Tekken 8: release date, trailers, gameplay, roster, and more

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Rumors have been floating around about a new Tekken for some time, but now a new trailer and a message from Tekken’s producer Katsuhiro Harada have confirmed it. Tekken 8 is on the way, and it looks amazing. While the details revealed at Sony’s State of Play were sparse, here’s everything we can glean from this exciting reveal – and what Tekken 8 looks like it has in store for its characters.

The announcement for Tekken 8 did not include any information about a release date, so we can’t really predict a launch time frame. However, we do know a few things. First, the story mode is specifically still a “work-in-progress,” and the game is referred to as firmly in production, which indicates we have some time to wait. Second, the other games revealed at the State of Play, like Rise of the Ronin, did come with release dates – in that case, a 2024 window. It would be odd if Tekken 8 released in 2023 without any kind of window provided, although it’s possible … and some rumors point toward the game releasing in July 2023 following EVO 2023. Either way, we’ll no doubt know a lot more by then.

Expect Tekken 8 to arrive on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. It won’t be supported on PS4, which makes sense with all that detailed work in Unreal Engine 5. That’s also why it won’t be coming to any mobile devices any time soon, although you could give it a shot on the Steam Deck if you don’t mind lowering performance.

Let’s talk a bit about this trailer because it came with several interesting pieces of info about just how good the newest Tekken title will look.

First, the trailer was taken from the story mode itself, and the story mode’s cinematic scenes use the same engine as the actual gameplay uses. So while it’s not an actual