NanaMiku
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Looks like they will be celebrating the 30th anniversary with a lot of things. They also launching new vlog too
New controller
ACE COMBAT ゲーミングコントローラーPRO（PC用）｜タイプツー
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Ace Combat 30th Anniversary Memorial Video
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Looks like they will be celebrating the 30th anniversary with a lot of things. They also launching new vlog too
New controller
RetroGamingUK
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They've had 6 years to make a sequel, yet we've not even had an announcement trailer yet.
NanaMiku
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They basically made a new studio after AC7 and no staff. They already confirmed working on the next game, but still have nothing when they announced it
RetroGamingUK
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Any idea as to the reason?
NanaMiku
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What do you mean? Basically because of AC7 success, They made a new studio called Bandai Namco Aces. It's a joint venture between Bamco and ILCA (Ace Combat ex-staff). The new studio the recruiting staff to build the next Ace Combat. The new studio was founded in 2022.
New Ace Combat game in development with ILCA
A new Ace Combat game is in joint production between Bandai Namco and ILCA, the companies announced during the Ace Combat 25th anniversary retrospective program.
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RetroGamingUK
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What do you mean? Basically because of AC7 success, They made a new studio called Bandai Namco Aces. It's a joint venture between Bamco and ILCA (Ace Combat ex-staff). The new studio the recruiting staff to build the next Ace Combat. The new studio was founded in 2022.
New Ace Combat game in development with ILCA
A new Ace Combat game is in joint production between Bandai Namco and ILCA, the companies announced during the Ace Combat 25th anniversary retrospective program.
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The "no staff" part made me think that Project Aces had completely disbanded, which would make no sense as AC7 is by fair the most successful game in the series.
Perrott
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No staff? Then where did all the people who worked on Ace Combat 7 go? They already had built a team from scratch, a revival of Project Aces, with the goal of developing that last game, following the series hitting rock-bottom after the launch of Assault Horizon and Infinity late into the X360 and PS3 generation.
On a separate note, I find it weird that they have released an Ace Combat-themed Switch Pro controller as part of this anniversary, given that this franchise is synonymous with the PlayStation brand - where it also plays best, given the VR support of the ecosystem. These maniacs better not be thinking about making Ace Combat 8 a Switch 2 exclusive.
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Hudo
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they were probably assigned to other projects.
RetroGamingUK
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If it's a new Ridge Racer game that captures the vibe of Type 4 then all will be forgiven.
Hudo
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I like the way you think.
Jinzo Prime
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Looks like they will be celebrating the 30th anniversary with a lot of things. They also launching new vlog too
New controller
ACE COMBAT ゲーミングコントローラーPRO（PC用）｜タイプツー
www.type2.co.jp
Looking at the details of the controller... is it a rebranded 8-Bitdo Ultimate 2? Hall effect sticks, trigger stops, back button, 2.4 wireless dongle it's all there. Could also be a Flydigi rebrand.
NanaMiku
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IIRC Bamco Singapore developed most of AC7.
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Bandai Namco's Summer Showcase is this week.
I have a feeling we might see AC8 then.
Branded
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I believe. This was just the appetizer to get us hyped up.
Hudo
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I didn't know that. That's actually surprising.
LavitzSlambert
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I just bought AC7 on Steam so I can try out my PSVR2 with UEVR, it would be awesome if AC8 got announced on Wednesday.
RetroGamingUK
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Is this getting a rerelease?
I'd love a rerelease of Japanese Ace Conbat 3 with English tranlation
NanaMiku
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Hopefully some day. They release memorial videos each day for each game. Each video ended with a keyword that you gather for giveaway campaign on Twitter (Japan only)