Today (24th Sept), the release date Nier replicant ver.1.224474487139 was revealed during the Square Enix TGS2020 live-stream!
Nier Replicant ver.1.22 is set to release in Japan and Asia on 22nd April 2021 for PS4 and XBox One, 10 years after the release of the original NieR Replicant. The game will be released on 23rd April in the West and the Steam release date is 24th April. Together with the release date, the package design for the physical copies of the game was also revealed during the live-stream. A gameplay demonstration was also revealed during the live-stream.
In addition to the release date and package designs, the live stream revealed that the game will have special box sets similar to NieR Automata’s Black Box set. The Snow White Edition will feature not only the upcoming remastered game but also the collector’s items including a special pin set, Soundtracks, Script Books for the game’s dialogues, and an original outer box. Fans of the series may recognize the pins as Grimoire Weiss, Grimoire Noir, and Grimoire Rubrum. The pins are made to scale to the original designs, which makes them “quite heavy”. The Snow White Edition is already available for pre-orders online.
▍TGS Trailer
During the live-stream, a few NieR news was also announced. First, a high-end NieR Automata collectible made in partnership with Prime 1 Studio was revealed during the live-stream. The SQUARE ENIX MASTERLINE NieR:Automata is planned for Winter 2021.
The live-stream also announced that the NieR: Theatrical Orchestra blu-ray will be on released on 18th October 2020.
And lastly, in celebration of the game’s success and Tokyo Game Show, NieR Automata’s PS4 digital version will be on sale for 50% off from now until 6th October. The pre-registration for the NieR mobile title NieR Re[in]carnation has also launched its pre-registration event. Find out more here.
▍Full Live-stream