Operation Backlog Completion 2026

The Final Trails Game Will Be Announced in 2031

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Mar 112026
 

The Trails series has been going for a long time, with the most recent entry being Trails Beyond the Horizon.

But since it’s a series with an overarching story, it has to come to an end someday… and that time might finally be approaching.

This year is the 45th anniversary of Falcom, and in a recent Famitsu interview, translated by Gematsu, Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo said that for the 50th anniversary, they will announce the final entry in the Trails series.

Specifically, the plan is to announce it in 2031 and finish it in 2032. The ending of the series has been decided.

That’s left fans debating about how many games might be released between now and then and whether or not it will actually be the actual final game or just the start of the final arc.

Now, I know I’ve been making the world’s slowest progress through the Trails series, but I really want to be caught up before the series ends so I can experience waiting for a new entry along with everyone else. It sounds like I’ve got my deadline set. 5 years should be plenty of time for me to catch up… right?

How do you feel about the end of the Trails series being on the horizon? Do you think the 50th anniversary announcement will really be the final game in the saga?

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Collector’s Edition Announced, But…

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Feb 252026
 

I might have only played the Trails in the Sky games so far, but I’m excited to get deeper into the Trails series, and I keep buying the special editions.

(Here’s hoping I catch up before the series ends so I’ll eventually buy a limited edition that won’t sit for ages.)

In fact, I’m still waiting for my Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Collector’s Edition contents to arrive from Limited Run Games… and now a Collector’s Edition for the upcoming Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter has been announced.

Unlike the previous one, this one is being sold through Panax Store instead of Limited Run Games… and it costs $274.99?? ($279.99 for the Switch 2 version.)

This “Golden Wings Edition” includes the game, a model diorama of the Glorious and Arseille, a steelbook case, an artbook, a mini soundtrack CD, a Collector’s Box, and a digital season pass for cosmetic DLC.

That’s a good Collector’s Edition, but I don’t think it’s worth $275 for me, personally. I assume the diorama is what’s pushing the price up so much, and while it’s nice, I don’t want it that badly. I’m also not familiar with Panax Store, which makes me a little less likely to buy it, too. (Although really, at $275, I’d probably pass even if it was at a store I buy from all the time.)

I’d like to get a special edition of some kind, so I hope they’ll have other options. Maybe there will at least be a separate steelbook option, or a smaller limited edition without the diorama.

What do you think of the Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Collector’s Edition?

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Confirmed for Fall 2026

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Dec 192025
 

A remake of Trails in the the Sky SC was pretty much confirmed already due to a teaser included at the end of the first game’s remake, but now it’s been officially announced.

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter will launch for PS5, Switch, Switch 2, and PC in Fall 2026, once again as a worldwide release.

The trailer actually starts with a spoiler warning, so it’s nice to see them taking into account that it will spoil the first game for people who haven’t played it. In fact, so does the art revealed at the end with the release window, which is why I’ve used an awkward cropped version in this post.

It also spoils one character’s role in 2nd Chapter itself, so keep that in mind, too. I wouldn’t actually recommend that new fans watch the trailer.

(For those of you who already saw the teaser at the end of the remake, this is the same trailer, just with a title and release window at the end.)

Since the next new game in the series hasn’t been announced yet, some fans are concerned that it might be even farther off than we thought.

This comes from a shareholder presentation in which Falcom also revealed much-less-welcome news: that they are “cautiously” proceeding with the use of generative AI. They specifically referenced using it to brainstorm scenarios.

For me, that’s one of the last things I want to hear about a developer that makes story-driven games like Trails especially, so I hope they change their minds.

This is also right on the heels of the controversy over Larian Studios and Sandfall Interactive talking about their use of AI, so it’s quite a time out there right now.

Anyway, how do you feel about the Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter remake? A demo of the upcoming Trails Beyond the Horizon is also now available.

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