In Xenoblade Chronicles 3, players will take the role of protagonists Noah and Mio who are embroiled amidst a battle between the hostile nations of Keeves and Agnus. Six characters who hail from these nations will set off on an epic quest. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 will have music handled by artists who contributed to the series in the past. You can watch the announcement trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 below:

Tetsuya Takahashi, executive director at Monolith Soft, had the following to say regarding the announcement in a letter to the fans of the series: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is bound to release on Nintendo Switch exclusively come September 2022. What I can tell you is that this visual was conceived quite some time ago. More precisely speaking, we came up with it sometime between the end of the development of Xenoblade Chronicles and the beginning of the development of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. So, it’s not something we recently added to the series. […] We believe the game will be enjoyable for both those who’ve played Xenoblade Chronicles or Xenoblade Chronicles 2, as well as those who will be playing a Xenoblade Chronicles game for the first time. […] Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a new adventure bringing together the worlds of Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to take players into the future. While there is still some time left before the release of the game, I hope you’ll look forward to it.

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