Bandai Namco has released a steady string of new trailers for Tekken 8 in recent weeks, with several characters having been confirmed for its launch roster. Meanwhile, game director and series producer Katsuhiro Harada has also recently been fielding questions from fans on Twitter to reveal more details on the upcoming fighter.
Two crucial details that fans will be happy to hear about are that Tekken 8 will use rollback netcode, and that it will feature full cross-platform multiplayer at launch. Harada says the reason these features weren’t previously announced by Bandai Namco in an official capacity is that they’re considered the norm in fighters in today’s day and age, so making big announcements for them didn’t make sense.
Harada has also said that Tekken 8 will launch with “a lot more” characters than Capcom. Assuming he’s referring to the upcoming Street Fighter 6, that would mean Tekken 8 will have more than 18 characters at launch, which is how many Capcom’s upcoming fighter is confirmed to be launching with.
Tekken 8 is in development for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. It doesn’t yet have a release date, but Bandai Namco has said it’ll release sometime before April next year.
already installed it, and it already has what you want. The reason WHY we don't make big announcements like cross-play is Cuz even if we make big announcements, people like you will only say things like, "waaaa! That's normal in this day and age."
So shut up & sit the hell down. https://t.co/ZA1ZKMV9gC— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) April 9, 2023
Crossplay? Of course I will.
BTW
When the previous generation consoles were released, I had already proposed crossplay between the two platformers. However, at that time, they were at odds with each other over their mutual interests (and P2P security issue) & repeatedly refused. https://t.co/I8b38YfePh— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) April 9, 2023
I think it's a lot more than Capcom-san.
Of course, character modeling, rigging, and costume design are all new assets, so it's hard work.
That's why we're trying to increase the number of launches. https://t.co/d4BOZYxRBM— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) April 9, 2023
