Nintendo alludes to Xenoblade Chronicles 4 – but we're not convinced

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A recent interview with Monolith Soft suggests more Xenoblade Chronicles games will happen – but is that really going to be the case?

Up to this point, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has been largely viewed as the end of a trilogy. Director Tetsuya Takahashi had previously stated(opens in new tab) that the game was to combine the worlds of the first two games for a brand new story. Which seems like a fantastic way to cap off the trilogy.

However, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 producer Genki Yokota has made it seem like that won't be the case. In an Ask the Developer interview(opens in new tab) on Nintendo's website, Yokota responded to the question of whether the Xenoblade Chronicles series will continue, saying: «Yes, it will still go on! I want to keep it going as long as possible!»

In the same interview, Yokota also confirmed that Xenoblade Chronicles 3's story DLC will likely be as large as the previous game's expansion – Torna: The Golden Country. If that checks out, then Xenoblade Chronicles 3's DLC will likely take between 20 — 30 hours to complete.

If Yokota is to be believed, then Xenoblade Chronicles is here to stay. But I don't think that means Xenoblade Chronicles 4 is set in stone...

At face value, Yokota's comments could read like Xenoblade Chronicles 4 will eventually happen. But is that really going to happen?

I don't doubt that Monolith Soft will continue to make excellent games. But they may not necessarily bear the Xenoblade Chronicles name. That's because the Xeno series in its entirety has been around for decades. It started with Xenogears on PS1, and continued with the Xenosaga trilogy on PS2.

I expect that more Xeno games will come in future. But not necessarily with that 'blade' suffix. I think it's more likely we get