Tales of series lead Yusuke Tomizawa has apologized for the long wait for a new mainline entry in the series.
Bandai Namco's Tales of series has been one of the most consistent RPG series of all time since it kicked off with 1995's Tales of Phantasia. Since then, the series has been an annual release, with occasional one- or two-year gaps. The wait between 2016's Tales of Berseria and 2021's Tales of Arise was the longest in the series history; however, Arise was at least announced in 2019. Come September, it'll have been five years since Arise was released, without any word of what the next game in the series will be.