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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is scheduled for release in 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, with no exact date announced. A Tokyo Game Show 2026 hands-on in September found the combat and presentation unchanged from Xenoverse 2 on PS4.
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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 has drifted through a decade of teases to a concrete release: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in 2027, with no exact date set. Bandai Namco Entertainment and Toei Animation announced the joint project in January, and the game has been in development for roughly six to seven years, first surfaced under the codename "Age 1000." Dimps is developing. The setting is AGE 1000, a future era of the Dragon Ball world with characters designed by Akira Toriyama, who also contributed to world-building and character design.
The June 23 trailer, "Welcome to West City," introduced the core cast: Brett (voiced by Hiro Shimono), an aspiring hero who calls himself the protagonist's senior and rival; Tap (Mariya Ise), a prodigy who entered university early; ROM (Yuina), an idol pursuing her entertainment career; and Lilica (Hina Yomiya), a classmate of the player-created hero. The story follows a protagonist who arrives in the timeline with no memory. Bulma keeps her youthful appearance and Gamma 1 wears a new outfit marked with "1000." A summoning gauge lets players call on the souls of Trunks, Vegeta, and Piccolo.
The September 3 State of Play trailer, "Fight Your Own Way," confirmed character creation with six playable races: Earthling, Saiyan, Namekian, Frieza Race, Majin, and Android. Players inherit techniques from Super Fighters and pick a fighting style based on the moves of 130 heroes. The same broadcast showed combat footage, including the special move Crusher Ball and an effect that displays the user of a move, with Jeice shown.
That is what is settled. The September 18 Tokyo Game Show 2026 hands-on was not: the demo ran a custom character through a quest from Gamma against weak enemies, then Broly with three CPU allies, letting players summon Vegeta and Trunks for temporary transformations. Broly powered up, turned invincible, and fired energy balls that required distance or terrain cover. The controls were called clunky, the environments bland, and the graphics no better than the PS4 entry.
Key facts
- Release window
- Planned for 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, with no exact date announced. ↗
- Developer
- Dimps is developing the game. ↗
- Setting
- AGE 1000, a future era of the Dragon Ball world peopled by characters Akira Toriyama designed. ↗
- Character creation
- Six playable races: Earthling, Saiyan, Namekian, Frieza Race, Majin, and Android. ↗
- Cast and voice actors
- Brett (Hiro Shimono), Tap (Mariya Ise), ROM (Yuina), and Lilica (Hina Yomiya), with Bulma and Gamma 1. ↗
- Summoning gauge
- Players fill a gauge to summon the soul of legendary fighters such as Trunks, Vegeta, and Piccolo. ↗
- Character creation techniques
- Fighters inherit techniques from Super Fighters and pick a fighting style based on the moves of 130 heroes. ↗
- Tokyo Game Show 2026 hands-on
- A demo ran a custom character through a Gamma quest against weak enemies, then Broly with three CPU allies; the player found the controls clunky, the environments bland, and the graphics no better than Xenoverse 2 on PS4. ↗
- Development history
- The project was teased under the codename "Age 1000," has been in development about six to seven years, and was announced as a joint project by Bandai Namco Entertainment and Toei Animation in January. ↗
- Trailer venue
- The new trailer "Fight Your Own Way" and combat footage were shown during Sony's State of Play livestream on September 3. ↗
Timeline
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Facts
- Release
- game · 2027 · 2026-09-03
- Release
- game · 2027 · worldwide · 2026-06-23
- Announced
- release in 2027 (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-09-18
- Announced
- playable demo at Tokyo Game Show 2026 (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-08-05
- Noted
- The inclusion of an Android race marks the first new playable race option for the Xenoverse series · 2026-09-03
- Noted
- Dimps is developing the game. · 2026-09-03
- Noted
- Bandai Namco Entertainment showed new footage of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 during Sony Interactive Entertainment's State of Play broadcast on September 3. · 2026-09-03
- Licensed by
- PlayStation 5 (worldwide) · 2026-06-23
- Licensed by
- Xbox Series X|S (worldwide) · 2026-06-23
- Licensed by
- PC (worldwide) · 2026-06-23
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- Confirmed release in 2027 1d ago · source
- Confirmed platform: PC; region: worldwide Sep 10 · source
- Confirmed region: worldwide; platform: Xbox Series X|S Sep 10 · source
- Confirmed platform: PlayStation 5; region: worldwide Sep 10 · source
- Confirmed game 2027 worldwide Sep 10 · source
All coverage
3d ago
A Tokyo Game Show 2026 hands-on session with Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 left the player unimpressed. The demo sent a custom character through a quest from Gamma, first against weak enemies and then against Broly with three CPU allies. Summoning Vegeta and Trunks allowed temporary transformations. Broly powered up, turned invincible, and fired energy balls that required distance or terrain cover. The piece calls the controls clunky, the environments bland, and the graphics no better than Xenoverse 2 on PS4.
Sep 3
Bandai Namco Entertainment released a new trailer for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 during Sony's State of Play livestream on September 3. The video, titled "Fight Your Own Way," introduces the game's character creation system and confirms a new Android race among six playable options: Earthling, Saiyan, Namekian, Frieza Race, Majin, and Android. Players will customize a fighter's appearance, inherit techniques from Super Fighters, and choose a fighting style based on the moves of 130 heroes. The game is set in AGE 1000, where a mysterious hero arrives with no memory and meets a new generation of heroes who are university students in West City. The cast includes original characters Brett, Lilica, ROM, and Tap, alongside franchise figures like Bulma and Gamma 1. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is planned for release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in 2027. The project was first teased under the codename "Age 1000" and has been in development for about six to seven years. Bandai Namco announced the joint project with Toei Animation in January.
Sep 3
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.
Aug 5
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on August 5 that it will exhibit five titles at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21. The main booth in Hall 5 will feature playable demos for 'ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE', 'Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3', 'One Piece: Sea of Delights Restaurant', and 'Bleach Mirrors High'. 'Tales of Eternia Remaster' will be present but only with a reservation campaign, no demo. 'ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE' is scheduled for release on October 2, 2026, for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. It is the first in the series to feature a first-person perspective in its drama parts, and this will be its first exhibition at a domestic game event. Public days from September 19 to 21 will require a numbered ticket for the demo, distributed at the booth. Demo participants receive an original sticker. The Family Game Park at TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall will offer demos of 'Once Upon a Katamari' and 'Tamagotchi Petit Petit Store: Welcome! Nintendo Switch 2 Edition'. The ASOBI STORE satellite booth in Hall 11 will sell advance merchandise for 'Ace Combat 8', the 'Tales of' series, Katamari, Pac-Man, and Taiko no Tatsujin.
Jun 23
Bandai Namco Entertainment released the first trailer for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 on June 23, 2026, offering a detailed look at the game ahead of its planned 2027 launch. The trailer, titled "Welcome to West City," introduces the game's setting of AGE 1000 and several original characters: Brett, an aspiring hero who considers himself the protagonist's senior and rival; Tap, a prodigy who entered university early; ROM, an idol pursuing her entertainment career; and Lilica, a classmate of the player-created hero. The story follows a protagonist who arrives in the futuristic timeline with no memory and becomes involved with a new generation of student heroes in West City. Voice actors include Hiro Shimono as Brett, Mariya Ise as Tap, Yuina as ROM, and Hina Yomiya as Lilica. The trailer also shows Bulma retaining her youthful appearance and Gamma 1 wearing a new outfit marked with "1000." A gameplay mechanic lets players fill a gauge to summon the soul of legendary Dragon Ball characters like Trunks, Vegeta, and Piccolo. The project was teased earlier as "Age 1000" and has been in development for about six to seven years. Akira Toriyama contributed to world-building and character design. The game will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.