It was announced by Sony during its E3 2017 press conference, the return of the Monster Hunter franchise to Sony consoles with Monster Hunter World. The game was revealed with a gorgeous trailer that showcased some new and returning elements from the series.
Check out the announcement trailer of Monster Hunter World, featuring some new elements coming to the franchise:
In this installment, players can scale walls ans use grappling hooks to leap onto monsters to attack them. The trailer also showcased other new elements, such as a new weapon that resembles a machine gun and the previously mentioned grappling hook that allows you to swing. Players also now have the ability to fire off flares.
Just last week, Capcom filed a trademark for Monster Hunter: World, which led many to speculate the company was planning to reveal a new installment in the series.
Monster Hunter: World is releasing early 2018. The game is also coming to Xbox One and PC, the latter of which will be released after the console versions.
A Nintendo Switch trailer was also released.
According to SteamDB.
An announcement trailer was also released.