Guilty Gear Strive on PS4, PS5, and Steam is set to finally release this week from Arc System Works and Bandai Namco Entertainment worldwide. The second Guilty Gear Strive open beta also just took place for PS4 and PS5 platforms giving players access to the full base roster and the English dub. Check out my impressions of the previous Guilty Gear Strive open beta on both PS5 and PS4 Pro here. Today, Arc System Works had an early access stream for Guilty Gear Strive showing the opening movie, story trailer, DLC roadmap, and more. Watch the Guilty Gear Strive opening movie below:
Guilty Gear Strive DLC roadmap for season 1 characters and stages
The Guilty Gear Strive DLC roadmap includes free updates, paid DLC, and more.
July 2021: Additional character 1 (new playable character)
August 2021: Additional character 2 (playable character from past games)
After Fall 2021: Additional characters 3,4, and 5, two additional battle stages, another story.
Another story will only be included in the Season Pass and not sold separately.
Guilty Gear Strive free update plans
Periodic additions after release for Guilty Gear Strive include:
- Combo Maker
- Additional customization features for player match rooms
- Digital Figure Mode
Watch the Guilty Gear Strive launch trailer with new story details below:
Guilty Gear Strive base roster
The Guilty Gear Strive base roster includes 15 playable characters. This includes
- Sol Badguy
- Ky Kiske
- May
- Axl Low
- Faust
- Chipp Zanuff
- Potemkin
- Millia Rage
- Zato-1
- Ramlethal Valentine
- Leo Whitefang
- Nagoriyuki
- Giovanna
- Anji Mito
- I-No
Guilty Gear Strive Season Pass 1 contents and price
Guilty Gear Strive Season Pass 1 includes five playable characters, five additional character colours, two stages, and additional story content. The pass will be priced at $29.99 on release.
Guilty Gear Strive releases on June 11, 2021 for PS5, PS4, and Steam.