Bandai Namco may have accidentally confirmed its mysterious new Dragon Ball game was actually Xenoverse 3 all along as it namedrops the sequel in a YouTube playlist

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Age 1000 is what many guessed it was apparently

Dragon Ball Age 1000 protagonist rushing toward the screen
(Image credit: Bandai Namco | Toei | Bird Studio)

Dragon Ball Age 1000's debut trailer was posted in a playlist called Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 by Bandai Namco Southeast Asia, pre-emptively spoiling the not-so-surprising surprise.

Last month at Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri – the series' 40th anniversary event – it was revealed that series creator Akira Toriyama, who passed away in 2024, had created a new character for an upcoming game, which was revealed as "Dragon Ball New Game Project Age 1000." However, its true identity has seemingly been revealed a bit earlier than expected.

Given that Xenoverse 2 was still doing well enough to be getting DLC as late as last October – nine years after it launched – it's not shocking the game would eventually receive a follow-up, although it's a bit weird to not just outright announce it.

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