Dragon Age: The Veilguard's release date officially announced — here's when you can play this RPG on Xbox and PC

What you need to know

• Developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts shared that Dragon Age: The Veilguard is launching on Oct. 31, 2024.
• This release date comes after prior confirmation that the game would be arriving at some point in Fall 2024.
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard is launching almost a decade after the prior game, Dragon Age: Inquisition.
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be available across Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and PlayStation 5.

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Developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts shared the release date for Dragon Age: The Veilguard on Thursday, with a new trailer confirming that the long-awaited follow-up to 2014's Dragon Age: Inquisition is launching on Oct. 31, 2024, just as the recent leak indicated .

You can check out the release date trailer below, though be aware there are some (very light) spoilers for the game, per BioWare:

I previously had the chance to see about an hour of gameplay from Dragon Age: The Veilguard's opening during Summer Game Fest 2024. What BioWare showed at the time looked quite impressive, with a stunning character creator and a plot that's throwing players right into action, as player character Rook teams up with Varric and others to try and stop Solas.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is slated to launch across Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC (including Steam), and PlayStation 5.

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I am very excited to play Dragon Age: The Veilguard. As I've mentioned many times before, Dragon Age is a series that's extremely close to my heart, and I've replayed Origins more times that I can count. I'm actually in the middle of a series-wide replay right now in order to prep for The Veilguard.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is shifting the series more towards an action-oriented format, which has plenty of fans sceptical. Long-time Bioware fans have been desperately awaiting a return to form for the storied studio, after previous efforts like Anthem and Mass Effect: Andromeda failed to achieve the heights generally expected of the studio. Veilguard will hopefully (hopefully) be a return to form.

I still have some questions about what to expect, but I'm happy to finally return with a new adventure in the world of Thedas this year. We should have more details on the game as Gamescom 2024 kicks off next week, with Dragon Age: The Veilguard confirmed to be present.