Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Trailer Shows Combat at State of Play
The trailer confirms Dimps is still the developer and that Bandai Namco is targeting the same multi-platform release across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, which gives returning players a concrete sense of where the sequel sits relative to the previous entries.
Key Facts
- Bandai Namco Entertainment showed a new Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 trailer during Sony Interactive Entertainment's State of Play broadcast on September 3.
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is being developed by Dimps and is set in AGE 1000, a future era of the Dragon Ball world.
- The game is scheduled for release in 2027 on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
- The trailer shows Jeice during special moves such as Crusher Ball, with effects that appear to display the user.
- Players create their own character and shape the story within the Dragon Ball world.
Reporting from 2 sources: Inside, Game Spark.
Bandai Namco Entertainment showed new footage of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 during Sony Interactive Entertainment's State of Play broadcast on September 3. Dimps is developing the game. The trailer centers on combat scenes with multiple characters, including a look at Jeice when special moves such as Crusher Ball are used. The effect appears to display the user of the move. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is set in AGE 1000, a future era of the Dragon Ball world that the sources describe as unseen, populated by characters Akira Toriyama designed. Players create their own character and shape the story within that setting. The game is scheduled for release in 2027 on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Both outlets that covered the trailer, Game Spark and Inside, reported the same details about the setting, the developer, and the release window.
Dimps developed both prior Xenoverse entries, and the new trailer keeps the studio in place for the sequel. Jeice appears in the footage, and the Ginyu Force member is not the only returning face; the trailer shows several characters in combat, though the sources do not name the full roster. The special move display effect appears tied to who executes the attack, which is a carryover of a visual cue from earlier games.
The AGE 1000 setting is described as a future the Dragon Ball world has not shown before. Akira Toriyama designed the characters that populate it. Game Spark notes the world is filled with those characters, while Inside calls the era never-before-seen. Both outlets frame the premise around the player's custom character shaping the story, which repeats the structure of Xenoverse and Xenoverse 2.
Bandai Namco is releasing the game in 2027 on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The State of Play trailer marks the first footage shown since the game was announced.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.