The multiplayer survival – despite all the hardships, such as a burning server room in France… – will launch on consoles shortly.

Double Eleven announced that Rust: Console Edition will launch on May 21 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and Koch Media (=Embracer Group) will be handling the physical copies of the game, meaning it’s not just limited to the PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store. The game will be available in three versions: „Rust Standard Edition and Rust Day One Physical Edition ($49.99) includes the base game, with a preorder bonus that includes a Future Weapons and Tools Pack. Survivalists looking to nab a physical edition of Rust can also grab this bonus with a Day One Edition preorder from GameStop and Amazon in North America [and select retailers worldwide].

Rust Deluxe Edition ($59.99) welcomes survivalists with an aptly named Welcome Pack ($14.99 value) that includes the base game, three days of early access, closed beta access, staging branch access and includes the Future Weapons and Tools Pack. Rust Ultimate Edition ($79.99) provides the most ardent fans with the features of the previous two editions but also includes an ultimate/upgraded version of the Welcome Pack, 1100 Rust Coins (a $10 value), and an Elite Combat Skin Pack so you can look as menacing as possible to newcomers and veterans alike,” Double Eleven wrote.

Here’s the game’s overview: „In Rust, players will wake up alone on a mysterious post-apocalyptic island littered with dilapidated industrial monuments and probing scientists. Featuring up to 100 other players it’s up to you to figure out how to keep yourself alive in a world where everything wants you dead.

Conquer thirst and hunger, battle the elements, create clothing and stay safe against hostile forces including other players, scientists, bears, wolves or even succumb to fire, drowning or radiation poisoning. A game without rules, Rust doesn’t tell its inhabitants what to do. Players are free to be deceptive and aggressive with intense player vs. player combat, raiding and looting, but there is potentially even more to be earned with a team of friendly players by your side. In the struggle for survival and supremacy, players can build tiny cabins in the woods to huge scrap metal fortresses in an attempt to stay safe, as well as craft a variety of weapons, bombs and traps,” the devs added.

So Rust: Console Edition will launch on May 21 (or May 18 if you get the Ultimate or Deluxe Edition…) on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Via backwards compatibility, the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series will also support it.

Source: Gematsu