Once Upon a Katamari is active on Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, with a Nintendo Switch 2 version and the paid Rolling Live Highlights DLC both set for October 8, 2026. The Switch 2 version adds mouse controls, improved frame rate, and updated graphics, and a free update brings the mouse controls and improved frame rate to the original Switch version when played on Switch 2.
Bandai Namco is extending Once Upon a Katamari past its original launch. The game first arrived on Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. On July 15, 2026, Bandai Namco announced a Nintendo Switch 2 version and the paid DLC Rolling Live Highlights, both dated October 8, 2026. The Switch 2 version adds mouse controls, an improved frame rate, and updated graphics. The same day, a free update gives the original Switch version the mouse controls and improved frame rate when played on Switch 2.
The DLC, sold across Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, compiles content from the 2025 Katamari Rolling LIVE event: 10 quests or challenges, 12 songs, six companions or cousins, and 18 accessories. Two editions go on sale, the download-only Royal Sound Edition, which bundles the game with all previous DLC packs plus Rolling Live Highlights, and the Rolling Live Highlights Edition, sold digitally and physically. The existing King of Sound Edition is discontinued on October 7, 2026.
A hands-on session ahead of the release focused on the mouse controls, where players slide the Joy-Con 2 repeatedly to roll. Producer Ryo Ishida said the controls took shape after the Switch 2 was announced, and that the team rejected a one-slide-then-auto-move scheme to keep the Prince's constant rolling intact. The hands-on also covered a penlight stage where the King streams to viewer comments.
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Bandai Namco's Switch 2 version of Once Upon a Katamari arrives October 8, 2026, alongside the paid DLC Rolling Live Highlights. A hands-on session covered the mouse controls, where players slide Joy-Con 2 repeatedly to roll, and a penlight stage where the King streams to viewer comments. Producer Ryo Ishida said the controls took shape after the Switch 2 was announced, as a way to let players roll alongside the Prince.
Bandai Namco announced a Nintendo Switch 2 version of Once Upon a Katamari and a new 'Rolling LIVE Highlights' DLC, both launching October 8. The Switch 2 version features mouse controls, improved frame rate, and updated graphics. The DLC adds 10 quests, 12 songs, six cousins, and 18 accessories. The Switch version also gets a free update adding mouse controls and improved frame rate when played on Switch 2. Once Upon a Katamari originally launched last October for Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on July 15, 2026, that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of "Once Upon a Katamari" will launch on October 8, 2026. The Switch 2 port adds mouse controls and improves frame rate and resolution. A free update for the original Switch version, adding the same mouse controls and performance enhancements when played on Switch 2, will also arrive on October 8. On the same day, the paid downloadable content "Rolling Live Highlights" will be released across all platforms: Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The DLC compiles content from the 2025 "Katamari Rolling LIVE" event, including 10 challenges, 6 companions, 12 songs, and 18 accessories. Two new editions are available: the download-only "Royal Sound Edition," which bundles the game with all previous DLC packs plus "Rolling Live Highlights," and the "Rolling Live Highlights Edition," sold both digitally and physically. The existing "King of Sound Edition" will be discontinued on October 7, 2026.