Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Future Connected story takes place one year after the main game

Nintendo has confirmed via Twitter that the upcoming epilogue featured in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, Future Connected, is set one year after the events of the main game.

Future Connected is a brand new story featuring Shulk and Melia, but no specifics of the epilogue have been shared yet. It was previously revealed that it can be accessed at any point during Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition.

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition releases May 29th 2020.

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