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Lost Source Code Is Steering the Order of Bandai Namco’s ‘Tales’ Remasters

The publisher is prioritizing technically straightforward projects to accelerate output, as Tales of Xillia Remastered arrives October 31.

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Overview

  • Speaking at TGS 2025, producer Yusuke Tomizawa said teams must first track down original source code and data across past developers, often uncovering gaps that take months to analyze.
  • The release sequence is intentionally non-chronological, determined by technical readiness and expected completion time rather than original launch order.
  • Bandai Namco is developing multiple remasters in parallel under the series’ 30th-anniversary Tales Remaster Project.
  • Tales of Xillia Remastered is officially set for October 31, 2025, on Nintendo Switch.
  • The difficulties echo Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, where the original master data and source code were no longer available.