Metroid: Switching 2 the Future with Prime 4 and Beyond – Exciting PAX East Panel

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is one of the most anticipated games for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. To celebrate the game’s release later this year, PAX East is hosting a panel dedicated to the series. Ever since the first game was released in 1987, the series has been gripping players in its creepy sci-fi universe.

Metroid: Switching 2 the Future with Prime 4 and Beyond

The official PAX East site advertises that the panel will discuss Prime 4‘s “eventful and long development history” and “discuss in-depth what it brings to the Metroid series and speculate what it means for future titles…and Beyond!” There are also “hard to find Metroid prizes to win,” adding to the panel’s fun, nerdy nature.

The Panelists

The panelists include Scott “Doeboy” Doe, a content creator and competitive Super Smash Bros. player, Elias Thompson, founder of the Metroid HQ, Jennifer “spacebabecosplay” Blake, a cosplayer, Ednolium ED, manager of the Metroid Dread Speedrunner Community, and Robert Sephazon, producer of Game Harbor Co. Ltd. These are fans, not developers, showing that this panel is a place for fans to just enjoy being fans.

The Anticipation for Metroid Prime 4

Metroid Prime 4 was announced at E3 in 2017. For years afterwards, very little information about the game surfaced. When it was announced that development had been restarted in 2019, some fans worried that the game would be abandoned altogether. Now, however, we have an awesome-looking trailer and a release set for later this year. This is definitely a cause for celebration at PAX East.

Conclusion

The excitement for Prime 4 and the way fans have waited so patiently for it shows how the game’s legacy continues to endure. When we step into Samus Aran’s iconic spacesuit, we can allow ourselves to get lost and feel a little frightened, but we know that we have the skills to fight our way out, just like Samus does.