Tekken 8 has received a new update via Bandai Namco Games this week ahead of the much-anticipated Season 2 balance patch, which adds a few extras including a new costume for Heihachi Mishima and the Ghost vs. Ghost feature. Keep in mind that there’s no major character balancing in this update; that won’t arrive until April 1, 2025, at which point Anna Williams joins the cast and a major overhaul of the entire cast will take place. You can read the full Tekken 8 update 1.13 patch notes below.
Bandai Namco Games released Tekken 8 for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S in January 2024. The game introduces a new mechanic known as Heat, where your player enters a powered-up state that inflicts chip damage on block and also has access to new attacks including the Heat Smash and Heat Dash.
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# Impact of the Update
The application of the update data will affect the following modes and features:
* “DOWNLOADED REPLAYS” / “MY REPLAY & TIPS”
Replay data from before the update will no longer be playable.
* “ONLINE REPLAY”
All replay data from before the update will be deleted.
The details of the update are as follows:
# “TEKKEN SHOP”
* “Heihachi Costume 01” Added
– Revival Costume for Playable Character “Heihachi”
* “TEKKEN SPECIAL DEAL” Available
– Selected items available at special prices during the event period.
# “TEKKEN FIGHT LOUNGE”
* Added “Ghost vs. Ghost” Feature
– What is a Ghost?: An AI-learned replica of the player that grows based on battle actions
– Added a new feature allowing battles between the player’s Ghost and other players’ Ghosts in the Lounge
– By talking to another player in the Lounge and selecting “Battle Ghosts,” players can initiate a match
– Before the battle, players can choose one of the following three strategies, which alter the Ghost’s behavior even if using the same Ghost:
– AGGRESSIVE: A combat style focused on offense
– DEFENSIVE: A combat style focused on defense
– BALANCE: A combat style balancing offense and defense
– The “Ghost vs. Ghost” feature will continue to receive updates according to the following schedule:
1) March (v1.13):
– Implementation of the “Ghost vs. Ghost” feature
2) May (v2.01):
– Addition of features such as Ghost data deletion and AI learning ON/OFF toggle
– Opening of “TEKKEN GHOST SHOWDOWN” within “TEKKEN FIGHT LOUNGE”
– “TEKKEN GHOST SHOWDOWN” will be available real-time battles between player-trained Ghosts
3) June (v2.02):
– Implementation of a feature allowing players to give commands to AI Ghosts during “Ghost vs. Ghost” battles
– Implementation of a feature enabling AI Ghosts to learn and refine their behavior based on player evaluations during “Ghost vs. Ghost” battles
* Five Special Ghosts Appearing with Obtainable Character Panels
– Defeat Special Ghosts in battle to obtain one character panel per victory
– Character panels feature five fan art designs collected from the “TEKKEN FANDOM Campaign”
– Special Ghosts will appear in the lobby until just before maintenance for the next update scheduled on Tuesday, April 1st
– In the next update, these Special Ghosts will be replaced with five new ones
* Option to Hide Player Information Displayed on Avatars
– Added a “Hide” option to the player information toggle, which can be switched by pressing [R3/Right Stick/N]
– Player information can now be cycled in the following order:
– “TEKKEN 8” in-game player name ⇒ Platform account name ⇒ TEKKEN ID ⇒ (NEW) Hide ⇒ Player name
[Source – Tekken 8 Patch Notes]