Id From Granblue Fantasy Relink Joins Versus Rising in September
The crossover brings a major antagonist from Cygames' action RPG into its fighting game spin-off on the same day the series expands to a new Nintendo platform, bundling all DLC into one package for Switch 2 buyers.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Automaton.
Cygames announced on June 28 that the next major update for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, version 2.60, will arrive on September 17. The update adds Id, the dragon-powered swordsman from the action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink, as a downloadable character. Id is voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda and was an antagonist in Relink, standing in the protagonists' way as the greatest swordsman in the Zega Grande sky realm. The update also includes a new stage, the Einstedt Archipelago, a new universal system for all characters, and battle balance adjustments for multiple fighters. On the same day, the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Versus: Rising launches. The Switch 2 edition includes all 40 characters from the base game and previously released DLC, including Id and the NieR: Automata collaboration character 2B. It supports local wireless multiplayer and includes the full story mode and Digital Figure Mode. A save data linkage bonus with the upcoming Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok, releasing July 9, will grant Id's weapon skin and a Lyria lobby avatar in Versus: Rising.
Id is a playable character in Granblue Fantasy: Relink who can transform into a dragonoid form, and the revealed images show that form carrying over into Versus: Rising. The character is voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda. The new stage, Einstedt Archipelago, is also drawn from Relink.
The Nintendo Switch 2 version includes all 40 characters from the base game and all previously released DLC, including Id and the NieR: Automata collaboration character 2B. It supports local wireless multiplayer between Switch 2 consoles. The version includes the full story mode and Digital Figure Mode.
Save data linkage with Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok, releasing July 9 on PC, PS4, PS5, and Switch 2, will grant Id's weapon skin and the lobby avatar "Lyria (Savior of the World)" in Versus: Rising. The linkage is scheduled to go live on September 17.
Versus: Rising is developed by Arc System Works and published by Cygames. The game is currently available on PC, PS4, and PS5, where it launched in December 2023. It features rollback netcode for online play and cross-play between PlayStation and Steam.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.