Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation Leaks 3 Days Early as Pirates Report Mixed PC Performance
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Updated · Kotaku · Aug 1
Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation Leaks 3 Days Early as Pirates Report Mixed PC Performance
3 articles · Updated · Kotaku · Aug 1
Summary
Three days before its August 4 launch, Beast of Reincarnation appeared online and was reportedly already being played by pirates on PC.
Piracy-focused channels including DODI Repacks' Discord and the r/Piracy and r/PiratedGames subreddits circulated the leak, though how the build escaped remains unconfirmed; some users pointed to Steam preloading.
Early player reports were mixed: one ROG Ally X user said the intro held 30-40 fps at 1080p medium settings, while another complained of 70-80 fps at 4K max with DLSS on a 9800X3D and 5070 Ti.
Game Freak and publisher Fictions had not commented, and the leak adds Beast of Reincarnation to a run of 2026 titles including Forza Horizon 6 and Subnautica 2 that surfaced before release.