What do we know about XCOM 3?

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[baroncalamityplus]

A significant number of people who worked on the Firaxis Xcom titles left and formed a company called Bit Reactor. They are working on an untitled Star Wars game for EA that is basically Xcom in the Star Wars universe. That might be why Xcom 3 isn't in full production currently.

[KingOfMadCows]

Before Chimera Squad, I was also expecting XCom 3 to be a reimagining of Terror From the Deep. But after Chimera, I think they might be going in a new direction. Chimera showed that aliens are integrating into earth society. So I'm wonder if XCom 3 will be about earth going to the planets conquered by the Ethereals and liberating them. With each planet you liberate, you gain access to more and more alien squad mates.

[dextrian]

I would love to hear a trailer like
"It has been 8 years, we have been through a lot... A war, a pandemic, a crises os identity... And now... They return... But we were here, we were watching... And we are ready " and them they cut to a big XCOM 3 Logo...

[labmonkeyplays]

Thank you for reminding me to re-install X-Com 2. Every few months i check the newest mods like a kid in a candy store.

[Ipsissimus]

I want a revamp with less cartoony graphics and more atmospheric alien horror

[bruhder]

I know it's asking for a lot but I really hope they look into the free aim system from Phoenix point and expand on that. That concept has great potential ranging from targeting specific body parts to disable or incapacitate someone to some real big brain plays like shooting a billboard's pillars to bring it down and hit the enemy.

[basileusgaming]

I hope they shift the tones now that the aliens are kicked out and earth now has the upper hand. Maybe a total war, gloves off sort of thing with larger squads and more high profile weaponry

[HillHomeGaming]

As shown from XCOM: Enemy Within DLC missions, XCOM 2: WOTC & XCOM 2 DLC (both the prior to WOTC ones AND Legacy Pack) and Chimera Squad AND Midnight Suns... Jake Solomon, Garth DeAngelis & Firaxis SEEM to desire to be a story teller in the gaming space. Yes the tactical combat is there. Yes permanent death is there. But they want to tell you a pre-determined story instead of allowing the story to be emergent FROM the gameplay itself. I mean sure OG X-COM back in the 90s "kind of" had a story you could piece together from reading autopsy descriptions and beating the game but there weren't any story "missions". There weren't any characters with actual personalities etc.

Now I'm not saying one is better, or worse, than the other. But the definite trend from Firaxis is for MORE story rather than less. More pre-determined dramatic points because of the story (or insertable story elements like the attack on the Avenger by the Chosen for instance) rather than providing a platform for your OWN story to be told. Sure you still get some of that as on the missions you bring your soldiers but that wasn't true in Chimera Squad with its pre-determined characters. It isn't fully true in Midnight Suns being that you get your main character but then work with other set characters.

So... it remains to be seen (given the not so great response to the far more story oriented Chimera Squad) where Firaxis goes with pushing more story vs less story. I feel like Chimera Squad was overall a way to test not only story telling in the XCOM universe but also to test out some new mechanics and to test, more than anything, the community's response to a more narrative based experience. Because, I reiterate, Jake wants to TELL YOU stories... instead of letting you create stories within the framework of the game for yourself.

But that's just my 2 cents on it. I Don't expect ANY news on this until right before release just like with every other XCOM title from them. They will start to show it when it's done. Just about 4 - 6 months out from going Gold. Otherwise they won't say anything about it. So I'd guess 2025 at GamesCom or PAX or E3 (maybe all of them) plus some live streams from the dev team. I also think, again just IMO, that Jake will try to be building a more narrative experience inside the XCOM world. Time will tell if this prediction is right or not!

[eniqmo]

I just hope it's more like XCOM 2 characters rather then XCOM chimera squad . But it would be nice to have some aliens you can recruit

[ScarabicEnterprises]

Although I play Xcom 2 on Xbox, it does have a dedicated modding community on PC, might be something worth looking into if you want something extra on top of your xcom experience. That might tide you over for a while.

[Armyvet]

Underwater or go to Mars. Hopefully we get xcom 3 and 4. Maybe the moon for 5.

[joshuaknox]

for me midnight suns is a great game and i'm even more of a firaxis fan after it, im sure its cool for them to say they worked on a marvel game :)

[zerlichr]

I wonder if they even still work on it. Both lead and director left company.
Yes they turn of Multiplayer to "work on X-com 3", but now it gives me a lot of Half-Life 3 vibes. At least mods left to play for X-com 2.
Wish they add that to X-com 1

[dav]

I'll just drop the ball here, an interesting mod for Phoenix Point is going to be playable this year. Phoenix Rising : Better Classes and Terror from the Void. Better classes is already out v1.0 but later this month v2.0 should be released along with TFTV open beta.

[chrisvalen]

I want an xcom 3 but absolutely do not want chimera squad in xcom 3 PERIOD

[alshegardy]

Xcom 3 will come out in 2035. Just like the ingame calender

[koffinkat]

I love Xcom2 But soon learned the ONLY way to play it is in Iron Man Mode, Otherwise Save scumming is Impossible what with the shitty situations that can happen randomly. So yeah

[michaelbatty]

I imagine the 3rd game will be taking the war to the enemy. Taking over their world/worlds rather than earths regions and with the help of the chimera squad alien allies.

[TheHawkeye]

All I wanna know is if we’ll be going underwater like terror from the deep. Let the new generation see the true terror of the lobster men

[pRopaaNS]

I want to know what and if any is the supposed threat that the elders were preparing for.