Xenoblade Chronicles 3 ending explained and what it means for the future

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The ending of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 raises a lot of questions for both its story DLC and the future of the series.

*** WARNING: Major spoilers ahead for all three Xenoblade games ***

Now that it’s been a week since Xenoblade Chronicles 3 launched, the most ardent fans have likely already reached the game’s conclusion and been rocked by its final cut scene.

At first, there were signs that this game would mark the end of the series, but Monolith Soft has since said that it wants to keep it going for as long as possible, so a new sequel or spin-off is probably already on the cards.

Since we’ve already put together a beginner’s guide for those just starting their Xenoblade Chronicles 3 journey, we’ve decided to look closer at the game’s ending and theorise what could be in store for the series’ future.

Obviously, there will be major spoilers in this article, not just for Xenoblade Chronicles 3, but the first two games as well. So, if you have yet to finish the game yourself or have plans to play the previous entries, stop reading now and go and do that instead.

First, some context. Xenoblade Chronicle 3’s setting of Aionios is, at one point, confirmed to be a fusion of the worlds of Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2. Both worlds were once originally Earth (as in our Earth) before a certain event split them apart and separated them into two different universes.

They began to naturally reform into one, but if allowed to continue this would result in all life on both worlds being wiped out. To prevent this, queens Melia and Nia (party members from the first and second games, respectively), managed to get in contact with each other and worked together to build a giant machine called Origin.

Origin