The publisher’s announced date
The retained KONAMI website states October 15, 2026. VGC’s demo announcement report also gives October 15 across the announced platforms. Xbox Wire’s developer coverage provides another reference for that date.
This guide leads with the publisher announcement because it answers the release-date question directly. The corroborating reports support the same announced date rather than a separately tested launch moment. A calendar date should not be expanded into an exact unlock hour without additional evidence.
The Steam date differs in the retained research
The retrieved Steam listing displays October 14. The document records that as a discrepancy with the publisher’s October 15 announcement. It does not establish the cause, so this page does not present a timezone explanation as fact.
For PC purchases, check the date displayed on your own regional store page. That is more specific to the listing you are using than assuming every storefront shows the same day. The researched difference should remain visible rather than being silently removed from the answer.
A date is different from a global unlock time
The evidence supports announced calendar dates, not a verified global release hour. The source file explicitly excludes an invented countdown to an exact time. A date discrepancy alone is not enough to calculate a worldwide unlock schedule.
This distinction matters if you are planning when to install or play. Use an explicit platform notice when looking for an unlock hour rather than inferring one from a calendar day. The guide can explain which dates were retained without pretending to know the missing timing detail.
How the reports corroborate the announcement
VGC reports the announced October 15 date in the context of the demo announcement. Xbox Wire also gives October 15 in its developer coverage. Both are useful checks on the publisher date recorded in the file.
Their agreement does not remove the different date observed on Steam. It instead shows why both pieces of information belong in the answer. The publisher announcement and the platform listing should be identified by source so you can check the one relevant to your purchase.
Check the listing for your platform
The research recommends keeping the official date and platform context visible. A platform storefront is the appropriate reference for its own purchase listing. That does not justify extending one store’s display to every other platform.
When checking release information, match the product and store to the version you intend to buy. Preserve any explicit date on that listing rather than combining it with an unsupported unlock hour. This is a verification method, not an additional release promise.
What you can rely on from this file
The confirmed publisher announcement is October 15, 2026. The observed Steam display is October 14, and the research does not resolve why the dates differ. Those statements give the available answer without inventing a timezone schedule.
For a purchase decision, follow the relevant official product or storefront link below. For a precise unlock time, use an explicit notice if one is published for your platform. The guide is dated to its retained research rather than claiming that a pre-release check proves every future storefront state.
Sources and research date
This article uses the material retained in the October 13, 2026 research. Official descriptions, developer statements, and hands-on observations are identified in the section references. Details are scoped to those sources and are not a claim of independently completed retail testing.
- VGC demo announcement report ↗
- Xbox Wire developer interview and preview ↗
- KONAMI official game website ↗
- Steam publisher-maintained store listing ↗