Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has been out for a few weeks now, and many players are now probably nearing the end of the game. Of course, while the game offers plenty to do after completing the main campaign, some are now wondering what Bandai Namco plans to do with Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot moving forward and how post-launch DLCs will expand the game's story.
Right now, a season pass for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is already available in one of the game's special editions or as a separate purchase. A brief description of the season pass reveals that it will include 2 original episodes and one new story. However, the exact contents of the season pass are still under a cloud of mystery, given that Bandai Namco's blurb is a bit vague and doesn't really tell players what they are purchasing.
Still, one strong possibility is that the new story that will be introduced in the Season Pass will be an expansion of a story arc that is already present in DBZ: Kakarot. On the other hand, the two original episodes will probably be other storylines that were not tackled in DBZ: Kakarot, given that the game ended with the Buu Saga. Of course, when speculating on what these two original episodes will touch on, there are so many things to consider especially when looking at the wider Dragon Ball universe. However, one of the strongest possibility here is that DBZ: Kakarot's season pass will feature the events of Dragon Ball Super.
Several days ago, dataminers uncovered two playable Dragon Ball Super characters within DBZ: Kakarot's game files: Beerus, the God of Destruction, and Whis, his angel attendant. Of course, their existence within DBZ: Kakarot points at the strong possibility that the upcoming season pass for the game would likely feature events from Dragon Ball Super.
Just like Dragon Ball Z that contained four major sagas, Dragon Ball Super consists of the God of Destruction Beerus Saga, Golden Frieza Saga, Universe 6 Saga, Future Trunks Saga, and Universal Survival Saga. Given this massive amount of content, it wouldn't be likely for Bandai Namco to just dump all of these story sagas into a single episode in DBZ: Kakarot's season pass. What's likely to happen is that the entire story-arc of Dragon Ball Super would be divided into two sections, which could account for the two original episodes that Bandai Namco revealed as part of DBZ: Kakarot's season pass.
However, dataminers also discovered files within the game's code that suggest a DLC based on the original movies featuring Broly could also be included in DBZ: Kakarot's season pass. If this is the case, then it is possible that the two original story episodes in the season pass will feature either the original Broly movies or the events of Dragon Ball Super. At this point, it is difficult to speculate which of the two Bandai Namco will prioritize for the season pass, especially since data miners found evidence that supports both possibilities.
It is worth pointing out that all of this is under the assumption that DBZ: Kakarot will only have one season pass. Given the massive amount of content that Bandai Namco could introduce as an expansion, it wouldn't be unlikely for the developer to release multiple season passes for DBZ: Kakarot. This gives Bandai Namco more room to further expand the game's content, and could even allow for even more storylines under the Dragon Ball universe to be introduced in DBZ: Kakarot, making it the ultimate Dragon Ball game.
Although Bandai Namco still hasn't confirmed what the season pass will bring to DBZ: Kakarot, it is not entirely impossible for it to include the events of Dragon Ball Super, especially since dataminers have already uncovered data that supports this theory. The only logical possibility that could debunk this speculation is if Bandai Namco intends to release a full-fledged Dragon Ball Super game that could jump off the success of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Despite this, whether it be in the form of a DLC expansion or a separate game, it appears likely that Dragon Ball Super will be having its own video game adaptation, one way or another.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is out now for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.