Bandai Namco has announced that it will re-release Sword Art Online: Variant Showdown “soon.” The SAO mobile game will make its return after a long-term maintenance period that has lasted for over a year.
For the record, Bandai Namco originally launched Sword Art Online: Variant Showdown in late November 2022. However, it enacted a long-term maintenance that started on September 28, 2023, to address numerous issues that plagued the mobile game. The company initially promised to re-release Variant Showdown by ending the maintenance in Summer 2024, but it ended up taking more time than originally planned.
The re-release will come with numerous new content and improvements. The additions of Mito and Agil as new playable characters will headline the major update. Bandai Namco will also add a new Multiplayer Battle mode while employing the recurring characters’ Japanese voice actors to provide full voiceovers for the main story.
An English version of the re-release promotional video is available to watch via the official YouTube channel dedicated to the Sword Art Online game series:
Bandai Namco has also published an alternative announcement video that features direct messages and in-depth feature explanations by the SAO mobile game producer Takeuchi. An English-subtitled version of this video is also available to view right below:
Sword Art Online: Variant Showdown will be available again on Android and iOS mobile devices worldwide.
Published: Dec 12, 2024 10:00 am