For more than two decades now, Tekken has remained one of the most prolific fighting games in the industry, And with the game’s latest entry, Tekken 7, shipping back in 2017, it is certainly due for a new installment. During the recent PlayStation State of Play this Tuesday, Bandai Namco revealed Tekken 8 is in development.
Even more, the newest installment will be exclusive to next-generation PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S alongside PC, of course. You can watch the announcement trailer in the video below:
“This trailer was actually taken directly from a certain part in the current work-in-progress Tekken 8’s story mode, played on PlayStation 5. In other words, all the character models, backgrounds, and effects are the same ones that are used in-game. Although this was captured from the story mode, it is not a pre-rendered movie made for the trailer but rather real-time rendered footage, running at 60 frames per second, similar to how you would experience the game in versus battle modes.”
Bandai Namco Studio Executive Producer and Director Katsuhiro Harada continues, “In the trailer, you can see this level of quality in the newly created playable character models that completely sets itself apart from the current Tekken 7, and in little details like how water droplets run down the character’s skin. This is not footage created solely for trailer purposes, but an actual real-time rendering of what is happening on the game screen.
“Also, if you pay attention to the background during the battle, you can see dynamic waves and tornadoes, a huge tanker gradually breaking apart, storm rendering so realistic that you can feel the wind pressure, the density of the rain.” He adds, “These are all battle stage effects to be used in this title. We are of course working hard to enhance the quality even further. In the latest version of the work-in-progress build, the quality is dynamically improving each day, with the giant tanker moving closer to the shore in the background and large flames flare up near where the character is standing.”
Are you excited for the next Tekken game?
Tekken 8 is listed for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Source: PlayStation Blog
