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Konami Amusement announced the release date for Dance Dance Revolution World. Roughly a month after it first revealed the title, the company confirmed that the newest version of the long-running rhythm arcade game will be available on June 12, 2024.

The company also revealed several additional features that this new version will have. One of them will be the First Step folder containing easy track sheets to help newcomers get into the game. It will also add more settings, such as a filtered song search and a more detailed High-Speed setting where players can adjust the notes' appearance speed by 0.05 points.

Konami also revealed several licensed songs that it will add to Dance Dance Revolution World's lineup. The tracks will range from Vocaloid songs, such as Hatsune Miku's "The Vampire" by DECO*27 and Kasane Teto's "HITO Mania" by Sasuke Haraguchi, to the Vtuber Shigure Ui's song "Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiem." An arranged version of "Sign wa B" from the Oshi no Ko anime will also appear in the lineup.

In addition, the company will also implement new Flare Skill Ranks that show the players' skill levels. The game will calculate the rank based on the player's scores from their top 90 tracks—combined from the top 30 tracks from three different eras. The above new songs will count as tracks for the Gold Era which goes between A20 and World. The other two eras will be Classic (from the first release to X3 VS 2ndMIX) and White (from the 2013 release to DDR A).

Dance Dance Revolution World will be gradually available in arcades, with its release date set for June 12, 2024.

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Konami Amusement announced that it will release Dance Dance Revolution World, a brand-new entry to the arcade dancing rhythm game series, though the company has yet to reveal the new entry's launch window and new features. However, it did reveal Emi and Rage as the cover characters in World's new visual.

Konami will gradually replace the existing Dance Dance Revolution A3 cabinets with World once it has released the new version. The subtitle will also mark a new departure from the Dance Dance Revolution A subseries, which began in 2016. Konami subsequently released Dance Dance Revolution A20 in 2019, A20 Plus in 2020, and A3 in 2022. Dance Dance Revolution A3 was also noted for its addition of "Megalovania" from Toby Fox's Undertale.

The Dance Dance Revolution series has seen a recent upsurge in activity ever since Konami celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023. The company is also working with Zuiki to produce Dance Dance Revolution Classic Mini. Initially available to crowdfunding backers, the companies will release the miniature emulator console to the public in late September 2024.

Dance Dance Revolution World will be available for arcades. Konami has yet to provide a launch window for the new entry as of this announcement.

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