Metroid Prime 4: Beyond adds psychic powers, confirms 2025 launch

Nintendo finally revealed gameplay details about the long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond at its March Direct, including the location — a beautiful jungle with hostile locals — as well as what Samus can do to combat her attackers. In the latest installment, Samus adds psychic abilities to her arsenal. The gameplay trailer also confirmed that Prime 4 launches sometime in 2025.

According to the trailer, Samus is called to the planet Viewros, where she receives said abilities. In practice, her psychic powers mean that Samus can manipulate certain puzzles with her mind and also guide the trajectory of her beams in Prime’s signature first-person gameplay.

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Rachel Kaser

Rachel Kaser is a gaming and technology writer for from Dallas, Texas. She's been in the games industry since 2013, writing for various publications, and currently covers news for GamesBeat. Her favorite game is Bayonetta.