PS5 Free RPG Where Winds Meet Announces Hefty New Expansion For July

Where Winds Meet has announced a massive new expansion due out for July, called Hidden Mountain.

Ever since its release last November, Where Winds Meet has been a popular choice for fans of the RPG genre.

Its wuxia mechanics, huge open world and wide array of quests are good reasons for its success, but the fact that it’s free-to-play also doesn’t hurt.

Since its release, Everstone Studio and NetEase have released a few free updates for the game as well as two large expansions called Hexi and Imperial Palace, which have kept players fed with new content to enjoy throughout the year.

Now, it appears that the open-world RPG is set to get its third expansion in July, this time taking us to a brand new region, which Everstone describes as “a breathtaking, multi-layered landscape that further expands the open-world exploration”.

The new region—the titular “Hidden Mountain”—is centred around the Mohist Sect, a legendary faction which resides in the mountain.

The introduction of the Mohist Sect brings new mysteries to the game, along with advanced martial arts mechanics and unique gameplay loops. It’ll also feature new major narrative twists, so long-time players who have become invested in the story of Where Winds Meet can experience the next chapter.

The expansion also introduces the new Hand Guard discipline, a fast-paced martial art where players can blend rapid movement with relentless counter-attacks on unsuspecting enemies.

It’s an incredibly devastating attack, and one that players will find useful when exploring the new expansion’s region.

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Where Winds Meet's Two Big Expansions Can Now Be Enjoyed By Xbox Players

Meanwhile, Where Winds Meet has just been released on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox Game Pass, as well as available on Xbox Cloud for those who don’t have the dedicated hardware.

This includes use of Smart Delivery, which tunes the settings in your copy of the game to fit the hardware you’re playing on, whether that’s the beefier Xbox Series X or entry-level Series S console.

The port also includes an overhauled UI and enlarged text scaling, allowing for couch-friendly readability. There’s also full HDR, AMD FS2 with a 4K upscale on Series X and 2K upscale on Series S, and deep memory optimisations to allow fluid frame rates during busy gameplay sections.

The Xbox version also features exclusive DLC that you can’t get anywhere else, with new content including The free DLC pack in question includes Three Lingering Melodies, Three Pillow Pills. 450 Echo Jades, 90,000 Coins, Six Attunement Stones, and 30 Large Attunement Stones.

Players who own multiple platforms can play Where Winds Meet with their progress intact, as the game supports full cross-progression and cross-play across each of these systems. And yes, this also includes being able to pick up the Xbox exclusive starter pack.

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