Day Z Arrives on PlayStation Store With Physical Console Versions Coming Soon

Written by Brandon Hofer on June 04, 2019

News: If you are a PlayStation gamer and have been waiting for Day Z to finally arrive on the PS4, your wait is finally over.

The digital version of DayZ is now available on PS4 with physical versions arriving both on Xbox One and PS4 “soon”. DayZ originally launched as a standalone game in Steam Early Access in December 2013. Since then, the game has gone through a major engine overhaul. Now powered by modules of Bohemia's new Enfusion Engine, practically every part of the game has been completely redeveloped and improved.

DayZ is an unforgiving survival experience. Up to 60 survivors on a server engage in a completely unscripted gameplay scenario with no goals given, except for one: to survive as long as they can, by all means necessary. There are no superficial tips, waypoints, built-in tutorials, or help given to players. Every decision matters and every mistake can be lethal. If a player fails they lose all character progress and must start over, as the game features a permadeath concept.

With an open focus on the world itself, players are free to attempt to overcome the dangers of the world by working alone or banding together. Thanks to the comprehensive suite of survival mechanics, persistent servers, and a massive 230km map, all sorts of organic experiences can arise, giving each player their own story.

Bohemia Interactive is continuing with post-launch development across all platforms, further expanding upon the content available in DayZ and delving deeper into its existing gameplay concepts. These improvements are scheduled to drop in updates throughout 2019.

Some of the key features in Day Z include:

Detailed, authentic backdrop of Chernarus, an open world terrain featuring 230 square kilometers of hand-crafted environment based on real-life locations

Real emotional experience driven by the emergent interactions of 60 players on the server, all fighting for survival by any means necessary

Environmental dangers including the infected, dynamic weather, and animal predators

Wide variety of complex survival mechanics - from hunting and crafting, through sophisticated injury simulation, to transferable diseases

Persistent servers with complex loot economy, and the ability to build improvised bases

Visceral, authentic gunplay and melee combat systems

Smooth and reactive character controller utilizing a detailed animation system

Rewarding and authentic experience of driving vehicles for travel and material transport

Check out the new trailer accompany Day Z’s release on PlayStation 4 and tell us what you think. Will you be picking it up on Sony’s platform?