# Release history

> Wuthering Waves' platform timeline, from the May 2024 launch through PS5, macOS, Steam, and the July 10, 2026 Xbox release with Game Pass, plus the Tencent majority stake.

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- Last updated: 2026-07-09
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Wuthering Waves launched on May 22, 2024 for Windows (via Kuro's own launcher), iOS, and Android, and has expanded to a new platform roughly every six months since. [[1]](#ref-1)

## Platform timeline

| Date | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 2024-05-22 | Worldwide launch: Windows, iOS, Android [[1]](#ref-1) |
| late 2024 | Tencent acquires a majority stake in Kuro Games; the studio continues to operate independently [[1]](#ref-1) |
| 2025-01-02 | PlayStation 5 version, alongside Version 2.0 [[1]](#ref-1) |
| 2025-03 | macOS version [[1]](#ref-1) |
| 2025-04-28 | Steam release [[1]](#ref-1) |
| 2026-07-10 | Xbox Series X and S, Xbox on PC, and Xbox Cloud, with Version 3.5 and Game Pass perks; full cross-progression [[2]](#ref-2) |

As of July 2026 the game is in active service everywhere it has shipped, and the Xbox launch completes coverage of every major platform. Base rates, pity, and the weapon banner's full guarantee in [Convenes](/wuthering-waves/wiki/convenes) are unchanged since launch.

## References

1. Wuthering Waves (release and platform chronology) (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Waves (accessed 2026-07-09)
2. Wuthering Waves comes to Xbox on July 10, 2026 (Xbox Wire (Microsoft)): https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/04/07/wuthering-waves-xbox/ (accessed 2026-07-09)