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

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.

But someone didn't get the memo that it was meant to be a surprise, as last weekend, the Bandai Namco Southeast Asia account placed the trailer into a new playlist titled Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3. The playlist has since been removed, but not before it was spotted by fans online (via Wario64).

Given that Age 1000 in the series' lore is when the Dragon Ball Online MMO takes place, and the Xenoverse series takes a lot from the MMO, many assumed this could be Xenoverse 3, with the promise of more news released at Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026 this April.

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.

And, of course, there's always the chance that this is a bit of a miscommunication and Age 1000 turns out to be something completely different, so maybe hold off until April to get on the Xenoverse hype train.

If you want to catch up before Age 1000 releases, here's how to watch Dragon Ball in order.