Akatori Release-Daten

Contrast Games und Publisher Games Harbor und Esprit Games bestätigten gestaffelten Rollout für Akatori, die 2,5D-Metroidvania mit Mako und stabbundenen Vogel-Begleiter. Statt single simultaneous global drop liefert das Team PC first, Konsolen eine Woche später, Nintendo Switch 2 2027. Diese Seite konsolidiert Daten, erklärt was jede SKU enthält und verlinkt Wiki-Abschnitte zur Vorbereitung während des Wartens.

Offizielles Trailer-Footage begleitet Artikel via embedded video — watch für Monk Forest, Kohakujō-Ödland-Gates und amber-korrumpierte Architektur vor Map-Guides.

Bestätigter Launch-Kalender

Plattform	Release-Datum	Notizen
PC (Steam)	5. August 2026	Volles Akatori base game; Steam app 1442520
PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One	12. August 2026	Console SKUs eine Woche nach PC
Nintendo Switch 2	2027	Jahr bestätigt; exakter Monat TBD
Chapter One prologue	Verfügbar pre-full launch	Separate Steam app; neun Steam-Erfolge

Daten via Publisher-Ankündigungen (Gematsu etc.) aligned mit content/facts.json. Bei Slip update JSON und rerun npm run verify:facts — check Updates-Hub für Revision history.

Akatori official release trailer

Warum PC vor Konsolen

Gestaffelter PC-first Release common für mid-size action platformers:

• Patch velocity — Steam hotfixes reach players hours faster, stabilisiert Traversal und Boss tuning vor certification-heavy console patches.
• Festival marketing — PC players die Steam Next Fest 2026 sampled convert directly auf derselben Storefront.
• Review timing — Press und Creator coverage anchors oft auf PC build quality before console impressions — siehe Akatori-Review.

Eine Woche Console gap short enough spoiler-heavy streams synchronized, long enough critical PC hotfixes reduce day-one console friction.

Was an jedem Datum shipped

5. August 2026 — PC full game

Erwarte complete metroidvania arc durch Kohakujō in Amber Castle, Mines, Forest und Factory auf Amber Regions. Steam features typisch cloud saves, achievement support (list may mirror Xbox 31-goal structure), controller plus keyboard bindings.

PC players verify specs auf Plattformen & Release-Info wenn system requirements finalisieren.

12. August 2026 — PlayStation und Xbox

Console launches cover four generations: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One. Microsoft pre-release metadata references 31 planned Xbox achievements — track auf Vollspiel-Erfolge. PlayStation trophy lists likely preload week.

Cross-save zwischen PC und consoles not confirmed — buy primary hunt platform deliberately.

2027 — Nintendo Switch 2

Publisher messaging places Switch 2 in 2027 without quarter or month. Handheld players waiting für portable staff combat monitor Updates-Hub für Nintendo Direct confirmations. Switch 2 achievement support depends on Nintendo policies — assume not Xbox parity.

Chapter One prologue (Steam, pre-full game)

Chapter One bleibt smaller Steam SKU mit Prolog realms (Monk Forest, Bambus, Unterwasser focus) und neun Steam-Erfolgen auf Chapter-One-Erfolge. Ideal trying Makos staff combat before full-game price, but not full Kohakujō hub oder amber region finales.

Key pre-launch milestone — Steam Next Fest February 2026

Before August, PC players tested free demo during Steam Next Fest February 2026. Build offered roughly forty-five minutes across three biomes und informed public expectations. Demo differences vs final PC launch may include cutscene pacing, tutorial strings, achievement integration — read Steam Next Fest 2026 rather than assuming demo geometry equals gold master.

Wie Release-Timing Wiki-Guides beeinflusst

Wiki content authored against pre-release facts. Launch week:

1. Map pages (Welten & Reiche, Kohakujō) gain screenshot swaps if UI changes.
2. Achievement pages replace „planned“ language mit API names.
3. Guides hub fills mit boss strategies absent from pre-release scope.

Bookmark Guides-Hub before day one so post-launch pages appear in navigation immediately after npm run sync deploys.

Timezone und Storefront unlock

Steam releases typically unlock 10:00 Pacific on listed date unless Contrast Games specifies otherwise. Console midnight releases vary by region — localize expectations via platform account settings, not wiki UTC assumptions.

Editions und DLC

No deluxe edition oder season pass confirmed at wiki writing time. Publishers announce DLC realms oder cosmetic staff skins, dedicated update pages rather than retroactive edits here.

Was tun while waiting

• Play oder replay Chapter One für achievement cleanup.
• Study realm connections auf Maps-Hub to reduce launch-week backtracking.
• Watch embedded trailer footage für boss tell previews ohne full spoiler guides.
• Read Akatori-Review für holistic expectations about difficulty und narrative tone.

If dates change

Game delays happen. Should August 2026 windows shift, this page updates first, then content/facts.json, then dependent pages like Vollspiel-Erfolge FAQ answers referencing launch hunting start dates. Social rumors without primary sources will not be copied here.