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One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 Game's Trailers Reveal Switch 2 Edition for Fall
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Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during the Nintendo Direct stream on Friday that its One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 game will get a Nintendo Switch 2 version in fall.
The company also streamed a longer "Next Gen Update" trailer, previewing the enhanced graphics and higher count of on-screen enemies for the upcoming PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2 versions.
The game will get releases on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. There will be free upgrades available for players who own the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One version, respectively.
The game had held a survey earlier this year for fans to vote on three DLC characters from a list of 23 characters to be new DLC characters for the game. The winning characters are Eneru, King, and Z. Character Pack 8 with the characters will launch in the game in early 2026.
The game's Character Pack 7 will include CP0 Rob Lucci and two as-yet unrevealed characters, as well as character costumes. Character Pack 7 will launch in the game this fall.
The game's Character Pass 3 was released on August 11. The Character Pass adds Shanks' "Divine Departure" move as a bonus.
The game has sold over 4 million units worldwide.
Playable characters in the game include: Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, Sanji, Nami, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brook, Crocodile, Ace, Boa Hancock, Jinbe, Buggy, Dracule Mihawk, Emporio Ivankov, Rob Lucci, Trafalgar Law, Smoker, Tashigi, Sabo, Bartolomeo, Cavendish, Katakuri, Carrot, Vinsmoke Reiju, Vinsmoke Ichiji, Vinsmoke Niji, Vinsmoke Yonji, Marco, Whitebeard, Eustass Kid, Basil Hawkins, Capone Bege, Big Mom, Kaido, Akainu (Sakazuki), Kizaru (Borsalino), Aokiji (Kuzan), Issho (Fujitora), Shanks, Doflamingo, and Blackbeard. The game has an original story that takes place in the Land of Wano.
The game's "Character Pack 1" DLC launched in July 2020 with three characters: Charlotte Smoothie, Charlotte Cracker, and Vinsmoke Judge. The game's "Character Pack 2" DLC includes X Drake, Killer, and Urouge, and launched in September 2020. "Character Pack 3" came out in December 2020 and includes Kozuki Oden, Kin'emon, and Okiku. The game's "Character Pack 4" launched in September 2023 and includes Kaido, Yamato, and Onigashima Battle Luffy. The game's "Character Pack 5" launched in January 2024 and includes Uta, Shanks, and Coby (or Koby). "Character Pack 6" launched in March 2024 and includes Roger, Rayleigh, and Garp.
Namco Bandai Games released the first One Piece Pirate Warriors game in Japan on PlayStation 3 and later in Europe and America in 2012. The second game shipped in Japan for PS3 and PlayStation Vita, and in Europe and North America for PS3 in 2013. Bandai Namco Entertainment released One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 for PS4, PS3, PS Vita, and on PC via Steam in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australasia in August 2015. The game shipped in Japan in March 2015 for PS3, PS4, and PS Vita. The game launched on Switch in Japan in December 2017.
Sources: Nintendo Direct, email correspondence
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