Metroid Prime 4: Beyond may finally be on its way to gamers. The South Korean rating board, the GRAC (Game Rating and Administration Committee), has just rated the game, hinting at a relatively close release date.
The GRAC has often 'leaked' release date announcements. For example, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach received its rating on February 6, and the game's launch date was revealed around one month later, on March 9. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach was then released on June 26.
Metroid Prime 4's launch date could therefore be announced in the coming weeks, whether at a Nintendo Direct, Gamescom, or even the Tokyo Game Show, for a late 2025 launch. Of course, an early 2026 date is also entirely possible.
Either way, this listing seemingly contradicts a rumor pushed a few hours ago by Reece 'KiwiTalks' Reilly, who said there was no official release date because the game still wasn't finished. That seems highly unlikely given that the GRAC already put out its rating.
By the way, the game was rated '12 years old and up' by the South Korean rating board:
A first-person adventure game set on the planet Buros, where Samus Aran was transferred after an unexpected situation arose following her encounter with Silux at a Galactic Federation research facility.
Mild violence (using weapons attached to the suit to attack alien lifeforms).
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's development was very troublesome. The game was announced for the original Nintendo Switch in June 2017. Back then, it had been assigned to an external studio, Bandai Namco, but their work did not satisfy Nintendo. The Japanese company decided to reboot the project and hand it back to the historic Metroid Prime caretaker: Retro Studios.
Now, at long last, the finishing line appears to be in sight. Our Nathan Birch was able to play the game during the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal event and came away rather positive about it:
Based on my early hands-on, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond probably won’t change how most fans feel about the series. It’s more of a good thing that we haven’t got a fresh dose of in a long time, and make no mistake, this is going to be the most playable, technically-sound version of Metroid Prime to date. A few easily-tweakable issues aside, the mouse controls work, and 120fps on a Nintendo console is a real thing that’s actually happening. I still have a lot more I need to play, but it seems like Metroid Prime fans have a rewarding bounty coming their way.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will also be available for the original Switch, by the way, as per the original announcement.
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