Square Enix has announced the released date for NieR: Automata. The game is set to release in the west on March 7, 2017. For fans who are eager to get their hands on the game, the company has also announced that a demo for the title will be coming to PlayStation 4 in the future. Square Enix even released a trailer for the game during this year’s PlayStation Experience.
NieR: Automata will also be receiving a Day One Edition. This version of the game features digital bonus content for players to use in-game, as well as reversible box art that features artwork from Akihiko Yoshida. Yoshida has done artwork for Tactics Ogre, Final Fantasy XIV, Bravely Default and Final Fantasy XII. The Day One Edition is available to those who pre-order the game.
Along with the Day One Edition, Square Enix has also announced the NieR: Automata Black Box Edition. This special edition features a collectors box that includes the game’s soundtrack, a 64-page artbook featuring art from the game, an exclusive steelbook case by Akihiko Yoshida, all the DLC that is included in the Day One Edition of the game, and an exquisitely crafted YoRHa “2B” figurine. This special edition of the game is available for $189.99.
NieR: Automata will release on both PlayStation 4 and PC.