Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra announces a major 2026 overhaul
Bandai Namco says the free-to-play team-battle game will replace its current ruleset after its first-anniversary campaign, with the overhaul targeted for the end of 2026.
Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra is about to change the rules rather dramatically. Bandai Namco says the free-to-play team-battle game will receive a substantial overhaul after its first-anniversary campaign, targeted for the end of 2026.
The developer letter promises changes to the camera perspective, gameplay rules, maps, role system, customisation, character acquisition and wider game systems. The current ruleset will no longer be available after the transition.
A reset, not a routine patch
This is much bigger than another balance pass. The announcement describes a new foundation for the game, while also warning that plans may change without notice. Further details are promised in the coming months, but no exact release date or platform-specific rollout schedule has been confirmed.
There are also no announced pricing changes. As a free-to-play title, the important unknowns are how the new character-acquisition system will work and whether the overhaul addresses the reasons players have struggled to stick with the current format.
Our opinion
A game replacing its own ruleset is never a tiny bit of housekeeping; it is a polite way of saying the first attempt did not land cleanly. The willingness to rebuild Gekishin Squadra is encouraging, but the word “overhaul” is doing a lot of heavy lifting until Bandai Namco shows the new version. Keep this on the radar, but do not mistake a target for a guaranteed late-2026 relaunch.
The full developer letter is available from the official game site.