In an Era of Delays, Xenoblade Chronicles 3's Early Release is a Welcome Surprise
Nintendo has a lot of games on its plate this year, including Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the next installation in Monolith Soft's young but highly successful RPG franchise. Luckily for Xenoblade Chronicles fans, Nintendo and Monolith Soft just released a new trailer that shows off more of the game's combat and story, including a huge party size and a mechanic allowing playable characters to fuse with one another. Altogether, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 looks like an exciting continuation of the franchise. This isn't all that Monolith Soft revealed in the trailer, though; it also announced that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 would release well ahead of schedule.
When the game was announced in February 2022, Xenoblade Chronicles fans were told that the third game would release in September, giving Monolith Soft a healthy window in which to finish the game. Now, however, Xenoblade 3 will release at the end of July, meaning it'll be well over a month ahead of schedule. The early Xenoblade release is shocking, considering how frequently games get delayed in the current state of the industry. It's a great surprise for Xenoblade fans, though. One hopes that the release date change is a sign that the game industry is getting back on its feet after several difficult years.
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In the last few years, video game releases have constantly been delayed. Whether it's Square Enix's Forspoken or Traveller's Tales' LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga games of all shapes and sizes have needed more time. Even Nintendo's own sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild got delayed recently. The COVID-19 pandemic hasn't been kind to the game industry, causing many of these delays as developers are
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