GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP: DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3 FINALLY CONFIRMED
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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Gets Official
Bandai Namco finally confirmed what fans have been begging for. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S in 2027. The announcement trailer showed up alongside news of another Dragon Ball project featuring Beerus and a revamped Frieza resurrection storyline.
The Take: About time. Xenoverse 2 has been milked dry with DLC for years. The custom character system and time-traveling storylines were solid, but the netcode was trash and the balance was questionable. Hopefully three years of development time means they're fixing the fundamentals instead of just adding more hair colors.
Lost Dark Souls Content Surfaces After 12 Years
A modder dug into Dark Souls II and discovered an abandoned sewer level that was supposed to connect to The Gutter area. The cut content shows FromSoftware originally planned something much more ambitious for that notorious poison swamp section.
The Take: Classic FromSoftware. They always bite off more than they can chew, then cut the interesting stuff to hit deadlines. The Gutter was already a pain to navigate, so maybe leaving the sewers on the cutting room floor was the right call. Still cool to see what could have been.
Meta's AI Spending Hurts Quest Pricing
Meta's massive AI investments are driving up production costs for their VR headsets. The company is pouring billions into AI development, and that spending is making Quest devices more expensive to manufacture and sell.
The Take: This is exactly backward. VR needs to get cheaper, not more expensive. The Quest 2 hit the sweet spot at $299, but if Meta keeps inflating prices to fund their AI fantasies, they're going to price themselves out of mainstream adoption. Nobody asked for ChatGPT in their headset.
Metro 2039 Development Hit by War
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has significantly impacted development of Metro 2039. The team at 4A Games has faced major challenges getting the sequel completed, with the war affecting both the development process and the game's storyline.
The Take: The Metro series has always been about survival in a hostile world, so real-world conflict hitting the developers adds another layer of weight to the project. 4A Games consistently delivers quality, but this explains why we haven't heard much about Metro 2039 lately. Hope the team stays safe and can finish what they started.
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