E3 2017: Monster Hunter World Announced

Monster Hunter World was announced at Sony's E3 2017 press conference today. It's slated to come out in early 2018 in the series' first simultaneous worldwide launch, and is available for preorder now.

Monster Hunter World has also been confirmed for Xbox One, with a PC version arriving at a later date.

Capcom's announcement says that Monster Hunter world will introduce a "seamless gameplay experience allowing players to move freely across map areas that comprise the living ecosystem" and "a newly designed online drop-in multiplayer system" for up to three players across regions.