According to Nintendo UK's official website, the extra contents of the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Collector's Edition won't be released in time for the game's new launch date - 29th July.

If you do reserve a physical copy of the Collector's Edition in this region, you'll receive the game software on the launch date, and the additional contents at a "later date" - which is expected to be at some point during Autumn / Fall 2022.

"Please note: if you reserve the Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Collector’s Edition, you will receive the packaged Xenoblade Chronicles 3 game software when it launches on July 29th?

The additional contents of the Collector’s Edition (Nintendo Switch SteelBook® case, softcover concept art book and outer box packaging) will be delivered separately at a later date (expected delivery timing: autumn 2022).

the Collector's Edition / Special Edition (exclusive to the My Nintendo Store) includes package artwork from Masatsugu Saito, a full-colour 250+ page hardcover art book and a steel case.

So, there you go - if you do get this edition of the game and happen to be located somewhere in Europe, you might be waiting a little while for all these extra goodies?

Nintendo has also reportedly confirmed a similar rollout for the Collector's Edition in Japan, and it sounds like it'll be the same deal in North America.

Wow, so basically this shows Nintendo rushed to bring the release date forward, but why.

The artbook often gives away things later in the game I'd rather not see so I'm always apprehensive about flicking through it until I'm deep into the story or until after I've finished it.

At least they're shipping the game on release day.

Production of the goodies might just have been planned for the original release date and it is too late to push the production date by so much.

It kinda sounds like all the collector edition items would still be shipped at a later date even if Xenoblade Chronicles 3 launched in September as originally intended.

Probably like this sionce the produciton line is on track for the september release, and for whatever reason cannot push that forward to the new date

Looks like the games ready before the extras after the release date change

hope they give us a release date for the special edition to preorder been watching the nintendo site for it to become available for preorder

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