Update On AEW: Fight Forever Plans

The hype around All Elite Wrestling's AEW: Fight Forever console video game has certainly fallen since the game's release back in June, with subsequent updates in the launch of the Stadium Stampede mode and DLC packs producing little fanfare.

Suggestions ahead of Fight Forever's release noted the plan was for Fight Forever to be a single release with constant updates, differing from 2K's model with WWE 2K which has annual releases. That looks to still be the plan, with Fightful Select reporting there has been scans done for new talents over the past few weeks and there are plans in place to add them to Fight Forever at a later date.

Within AEW, the video game hasn't been much of a topic of conversation since Fight Forever's first month of release. AEW: Fight Forever is available on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. 

Tony Khan said following Fight Forever's release the video game had a strong start in sales. 

Our own thoughts on AEW: Fight Forever are as follows: 

"In the build-up to its launch, AEW’s Evil Uno has compared AEW: Fight Forever to No Man's Sky, a game that was released in 2016 with extremely high expectations that had been built up by years of hype and promises from its developer, but when it launched people realised that it was nothing more than an indie game that had too big a platform and promised too much. However, in the years since its release, No Man's Sky has turned it around and has become one of the most expansive and fun survival games on the market with numerous free expansions that add massive amounts of story content and gameplay overhauls. I think Evil Uno's comparison is shockingly accurate to AEW: Fight Forever, even if he was only meaning it for the latter aspect of the comparison. AEW: Fight Forever is a game that will likely fail to meet fan expectations, for the majority of the audience anyway, but it is one that hopefully will be built upon for years with DLC and free updates and perhaps then the expectations will be met. As of right now, though, AEW: Fight Forever is going to struggle to keep players invested long enough to experience those updates."