Stellaris: Console Edition - Utopia Release Date

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Stellaris: Console Edition community, the news you've been waiting for has finally arrived!

The release date for the Utopia Expansion Pack will be 13 August, 2019! For Stellaris: Console Edition Deluxe owners, this content will unlock and be available to you at specific times in your regions based on the region and platform that you purchased the Deluxe version of the game. More information regarding the specific times will follow in the future!

Utopia features include:
  • Megastructures: Build wondrous structures in your systems including Dyson Spheres and ring worlds, bringing both prestige and major advantages to your race.
  • Habitat Stations: Build “tall” and establish space stations that will house more population, serving the role of planets in a small and confined empire.
  • Ascension Perks: Collect Unity points and adopt Traditions to unlock Ascension Perks that allow you to customize your empire in unique ways. Follow one of the three Ascension Paths and achieve Biological Mastery, give up your biological forms in a Synthetic Evolution, or unlock the full psionic potential of your species through Transcendance.
  • Indoctrination: Influence primitive civilizations and make them adopt your ethics through the use of observation stations, preparing them for enlightenment or annexation.
  • Advanced Slavery: Maximize the benefits of slavery by choosing specific roles for enthralled species. Have them serve other Pops as Domestic Servants, fight for your empire as Battle Thralls, or keep them as Livestock to feed your people.
  • Advanced Governments: Adopt unique civics and authorities for your government. Play as a Fanatic Purifier and shun all diplomacy, become a Hive Mind to avoid political strife or create a multi-species empire born of Syncretic Evolution.
 
*So* happy that we can lock that date down. Utopia is one of the best expansions for Stellaris, ever and I can't wait to see everyone here play with it. :)
 
The rollout is a multi-stage process and depending on the region can take a little. It's why our release stream is scheduled for 17:00 CEST. :)

You will all play the expansion today, but teams at Microsoft and Sony need some time to finish pressing the buttons on their end too.
 
That is pretty much the case here @Littica. Mainly in the case of Xbox the team that can sort this out is stationed in the US, so we need for them to be operational before this is handled. But all should still be resolved by 5p.m. CEST. :)

Sorry for the chaos everybody. Truth is that console market is still pretty new to us too and we're still learning what needs and doesn't need double checking prior to a launch. A lesson for us for the future!
 
UPDATE:
The Xbox One issue with Utopia's activation is having a fix deployed as we speak!
Give it a few minutes, try to restart the console in a few moments and it should work! :)
 
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