Superweapons will now take damage outside of target boxes, and a destroyed enemy can hurtle into other nearby ships for a chain reaction.
The release date was announced through a brand new trailer that dives deeper into the main story of Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve.
The latest title in Bandai Namco's flight combat franchise was already announced for release in 2026 on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC.
While previous games have always been in third-person, the upcoming sequel lets players "freely change that perspective."
References for the 2006 PS2 title were spotted on the upcoming sequel's SteamDB page alongside those indicating an online component.
The latest sales milestone also happens to coincide with the 7th anniversary of the game. There are also commemorative wallpapers.
The engine, according to director Kazutoki Kono and producer Manabu Shimomoto, will work in tandem with Unreal Engine 5 for development.
As we prepare to leap into Ace Combat's future, here, we take a look at its storied past.
Bandai Namco has confirmed that the next Ace Combat game, recently confirmed to be in development, is using Unreal Engine 5.
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76 percent of sales for the combat flight game came from the PlayStation 4 version.
Bandai Namco's highly-esteemed franchise returns for another exhilarating adventure in the skies.
Producer Kazutoki Kono says there was no opportunity to include the experimental aircraft.
Critical path playtime will be more than ten hours.
Available on Xbox One and PS4 for $89.99.
