Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Releases New Free Update Adding Festival of Universes Event; Launch Trailer

Bandai Namco has launched a new free update for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 today, comprising the new Festival of Universes event, Cross Versus battle mode, and the additions of the Awoken Skill Ultra Instinct, alongside an avatar level cap unlock.

The Festival of Universes’ contents is quoted below:

Players choose one universe of their choice, and become a part of a team featuring all players in that universe. Participating in the event earning earns Glory Points for that universe during the event period. Once the event ends, the universe with the most Glory Points wins. Glory Points can be earned by playing almost all modes available in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. 

The capabilities of the Awoken Skill Ultra Instinct are quoted below:

Upon awakening, it consumes energy to evade an opponent’s attack automatically, and with additional input, a counterattack becomes possible. An exclusive technique power recovery skill becomes available, and the Ki Blast attack is transformed into a special one.

Check out our previous coverage for more details.

You can view the Festival of Universes trailer below:

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.

A native PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S version is planned for 2024.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 was initially launched in 2016 and still receives balance updates from developer QLOC and Dimps. Players can fight through the story of the series and travel to different battles while interacting with in-game characters across the hub world. Further, players can fight against others online, utilizing characters from across the series.

The game was confirmed to have sold over ten million units worldwide.