Summary
Nintendo and Monolith Soft have revealed a lengthy new trailer forXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editionthat details the games' systems and some of its newest narrative additions. An enhanced rerelease of the 2015 original,Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editionwill launch on the Nintendo Switch on June 29, 2025.
Known among JRPG fans as a legendary Wii U-exclusive title for nearly a decade,Xenoblade Chronicles Xis finally getting the chance to appear on other platforms, as part of the continuing wave ofWii U games ported to the Switch. Though not a direct part of theXenoblade Chroniclestrilogy,Xenoblade Chronicles Xbecame notable among fans for its more sci-fi-influenced narrative and aesthetic, harkening back to other Monolith Soft-developed titles like theXenosagatrilogy and before it,Xenogears.
WhenXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editionlaunches on the Switchon July 18, 2025, players will finally have a chance to play the game on a more popular platform, and with a few enhancements thrown in to boot. To promote the release, Nintendo released a substantial newXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editionoverview trailer, detailing the game’s systems for newcomers. The trailer also had a teaser for some of the additional story content, which seems to take place after the conclusion of the original campaign, expanding on key questions from the Wii U version.Updates to the official Japanese websiteexpanded further on the teases.
The following details contain spoilers for the main campaign of Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Trailer Details New Story Content
Narrated by the voice of Elma, one of the main companions available to accompany the protagonist, the overview trailer shows off theXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editionupgrades, which include enhanced visuals, a new playable mecha, and new playable companions like Qlurian Neilnail, and Liesel, a test pilot who was revealed in a Nintendo promotional post to be involved with the development of the new Skell model, Hraesvelg. Additional story details posted on the official Japanese website forXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editionrefer to a mysterious incident in which huge swathes of Mira seemingly disappear into an unknown void. A new enemy faction known as the Ghosts emerges from the voids, attacking the members of BLADE.
Roughly translated from Japanese, the description reads:
“Following the climactic battle within the Lifehold Core, an unknown “Vanishing Event” occurs all over Mira. It takes the form of an expanding void that swallows everything, even light. What’s more, a new enemy, the ‘Ghosts’ emerges from the void, attacking the BLADE members. With the protagonist and company in desperation, a Skell descends: Areas, the machine that defended the White Whale from the enemy as it crashed on Mira. Thought missing along with its pilot, Ares joins the group to face down the new threat. Between the Vanishing Event, the Ghosts, the Ganglion remains, and a floating continent hovering above Mira, BLADE must work to once again secure humanity’s safety in an unknown new land.”
The website updates also reveal that the Ares has returned to action. In the prologue of theXenoblade Chronicles Xmain plot, Ares was a Skell that helped defend the White Whale colony ship from an alien assault, safeguarding the colonists as the ship crash-landed onto the surface of Mira. Players and their companions will be tackling the disappearances, the return of the Ares, the attack of the Ghosts, and even the remnants of the Ganglion antagonist faction, during the added story campaign, which takes place on a new floating continent.
WithXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editionjust weeks away, Nintendo is ramping up its promotional efforts. Fans and newcomers will have much to look forward to as they await the game’s release.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
WHERE TO PLAY
Rebuild humanity on the mysterious planet Mira in this action RPG.
The year is 2054. Earth has been destroyed by an intergalactic war between two alien races, and humanity is on the brink of annihilation. A small number of survivors, aboard the USS White Whale, crash land on the vast and untamed planet Mira—and now it falls to you, as a member of BLADE, to help bring humanity back from the edge of extinction…with the aid of powerful giant robots called Skells!Choose from a huge variety of special attacks, skills, and classes in a combat system that’s as deep as you want it to be. Once you’ve proven yourself to BLADE, you’ll earn the right to pilot and personalize your very own Skell—a powerful machine that can fly, transform into a vehicle for fast overland travel, and wield immense strength in combat with customizable weapons and armor.As you go about the reconstruction effort, getting to know the people of New Los Angeles (NLA), you’ll build affinity with your party members and unlock quests for gear and other rewards. Join your choice of military organization within BLADE to take on even more missions—or even team up with up to 32 players from near and far online* in Squad Tasks, Online Missions, and extra-challenging Global Nemesis Battles!
