Aloft PS5 release date: early 2027, with Conan Exiles Enhanced free for PlayStation owners

Aloft PS5 release date: early 2027, with no day set

The Aloft PS5 release date is early 2027, and that is as precise as Funcom has been. The publisher announced on October 27, 2026 that the cloud-set survival game will reach PlayStation 5 alongside its version 1.0 launch, and that Conan Exiles Enhanced will follow to PS5 in the same window. No day, month or price has been given for either.

The announcement came as a PlayStation Blog post written by Jarle Hrafn Grindhaug, Funcom's communications manager. The sentence that matters most is the last one: "We'll share release dates and more details for both games at a later date." Both games can already be wishlisted on the PlayStation Store, which is the only concrete action open to you today.

Treat "early 2027" as a window, not a promise. It could mean any time in the first part of the year, and Funcom has committed to nothing narrower. If you are weighing whether to wait or buy Aloft on PC now, that vagueness is the honest answer: there is no date to plan around yet.

What Aloft on PS5 actually includes

Aloft is a cozy co-op survival sandbox developed by Astrolabe, in which you turn a floating island into a flying skyship. Until now it has lived on PC only. According to the PlayStation Blog post, Funcom is publishing the console version, and the PS5 release includes all Early Access updates from PC plus the 1.0 experience. In other words, PlayStation players skip the Early Access stage entirely.

Steam lists Aloft's Early Access release as January 15, 2025, at $24.99, with 84% of 1,978 English reviews positive as of October 28, 2026. Inven Global reports the game has been in development for six years and has shipped five major content updates since Early Access began. PlayStation's post lists the additions as wildlife, puzzles, combat improvements, glider customization and expanded exploration.

Price is the open question. Funcom has not shared a PS5 price, and the Aloft Steam page says its own price will "likely increase for the 1.0 release, but it is not determined at this point." That note on Steam is a developer statement of intent, not a console price, so do not read it as one.

Conan Exiles Enhanced on consoles: what changes

This is the bigger shift for existing players. Conan Exiles Enhanced arrived on PC through Steam on May 5, 2026 as a free Unreal Engine 5 upgrade, according to Instant Gaming's report on the announcement. Until October 27 it had no console date. Now PS5 has one, loosely.

The PlayStation Blog post says the Enhanced edition improves environments, characters, lighting and effects, adds a redesigned UI, and brings performance and quality-of-life improvements. Moving between the Exiled Lands and the Isle of Siptah expansion is described as more seamless. Siptah remains a separate purchase, and the new Legacy of the Giant-Kings story arc is included at console launch.

The headline for players is cost. Per the post, owners of Conan Exiles on PlayStation get the Enhanced PS5 version for free, and Bazaar items and DLC carry over from PS4 to PS5. For comparison, the Steam page for the game lists the standard edition at $39.99, with 79% of 39,928 English reviews positive as of October 28, 2026.

How the PS4 and PS5 ownership deal works

Funcom's wording is that both the PS4 and PS5 versions are purchasable, and buying one gives you the other for free. Inven Global reads this the same way: buy one version and you unlock the other at no extra cost. That matters if you still play on a PS4 and plan to upgrade the console later, because the purchase is not tied to the hardware you own today.

What the post does not say is whether the PS4 game itself receives the Enhanced visuals. The upgrade language refers specifically to the PS5 version, so assume the PS4 edition stays as it is unless Funcom says otherwise.

Anything you bought in the Bazaar or as DLC on PS4 carries over to PS5. If you skipped the Isle of Siptah expansion, it is still a separate purchase in the Enhanced edition, and Funcom has announced no bundle or discount for it.

What about Xbox?

This is where coverage splits. The official PlayStation Blog post is PS5 only, as is Inven Global's report. But Gamers Heroes, Final Weapon and Twisted Voxel each report that Conan Exiles Enhanced is also coming to Xbox Series X|S, with a free upgrade for Xbox One owners, and Gamers Heroes attributes this to Funcom's press release.

We could not open that press release directly, so we are labelling the Xbox version as reported rather than confirmed. Gamers Heroes also quotes Funcom CEO Scott Junior saying "We're very happy to finally confirm that it's on the way." Those same outlets mention no Xbox version of Aloft, and Twisted Voxel says explicitly that none is mentioned.

Our read: PS5 is the firm commitment for both games. Xbox for Conan Exiles Enhanced looks likely given the multiple reports, but wait for Funcom or Xbox to state it on a store page before you plan around it.

What this means for players, and what to watch

For Aloft fans on PlayStation, the practical advice is simple: wishlist it, ignore any site claiming a day, and expect a price above the current Steam figure only if Funcom confirms it. A console launch with the full 1.0 content is a stronger starting point than a half-finished port, and five major updates give it a real body of content.

For Conan Exiles players, the free upgrade is the genuine win. A game approaching ten years old gets a UE5 version on PS5 without a second charge, which is a better deal than most remasters. The unknowns are performance on console, the Xbox situation, and whether cross-play is on the table, none of which Funcom has detailed in the post.

The thing to watch is the next Funcom update. Release dates, PS5 pricing and the status of the Xbox version are all promised for later. Until then, early 2027 is a target, not a date.