The upcoming installment of the BlazBlue franchise, Cross Tag Battle, finally has a price for its U.S. version and DLC characters. According to an Arc System Works press release, here is the breakdown of the U.S. pricing for Cross Tag Battle including the various DLC bundles and packs.
Retail price for physical and digital: $49.99
Individual DLC packs (there are six): $4.99
Complete DLC bundle: $19.99
Deluxe Digital Edition (the game with all the DLC): $69.99
The first DLC pack, which includes Platinum, Orie, and Kanji, is free for everyone at launch.
Per earlier confirmation, Blake Belladona and Yang Xiao Long will be free to download.
The press release also detailed the language options in BlazBlue: Cross Tag BattleCross Tag Battle will have a full English track and dual audio options available. Fans of the RWBY series will get to hear original voice actors in the game while the rest of the cast will also have English voices.
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle ’s DLC distribution plans were criticized when they were revealed back in January. At the conclusion of the BlazBlue: Central Fiction tournament, the release date for Cross Tag Battle was revealed along with the inclusion of Blake Belladona and special editions of the game. However, Blake wasn’t going to be part of the base game with her RWBY teammates. In fact, the base game of Cross Tag Battle was to have 20 characters with another 20 coming in as paid DLC. Yes, half of the entire BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle roster was going to be behind paid DLC and the community was rightly annoyed.
Since the announcement, Blake and Yang were changed to be free to download. BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle will release in Japan on May 31 with the U.S. version coming June 5 for PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC.
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