Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online Receives Story Trailer

Bandai Namco released a story trailer for Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online, its latest action RPG based on the Sword Art Online light novel and anime series. The four-minute video offers an introduction to the game’s story, which offers a new take on the first story arc of the original series. It is set in a near future world with the first “full-dive” VRMMORPG, which is turned into a death game where death of a player in the game causes their death in real-life.

Echoes of Aincrad sees players control a fully customisable character who is one of the players trapped in the game, soon reunited with a fellow beta tester called Iori. It will also include characters from the original series including Kirito and Asuna. The game, being developed by Game Studio Inc., will release for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on July 10, 2026.