{"id":69078,"date":"2026-07-02T10:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=69078"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:27:21","slug":"onimusha-way-of-the-sword-release-date-moved-up-by-three-weeks-to-september-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-release-date-moved-up-by-three-weeks-to-september-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Onimusha: Way of the Sword\u00a0release date moved up by three weeks to September 4\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capcom has announced that&nbsp;<strong>Onimusha: Way of the Sword<\/strong>&nbsp;will&nbsp;release on September 4 instead of September 25, significantly moving up the originally announced date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are delighted to bring Onimusha: Way of the Sword to you earlier on September 4, 2026. \u2694\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Onimusha?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Onimusha<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ODdLgVoKLc\">pic.twitter.com\/ODdLgVoKLc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Onimusha: Way of the Sword (@OnimushaGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OnimushaGame\/status\/2072470670320033820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the shift in&nbsp;release schedule, the pre-order bonus &#8211; which&nbsp;contains&nbsp;the Lion Dog charm and Sealed Curse sword cosmetic &#8211; will become an early adopter bonus.&nbsp;PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Microsoft Store, and Nintendo Switch 2 users have until&nbsp;September 24 at 11:59&nbsp;pm&nbsp;local time&nbsp;to&nbsp;purchase&nbsp;the game and obtain the bonus, while Steam and Epic Games Store users have until&nbsp;September 25 at 4:59&nbsp;pm PT.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/reviews\/onimusha-way-of-the-swords-demo-may-be-on-the-easier-side-but-its-combat-already-promises-depth-and-plenty-of-flexibility-between-offense-and-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free demo<\/a>&nbsp;that released last month will&nbsp;be updated&nbsp;to reflect the new release schedule, though&nbsp;the patch&nbsp;will not&nbsp;contain&nbsp;new content. Players who have&nbsp;save&nbsp;data from the demo will still be able to receive the promised in-game item in the full release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considering how many titles are coming out in\u00a0the months of September\u00a0and October, moving\u00a0Onimusha: Way of the Sword\u2019s release just as the madness begins could\u00a0allow it to\u00a0stand out\u00a0more\u00a0from the rest of the pack.\u00a0That said, Onimusha\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/onimushas-almost-20-year-hiatus-was-caused-by-a-lack-of-resources-as-capcom-stretched-out-its-assets-across-multiple-ips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">long-standing legacy<\/a>\u00a0and the new game\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/interviews\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-is-not-a-soulslike-and-not-open-world-director-says-instead-it-expands-on-what-the-series-is-known-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">improved gameplay<\/a>\u00a0mean fan anticipation is at an all-time high.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Onimusha: Way of the Sword is set to release on September&nbsp;4&nbsp;for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2638890\/Onimusha_Way_of_the_Sword\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-za\/games\/store\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword\/9nh6pq3l7ttp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Store<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/p\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-3c2acc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Epic Games Store<\/a>), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-producer-addresses-concerns-about-demo-being-too-easy-the-full-game-will-be-much-more-challenging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Onimusha: Way of the Sword producer addresses concerns about demo being \u201ctoo easy.\u201d The full game will be much more challenging<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-recreates-a-real-life-kyoto-site-closed-to-the-public-long-believed-to-be-japans-gateway-to-hell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Onimusha: Way of the Sword recreates a real-life Kyoto site closed to the public, long believed to be Japan\u2019s gateway to hell<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Onimusha: Way of the Sword will be releasing on September 4 instead of September 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":69080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-07-02T01:27:26+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mpmuuywrnw2d","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mpmuuywrnw2d\",\"cid\":\"bafyreiau3fotmtc5lquzohlbnltu6aunbztaqpq5bhl3th7a7wc2kzwhvu\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreihuekgpoatgmyibclaigrl66vydbq4lqauzeotnm4hhh246xz2fba\",\"rev\":\"3mpmuuywvkw2d\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-69078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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