Preview: MechWarrior 5: Clans Wants to Make the Hardcore Series More Accessible Than Ever on PS5

Mech it happen.

Targeting a PS5 release at some point this year, MechWarrior 5: Clans has a clear goal in mind: to expand its audience beyond the hardcore fans of this long-running series. Indeed, MechWarrior has always been a fairly demanding franchise — which has largely stuck to PC — but Clans is built to be the most accessible entry to date (and the best-looking entry, thanks to Unreal Engine 5).

For a lot of games, 'accessibility' often means a watering down of systems and mechanics, and at times, those games end up losing what made them interesting in the first place. Fortunately, it sounds like Clans is sticking with the incredibly in-depth MechWarrior blueprint for the most part — it's just lowering the barrier to entry.

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