Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s next-gen upgrade will release on June 10, 2025.Dragon Ballvideo game fans have had a lot to enjoy in 2022 thanks to continued support for past titles in the franchise and new releases. Despite a brand newDragon Ballgame gearing up for release next week, Bandai Namco has now revealed the release date ofDragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s anticipated PS5 and Xbox Series X/S release.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s next-generation upgrade was announced last month during Tokyo Game Show alongside news that developer CyberConnect2 will be continuing support for the game into 2023 with the release ofDLC inspired byBardock: The Father of Gokuand a full second season pass with two more unannounced DLC packs to release later in the year. The next-generation upgrade will arrive first, however, as it is planned to release on January 13th for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and will include visual upgrades and 60 frames-per-second performance. The next-gen versions will be available as free upgrades for owners ofDragon Ball Z: Kakaroton PS4 and Xbox One.
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Despite releasing the game all the way back in January 2020, Bandai Namco and CyberConnect2 have continued to supportDragon Ball Z: Kakarotwith multiple DLC packs based off films such asDragon Ball Z: Battle of GodsandResurrection F, and even included a story inspired by the TV specialThe History of Trunks. The newly announcedBardockDLC will be the first in the game’s second batch of DLC, which is expected to adapt more films and other media set either before or after the main events of theDragon Ball Zmanga. This season pass could also adapt parts ofDragon Ball Super, the originalDragon Ballmanga, or even the non-canonicalDragon Ball GT.
Outside ofDragon Ball Z: Kakarot, theDragon Ballvideo game franchise is currently seeing major success with the upcoming release ofDragon Ball: The Breakers, andmajor updates forDragon Ball Xenoverse 2andDragon Ball FighterZcurrently in development, including a rollback multiplayer update for the latter title. With this in mind, it might not yet be time to expect sequels for these titles, as Bandai Namco continues to experiment with the franchise with games likeDragon Ball: The Breakers.
Interestingly, this release date forDragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s next-gen upgrade lands onthe same date as the release ofOne Piece Odyssey, another Shonen Jump manga video game adaptation from Bandai Namco Entertainment. It’s safe to say that anime fans will have a lot to look forward to on January 13th, 2023.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotis available now on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions will launch on January 13th 2023.
