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Final Fantasy’s Biggest Competition Officially Returns In 2026
Bandai Namco will release Tales of Eternia Remastered on 16 October 2026, bringing the 2000 PlayStation role-playing game to current consoles and PC. The release is the fourth entry in the publisher’s Tales Remaster Project and offers a chance for newer players to experience a comparatively overlooked instalment in a long-running series often seen as a rival to Final Fantasy.
Originally released outside Japan in 2001 as Tales of Destiny 2 despite not being a direct sequel, the game follows hunter Reid and the otherworldly Meredy as they become involved in a conflict between two parallel worlds. The remaster includes refreshed pixel art and anime cut-scenes, while allowing players to switch to the original visuals and sound effects; it also adds options such as faster battles, increased experience gains, adjustable encounter rates and destination markers. It will launch on Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X.
In short
- Tales of Eternia Remastered launches on 16 October 2026.
- The remaster adds optional modern convenience features.
- It will be available on consoles and PC.
Explained simply
Tales of Eternia is part of the Tales series, a long-running Japanese role-playing game franchise published by Bandai Namco. The games often tell separate stories, so players can usually start with different entries; Eternia is not a direct sequel to the earlier game it was called Tales of Destiny 2 in some regions.
The story follows Reid, a young hunter, and Meredy, a visitor from another world, as they become caught up in tensions between two parallel worlds. The series is often compared with Final Fantasy, another major role-playing game franchise, but Tales has its own characters, settings and battle style.
Eternia first appeared on PlayStation around the turn of the century and has been less widely known than some other role-playing games of its era. A remaster makes it available on newer systems, giving returning players and newcomers a way to encounter this part of the series.
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