After previously announcing that the MMO Wander was going to be a PS4 console exclusive a while back, Sony has just announced the game will be available on June 4. On the official Sony blog, the game was announced with a brand new reveal trailer that showed off a character that wasn’t previously known about. Hira is being introduced to players for the very first time by one of the game’s developers and character artists.

The posting also talked about the number of things that have been done to the game in order to add realism and beauty to Wander. The team has also come up with what they call a menu system that doesn’t have a menu. The team said that “This non-menu will allow the player to manage the map, review their communication glyphs, and change into other forms they’ve found. On top of that, it looks fantastic, too!”

The glyphs come in handy because players need them as kind of a Rosetta Stone in order to talk to other characters in the game because they first have to learn what language those other characters speak. The developers have also come up with a feature that takes advantage of the touchpad on the PS4 controller because you have to draw the symbol of the glyph on the pad in order to talk to characters. This basically “unlocks” communication.

Along with the game’s release date, Sony also announced it is going to be offering up a Wander PS4 theme for those who love the look and sounds of the MMO. Wander comes exclusively among consoles to the PS4 on June 4, until then check out the launch trailer and a few screenshots.

Wander, the MMORPG with a difference that will be releasing on PlayStation 4 and PC later this year, may yet be coming to the Xbox One eventually. This news comes to us courtesy of their developers. Speaking to Worlds Factory, they said that they would love to do it eventually, but for now, they are PS4 console exclusive at launch.

“We’re console exclusive to PS4 at launch. We will keep you updated about future plans though!” they said.

A large part of their interest in the Xbox One as a platform may come from their interest in DirectX 12. The API for PC games will go live later this year when Windows 10 finally launches, and it sounds like they are interested in at the very least looking into it.

“We’d love to. Basically all our execution time is in the render, so it would help,” they said.

Wander itself is due out later this year. Stay tuned for more coverage.

While most MMO’s are generally considered to be falling out of favour with most gamers, it’s still a large portion of gaming that exists and continues to thrive. With that in mind, PS4 gamers can look forward to the upcoming, exploration based, combat free indie developed MMO Wander which is set to drop later this month or possibly early in May.

Speaking about the resolution and frame rate, the developers have said, “We love working on PS4. The control options are great and having a fixed system makes testing a lot easier. There are some challenges compared to PC, mostly involving paperwork but Sony are great to work with. Wander is a slow moving game, so better looks are more important than high frame rate for us, so it’s 1080P@30FPS.”

In regards to the games release date, it would appear that they want you playing Wander sooner than later, “We’re aiming to release on Steam and PS4 in late April-early May, but that’s as specific as I can get at the moment!”

With the game running on the CryEngine, the developers have praised it for delivering what they need, “It’s a great choice for producing a dense, beautiful rainforest. Rainforest are hard work for rendering. Obviously Unity and UE4 have some great advantages but so does CRYENGINE.”

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At first sight, you look at Wander, and you are inclined to shrug and then immediately look away. It’s a fantasy game, on a console that is full of them; it’s an MMORPG, and it’s not like the PS4 has a shortage of those. Even the name sounds generic. But then you look into it more, and suddenly, your interest perks up- you see, it’s an MMORPG all about exploration. There is, quite literally, no combat in it.

You can change your form as you traverse through the environment, with each form opening up new interactions for you, and allowing you to explore the environment in newer and newer ways and reconstructing your own story. It sounds a lot like Proteus, honestly, except with a less starkly retro art style, and of course, the fact that it’s an MMO.

The idea for Wander came from Melbourne resident Loki Davidson, who believed there is a distinct lack of games telling a story, or just basically being games at all, without relying on violence. If you think about it, he is right- how many games can you name that don’t have combat in some form?

Wander is due out on the PlayStation 4  some time in 2015. Keep your eye on this one, folks, it looks pretty dang interesting.