Bandai Namco’s latest in the popular fighter series sees the Mishima clan’s 20-year feud come to an end
Anyone following the recent Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy saga may be sceptical when developers now use the term Definitive Edition but the latest version of Tekken 7 promises to be that very thing. The announcement from Bandai Namco this week to release two new skews of the popular fighter seems to indicate that they have reached the end of the road for supporting the game with additional content.
The Originals Edition will feature the full game and 12 DLC characters along with the new Frame Rate Data Feature and is the cheaper of the two skews (£74.99/$89.99 USD). However, the Definitive Edition includes all four previously released season pass content and will retail on Playstation, Xbox and PC stores for a hefty £94.99 ($109.99 USD).
Given its initial release in arcades was in 2015 before the first console versions arrived in 2017, Bandai Namco have taken the unusual step to release the game at an undiscounted price despite the age of the base game which has drawn some criticism from game industry publications. In comparison Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate retails at £49.99/$59.99 USD in most digital stores (ignoring any sales discounts).
It also means that if you purchased the Tekken 7 Ultimate Edition two years ago which included the base game and first couple season passes, you will need to purchase the extra individual season pass content separately as coughing up for the new bundles will mean paying twice for those first two seasons.
Regardless of pricing structure woes, Bandai Namco have reported tremendous sales of the game over its – ignoring arcade versions – four years with latest figures released earlier this month showing over eight million copies sold worldwide, making it one of the series’ most successful entries (with Tekken 3 still to beat at 8.3 million).
The Definitive Edition announcement is unlikely to impact hardcore Tekken fans that will have probably purchased the majority of the content already but for gamers curious to jump in, it may prove a tantalising Christmas purchase despite the high price point.
