Aug 152025
We’ve been waiting for the Tales remaster announcement planned for this summer, and it looks like it will probably be Tales of Xillia after all.
Xillia remaster rumors have been floating around for over a year, but now the announcement was accidentally leaked by Bandai Namco themselves.
Yesterday, Bandai Namco Europe uploaded a video to premiere on August 18 with the title “Tales of Series News” and a shot from Xillia, which several fans got screenshots of before it was quickly taken down.
So it seems we’ll be getting Tales news on Monday, and it’s presumably a Xillia remaster.
Xillia was the first Tales game I ever played, and I have a soft spot for it. I don’t know if I’ll replay it, but it’s tempting, especially since there are some differences depending on whether you pick Jude or Milla’s story.
I’ve also still got my fingers crossed that it will be both Xillia games bundled together, because I never played the second game. I have it, but I’d rather play a remaster than dig out my PS3 for it.
I’m also curious about the fact that the video was titled “Tales of Series News” instead of just being an announcement trailer for the game. Is it possible that we’ll get more Tales news besides the remaster announcement? It would be nice if they revealed the next new game at the same time, or even another remaster.
What are you hoping for from the Tales announcement? Do you think Tales of Xillia and its sequel will be remastered together?
I did actually play Tales of Xillia’s sequel, I’m surprised you didn’t get around to it! Especially since you get more time with certain characters like Gaius…
But yeah, this feels like a recent enough game for me that while I think a remaster could be cool, it likely won’t be for me. I have other Tales games (like Arise) that I’d rather play first.
I know, haha. I actually have a poster of him from Xillia 2, and I still haven’t played the game.