.
Cult of the Lamb, which is also part of the Summer of Rewards, is also givingexclusive items to Steam players, but there’s a huge difference: The items are only exclusive to the single platformfor now. The Goat-themed items are being given to Steam players as a sort of Early Access and will be coming to players on all other platforms at a later date.
There have been no such reassurances from Pocketpair that players on any platform other than Steam can get the Pal Skins, and therein lies the problem. Here’s hoping that Pal Skins, or any other potential future Twitch drops, are more inclusive of players.
