Metroid Prime 4: Release date speculation and latest news

Gaming icon Samus is set for her long-awaited return, and with the game set to release later this year, we've just got a huge trailer from March's Nintendo Direct showing off some incredible gameplay.

Metroid Prime 4 release date speculation

The Metroid Prime 4 release date is 2025, Nintendo has confirmed.

Unfortunately, the vague year-long window is all we've been told.

At least now we know to expect it sometime in 2025 after years of speculation, with Samus's latest adventure joining the likes of GTA 6 and Pokémon Legends Z-A as big titles launching later this year.

Can I pre-order Metroid Prime 4?

While there isn't a pre-order page for it on the Nintendo store yet, GAME seems to be well ahead of things.

It not only has a Metroid Prime 4 page, but it's offering a pre-order price at £59.99. How this is possible when we don't know when in 2025 the game is coming out, we don't know. But you can check out the page now!

Which consoles and platforms can play Metroid Prime 4?

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has been confirmed for Nintendo Switch, as expected.

Despite the Nintendo Switch 2 having already been announced, the game strangely hasn't been confirmed for the console yet, but we assume that it almost certainly will be.

Even if it wasn't, for some reason, the Switch 2's backwards compatibility means you'll be able to play it on there regardless.

Time will tell if the game gets a cross-platform release, but Nintendo has done similar before with Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild on GameCube/Wii and Wii U/Switch, respectively.

Metroid Prime 4 gameplay and story details

Thanks to its official reveal trailer, we now know a little bit about the gameplay in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Surprise, surprise, it's first-person again.

The famous scanner is back, as is the Morph Ball, which looks like it shares the physics and controls of the earlier Prime games.

We also know that the Missile Launcher and Standard Blaster are back – as you'd expect. It's developed by Metroid Prime studio Retro Studios, and if you've played any of the previous three games you should know what to look forward to.

For the story, details are also thin. We know that it's set in the Cosmic Year 20X9 and Sylux is involved as an antagonist, leading an attack on a Galactic Federation Research Facility along with Space Pirates and, of course, Metroids.

We did get a bit more information in March's Nintendo Direct, which confirmed that the game takes place on the planet Viewros where Samus is stranded and has to find a way home.

Strangely, she also now has some psychic abilities which look like they'll largely be used for solving puzzles dotted around the game.

Is there a Metroid Prime 4 trailer?

Yes! There is a Metroid Prime 4: Beyond trailer, which reveals the game's new logo and name, shows off some gameplay, teases the story and gives us a good look at the game's gorgeous visuals.

Check it out below:

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