During the ARC World Tour 2022 Finals, developer Arc System Works has revealed that the next DLC character joining the roster for Guilty Gear Strive is Bedman?. The character will become available on April 6, 2023, as purchasable DLC ($6.99) and for players who have purchased Season Pass 2 ($24.99) for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
Bedman was first introduced back in Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-. Using his machine bed, Bedman frustrates and confuses his opponents and stays evasive to find openings, and enforces deadly blows by using an arsenal of automated techniques. The character died in Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-. Following his death, Bedman’s bed continues to act independently in Guilty Gear Strive through the program he entered in his last moments. The now reawakened Delilah descends into the real world through the Absolute World created by Bedman in his dying moments and recovers her brother’s bed. Now Delilah’s protector, the bed (“Bedman?”) is always at her side. Bedman? is the 8th playable DLC character and will be the 23rd playable character overall in Guilty Gear Strive.
Alongside Bedman?, a new in-game battle stage will be coming to Strive. As with Bedman?, the new stage, Fairy’s Forest Factory becomes available on April 6th to owners of Season Pass 2 and can be purchased individually. Fairy’s Forest Factory takes place in a fantastic forest canopy, populated with industrious faires with a penchant for medicine. Eye-catching colorful fungi harbor nutritious bounties and the resident denizens make a living exporting these commodities to the outside world.
Guilty Gear Strive is available for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. Recently, the game became part of Xbox Game Pass. This includes rollback netcode for smooth online matches and cross-platform play, allowing players across all available platforms (includingXbox, PlayStation, and PC) to connect through online multiplayer without platform restrictions. Cross-platform features include comprehensive tutorials for new players, a training mode for practice in a wide array of settings, mission mode, survival mode, versus Com or versus 2P options, combo maker, digital figure creation, character gallery with background music, and access to all 23 playable characters (including DLC characters as of the “Bedman?” release.)