"Blue Protocol: Star Trace Resonance" can be regarded as the rebirth of the anime style MMORPG "Blue Protocol" - but this time it was done by a completely different development team, and the fate of the original is that the game is confirmed to be officially released in the Western market later this year.

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Old players may still remember the "Blue Agreement" that Bandai Namco spent many years creating.After the game was launched in Japan in 2023, it was originally scheduled to be launched in the Western market by Amazon Game Agent in 2024.Unfortunately, the game failed to win enough audiences. Bandai Namco announced last year that it would terminate the Japanese server operation in January 2025, and the Western distribution plan was also cancelled.

Now Chinese gaming giant Tencent has reached an agreement with Bandai Namco to reconstruct and regenerate the assets of the Blue Agreement through the newly established Shanghai "ぼくら Network Technology" studio, and give it a new subtitle "Star Trace Resonance".The game plan is to log in to Steam, Epic game stores and mobile devices within the year, supporting multi-platform cross-platform online and progress interoperability.

Although "Blue Agreement: Star Trace Resonance" has been confirmed to be available in the Western market, the specific release date has not been announced.The original "Blue Agreement" had planned to be launched on Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC platforms, while "Star Trace Resonance" currently seems to be only for PC and mobile devices.

This game has actually been beta tested in China, and participants have reported that there are many differences between it and the Bandai Namco version.Although the game continues the aesthetic style of anime, the texture of the picture is closer to the visual effects of "Genshin Impact".The tester also pointed out that there have been major adjustments in the combat system and growth mechanism, and a new occupational category has been added.Although a glitter mechanism similar to "Genshin Impact" will be introduced, it is only available for clothing, weapon skins and other appearance props.