Xevious 3D/G arcade version comes home on September 24

The arcade version of Xevious 3D/G will reach home systems for the first time on September 24.

Hamster Corporation announced the date on September 23, 2026, listing the game as Arcade Archives 2 Xevious 3D/G. Hamster Corporation It is due to be distributed one day later, on September 24.

The release is for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2. It will not come to Switch or PlayStation 4. That split follows the branding. Arcade Archives 2 is Hamster's line for current consoles, while the original Arcade Archives line served older hardware.

Xevious 3D/G is a shoot 'em up, a fast-moving shooter where players dodge enemy fire and shoot back, first released in arcades in 1996. It is the eighth entry in Namco's Xevious series, according to Video Games Chronicle. It was also a turning point for the series. It was the first Xevious game to move from sprite-based graphics, built from flat 2D images, to polygonal graphics, built from 3D shapes.

That change altered both the look and the behaviour of the game. The ships, ground targets and scrolling landscapes were now made from polygons. The game ran on Namco's System 11 arcade board, the circuit board that powered the arcade cabinet.

Home players have seen this title before, but not in this form. A PlayStation 1 port followed in 1997. This new release is the first time the actual arcade version has been made available on home systems. Ports often adjust timing, graphics and sound for a home console. The appeal here is the arcade code itself, kept intact for modern machines.

The PlayStation software Xevious 3D/G+ was a separate project. It was a compilation of four Xevious titles covering the history of the series, including Xevious 3D/G, according to Bandai Namco. This Arcade Archives 2 release is not that compilation. It is the single arcade game.

What arrives on September 24 is the full arcade structure. It uses a horizontal-only screen orientation, the wide layout of the original cabinet. It consists of seven stages. It supports two-player simultaneous play, with two pilots flying together on the same screen, according to Bandai Namco.

For fans, this means a clear way in. Newcomers get a short, defined run to learn. Returning players get the arcade version they could previously only find in an arcade.