{"id":2023038,"date":"2026-07-02T10:56:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2023038"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:56:36","slug":"capcom-pushes-forward-onimusha-way-of-the-sword-release-date-just-days-after-devs-stated-theyre-not-afraid-of-septembers-busy-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2023038","title":{"rendered":"Capcom pushes forward Onimusha: Way of the Sword release date just days after devs stated they&#8217;re not afraid of September&#8217;s busy schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/onimusha-the-way-of-the-sowrd\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Onimusha: Way of the Sword<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Capcom pushes forward Onimusha: Way of the Sword release date just days after devs stated they&#8217;re not afraid of September&#8217;s busy schedule<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Pity for the week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-gameplay-screen-3.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"onimusha-way-of-the-sword-gameplay-screen-3.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-02T10:56:36+00:00\">July 2, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-new-release-date?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          10 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"65d37cbb-6830-4f39-80d3-6c464b6b1591\" data-name=\"Onimusha: Way of the Sword\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Onimusha: Way of the Sword\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Onimusha: Way of the Sword\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Onimusha: Way of the Sword\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Onimusha: Way of the Sword\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Onimusha: Way of the Sword\" title=\"Follow Onimusha: Way of the Sword\"><br \/>\n  Follow Onimusha: Way of the Sword<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Capcom has today <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OnimushaGame\/status\/2072470670320033820\">announced<\/a> a new release date for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the upcoming sequel in the dormant action series. The game will now be releasing on 4th September, three weeks earlier than the previously-announced 25th September release date.<\/p>\n<p>The new date applies to all versions of the game, meaning PC, PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>. Capcom also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OnimushaGame\/status\/2072471503221018835\">revealed<\/a> that the pre-order bonus will now become &#8220;an early adopter bonus&#8221;, and will be available until 24th September (25th September on Steam and Epic Games Store), offering players a wider window to acquire the digital items.<\/p>\n<p>Further to that, the game&#8217;s demo &#8211; currently available on everything but Switch 2 &#8211; will be updated to reflect the new dates. Completing the demo on the same platform entitles players to a bonus in the full game, hence why a change needs to be made.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Onimusha: Way of the Sword - Official Game Overview Trailer | Capcom Spotlight June 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CJYFOktBNCg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CJYFOktBNCg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Onimusha: Way of the Sword &#8211; Official Game Overview Trailer | Capcom Spotlight June 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CJYFOktBNCg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The timing of the announcement is amusing, however, as it comes just two days after we published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-developer-concerns-september-release-window\">an interview with Capcom producer Akihito Kadowaki, where they commented on the decision to release in the crowded September period<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve already said we&#8217;re releasing it,&#8221; Akihito Kadowaki said laughingly. &#8220;We can&#8217;t back out now!&#8221; The interview was conducted earlier in June at Summer Game Fest, a time when multiple anticipated games all revealed their release dates before everyone released how close together they were. Most developers and publishers, of course, are trying to stay as far away as possible from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357\">Grand Theft Auto 6<\/a>, even if it won&#8217;t be released until near the end of November.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Capcom&#8217;s defence, however, the company was among the first to announce a September release date for Way of the Sword, having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-summer-game-fest-2025\">revealed it in Sony&#8217;s State of Play<\/a> earlier in June; before it became clear how busy that period was going to be.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, seemingly as a sign of our times, the game&#8217;s official X account clarified that Onimusha: Way of the Sword <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OnimushaGame\/status\/2072482666633724032\">will indeed ship on a physical disc<\/a>. This is now a common response to social media posts by game companies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/grand-theft-auto-6-preorders-gta6-no-disc\">following the news that GTA 6 will not be shipping a physical disc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Capcom has today <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OnimushaGame\/status\/2072470670320033820\">announced<\/a> a new release date for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the upcoming sequel in the dormant action series. The game will now be releasing on 4th September, three weeks earlier than the previously-announced 25th September release date.<\/p>\n<p>The new date applies to all versions of the game, meaning PC, PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>. Capcom also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OnimushaGame\/status\/2072471503221018835\">revealed<\/a> that the pre-order bonus will now become &#8220;an early adopter bonus&#8221;, and will be available until 24th September (25th September on Steam and Epic Games Store), offering players a wider window to acquire the digital items.<\/p>\n<p>Further to that, the game&#8217;s demo &#8211; currently available on everything but Switch 2 &#8211; will be updated to reflect the new dates. Completing the demo on the same platform entitles players to a bonus in the full game, hence why a change needs to be made.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Onimusha: Way of the Sword - Official Game Overview Trailer | Capcom Spotlight June 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CJYFOktBNCg?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CJYFOktBNCg\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Onimusha: Way of the Sword &#8211; Official Game Overview Trailer | Capcom Spotlight June 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CJYFOktBNCg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The timing of the announcement is amusing, however, as it comes just two days after we published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-developer-concerns-september-release-window\">an interview with Capcom producer Akihito Kadowaki, where they commented on the decision to release in the crowded September period<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve already said we&#8217;re releasing it,&#8221; Akihito Kadowaki said laughingly. &#8220;We can&#8217;t back out now!&#8221; The interview was conducted earlier in June at Summer Game Fest, a time when multiple anticipated games all revealed their release dates before everyone released how close together they were. Most developers and publishers, of course, are trying to stay as far away as possible from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357\">Grand Theft Auto 6<\/a>, even if it won&#8217;t be released until near the end of November.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Capcom&#8217;s defence, however, the company was among the first to announce a September release date for Way of the Sword, having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-summer-game-fest-2025\">revealed it in Sony&#8217;s State of Play<\/a> earlier in June; before it became clear how busy that period was going to be.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, seemingly as a sign of our times, the game&#8217;s official X account clarified that Onimusha: Way of the Sword <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OnimushaGame\/status\/2072482666633724032\">will indeed ship on a physical disc<\/a>. 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