Grab your Time Patrol badge and warm up those Kamehamehas, folks - it's officially happening. According to Siliconera, the mysterious "Project Age 1000" that had the Dragon Ball community doing their best Vegeta impression (read: screaming into the void) has been confirmed as Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3.
The third installment is locked in for a 2026 release, meaning your calendar is about to get a big, golden-haired power spike next year. If you've been grinding Xenoverse 2 since 2016 like the dedicated Super Saiyan you are, consider this your long-overdue level-up notification.
One last dance for Xenoverse 2
Before we all rage-quit the current timeline, Bandai Namco isn't abandoning Xenoverse 2 cold turkey. Also per Siliconera, the game is set to receive one final DLC pack later in 2026 - basically the developers throwing a farewell party before shutting off the lights in the Conton City Time Nest.
It's a bittersweet final respawn for a game that's been running on more DLC life support than a shonen protagonist in a tournament arc. Xenoverse 2 launched almost a decade ago and has somehow kept getting content updates, which in gaming years basically makes it a legendary fossil.
Why this matters for Z-Warriors everywhere
The Xenoverse series has been one of the few Dragon Ball games that let players actually live out their fanfic fantasies - creating a custom character, slapping on a ridiculous hairstyle, and proceeding to get absolutely bodied by Frieza in online matches. Xenoverse 3 carries some serious expectations on its power-pole.
With Dragon Ball Sparking Zero having recently reminded everyone that Budokai Tenkaichi-style gameplay still absolutely slaps, the pressure is on for Xenoverse 3 to justify its existence beyond "it has character creation." The franchise is at max power level right now, so the timing couldn't be better for a new entry to either save or destroy the timeline.
Details beyond the confirmation are still sparse - think of it as a Scouter reading that simply says "it's over 9000" with no further context. We'll be keeping our eyes on any new transmissions from Bandai Namco as the hype meter charges up toward 2026.
