Overview

• Team Cherry announced a simultaneous launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2.
• A playable demo is on the Gamescom 2025 show floor, with stations at both Nintendo and Xbox booths.
• The release-date reveal came via a short “Special Announcement” livestream posted during Gamescom coverage.
• Developers say the long timeline reflects a small team expanding a planned DLC into a larger, highly polished sequel rather than any development crisis.
• Trailers highlight Hornet’s ascent through Pharloom with new tools, over 200 enemies, and more than 40 bosses, and the team says post-launch DLC is already planned.