Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC

Due out in 2024.

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Dimps have announced Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024 worldwide.

Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream is a multiplayer action game with support for one player offline and up to 20 players online. A closed beta test will run from March 11 to 17. Players can register now until March 4 via this link.

Here is an overview of the game, via Bandai Namco:

About
Worlds collide. Blades unite.
For new and seasoned Sword Art Online and anime fans, Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream delivers the ultimate co-op raid battle experience, featuring all-new gameplay mechanics, and a dream lineup of over 20 all-star characters from across the Sword Art Online universes. This is the ultimate Sword Art Online action game for Sword Art Online fans!

All-Star Roster
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream boasts over 20 playable characters from across the Sword Art Online universe, spanning the IP’s anime (Seasons 1 to 3) and movie series.
Each character belongs to a unique fighting class with its own attributes.
For Sword Art Online fans, this is a dream come true experience to commemorate the IP’s 10th Anniversary.
20 Player Cooperative Action
Players engage in exhilarating cooperative action, including online dungeon raids against large mobs and even bigger bosses. Team up with up to 20 players around the world (cross gen support) to take down menacing monsters alongside your favorite Sword Art Online heroes and villains.
Experience a unique combat system that allows players to swap seamlessly between party members.
Easy to learn, hard to master.
Original Storyline
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream features a new original story where all Sword Art Online worlds collide, with out-of-the-box interactions between the different characters—enemies become allies, the dead becomes the undead, etc.
What would happen if characters from separate Sword Art Online worlds and timelines collided? If a changed past is the difference between life and death, how far would someone go to ensure they get their second chance? Players get to experience various interactions from across the best of all arcs (Seasons 1 to 4) within the game.