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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch (www.youtube.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Releasing March 20, 2025

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (4 children)

Pretty interesting that they are bringing this game out. We'll be able to play all of the Xenoblade Chronicles games on the Switch, which is nice. Everyone needs to go out and waste about 500 hours on these games. At the very least XC 1-3 because that trilogy is so good, and ends so well.

What's interesting to me is that the launch date is set for March, which means one of a few things:

Either the Switch 2 drops later than that (my guess around May), or this game will launch on both systems, or the Switch 2 is actually a fever dream and the regular Switch is Nintendo's last console ever.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I spent like 40 hours on XC2 and uh, idk I really liked the world design but wasn't a fan of the effectively gacha mechanics to unlock new fighters. The story seemed to have a really slow start (which I'm not necessarily against) but the combat wasn't my thing unfortunately. The Japanese voice acting is definitely a lot better than the English, and was worth waiting for the download on even though I didn't end up playing that far in.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

2 in my opinion is the worst of the trilogy.

3 is a masterpiece, and doesn’t have that gotcha crap.

[–] poke 3 points 4 weeks ago

Funny enough, the gacha was my favorite part of 2 since it forced me to work with what I had to make a good team that felt unique to me. I understand why it was unpopular, but I wouldn't mind more single player games using gacha mechanics to make playthroughs feel unique.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, love XC 1-3, looking forward to play X now. Should also play the 3's DLC before March.

As for Switch 2, let's do some amateur level analysis: They said Switch 2 will be announced this fiscal year, and October is pretty much over. I don't think they will announced it in later half of November or December, that can stop people from getting current Switch during holidays.

Similarly they won't announce it right after holidays, cause that will make people feel bad about their purchase if next one is announced right after it. So, my guess is Feb - March is when we will get the announcement. As for the release, I guess anywhere from late May to October.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If I recall correctly, Nintendo announced the Switch on Jimmy Fallon (gross) in December before it dropped the following spring, so there is some precedent. Though I would agree now is a different ballgame since the switch exists and they still want to sell them until they can't.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

The first trailer was in October though. Jimmy Fallon thing came later.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Either the Switch 2 drops later than that (my guess around May), or this game will launch on both systems, or the Switch 2 is actually a fever dream and the regular Switch is Nintendo's last console ever.

Switch is going to release in 2025 but that’s fiscal year so April at the earliest. I get a feeling Nintendo is delaying because they don’t want to release in the middle of industry-wide slump.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

YEASSSSSSSSS

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

This game was so impressive and really fun on the Wii U. It could be a big seller for the Switch!

I wonder why it took them this long to bring it to Switch. Maybe there's a sequel coming out for the next console.