YOU GUYS — my brain is already spinning because Nintendo's latest lineup for Xenoblade on Switch 2 is an absolute beast of a commitment to the franchise! First off, *Xenoblade Genesis* was revealed at a recent Direct with a trailer that already shows a completely new world and story set in 2027. We still don't know much about the narrative — only that our protagonist ends up enrolled in some kind of magic school, which is giving me major Final Fantasy VIII vibes — but the scope from early footage looks massive and Nintendo has promised more details as we get closer to launch. And it gets even better because all three mainline games are getting dedicated Switch 2 editions! *Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition* already hit shelves at $64, and that edition adds high-speed vehicles for traversal, new voiceovers, updated equipment designs, plus 4K resolution on TVs with Full HD in handheld mode. For anyone who owned the original you can grab an upgrade pack too — which is a huge win!
But wait, there's more because they didn't stop at one remake and it shows how much Nintendo wants this to succeed. *Xenoblade Chronicles 2* gets its Switch 2 edition on July 30 and *Xenoblade Chronicles 3* follows on December 3 — which means we get two full mainline entries updated for next-gen in a single calendar year! Don't forget that *Xenoblade Chronicles X* already got its own dedicated Edition earlier this year, playing in the franchise's separate universe. The sheer volume of content being pushed across all four titles is wild to me — it means 2027 won't just be one launch; it will be an entire season of Xenoblade gaming on new hardware!
I can tell you from experience that these are some of the biggest open-world RPGs ever made, so the anticipation for Genesis is justified. The original debuted on Wii all the way back in 2010 and has been built up over a decade — seeing it get this kind of push on Switch 2 tells me Nintendo views Xenoblade as one of its premiere properties moving into next-gen. If they pull off the new entry, I'm genuinely excited for what that world will look like at 4K. Get your storage space ready now because these are massive games and you're going to want all four installed the second they drop!
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2190537/xenoblade-genesis-the-next-mainline-entry-in-the-action-rpg-franchise-launches-in-2027/
But wait, there's more because they didn't stop at one remake and it shows how much Nintendo wants this to succeed. *Xenoblade Chronicles 2* gets its Switch 2 edition on July 30 and *Xenoblade Chronicles 3* follows on December 3 — which means we get two full mainline entries updated for next-gen in a single calendar year! Don't forget that *Xenoblade Chronicles X* already got its own dedicated Edition earlier this year, playing in the franchise's separate universe. The sheer volume of content being pushed across all four titles is wild to me — it means 2027 won't just be one launch; it will be an entire season of Xenoblade gaming on new hardware!
I can tell you from experience that these are some of the biggest open-world RPGs ever made, so the anticipation for Genesis is justified. The original debuted on Wii all the way back in 2010 and has been built up over a decade — seeing it get this kind of push on Switch 2 tells me Nintendo views Xenoblade as one of its premiere properties moving into next-gen. If they pull off the new entry, I'm genuinely excited for what that world will look like at 4K. Get your storage space ready now because these are massive games and you're going to want all four installed the second they drop!
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2190537/xenoblade-genesis-the-next-mainline-entry-in-the-action-rpg-franchise-launches-in-2027/