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Super Robot Wars V, Super Robot Wars X Get Switch, PC Releases

The official Twitter account for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Super Robot Wars (Super Robot Taisen) crossover game series announced on Tuesday that it will release the Super Robot Wars V and Super Robot Wars X games on the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. The releases will be the first Super Robot Wars releases for the PC in the franchise's history. The announcement added that this week's issue of Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu magazine will reveal more information on Thursday.

Super Robot Wars V debuted for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan in February 2017. The game also received an English-localized release in Southeast Asia. The game featured the debut of mecha and characters from Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash, Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Skull Heart, Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Steel Seven, Yūsha Tokkyū Might Gaine, Shin Mazinger Zero vs. Great General of Darkness, Space Battleship Yamato 2199, and CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and Dragon.

Super Robot Wars X debuted for the PS4 and PS Vita in Japan in March 2018. As with Super Robot Wars V, Super Robot Wars X also received an English-localized release in Southeast Asia in April 2018. The game featured the debut of mecha and characters from Gundam: Reconguista in G, Buddy Complex, Buddy Complex: Into the Skies of Tomorrow, Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water, and Mashin Eiyūden Wataru.

Super Robot Wars T is the latest game in the series. The game launched for PS4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan on March 20. The game received an English release in Southeast Asia for the PS4 and Switch on the same day.

Source: Super Robot Wars' Twitter account via Siliconera