Corrections: claims sources do not support
Short answer
Where a popular claim fails, we say so here instead of repeating it.
Each row names the claim in general terms and gives the status of what the sources really show.
Claims and what sources show
| Ananta has no random purchases of any kind | The reports cover characters only. Three store pages carry random-item notices. See the gacha page. Reported |
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| A closed beta ran in January 2026 in China | Two Chinese media pieces of 16 January 2026 say one was confirmed for 16 to 20 January, naming no channel. We found no NetEase notice, and a May 2026 report says no external test had happened. Unconfirmed; the only official test is the Hangzhou offline test from January 2025. Conflicting |
| Lingyun is another name for Chongxiao | Lingyun is a city within Chongxiao, written as one word. See Chongxiao and Lingyun. Verified |
| The map is a specific real-world size, or several times bigger than before | No first-hand source. The only figure is a TGS 2025 demo area of about 2 km by 3 km, and the producer limited it to the demo. A claimed world-map announcement on 29 August 2026 was not found either. Not announced |
| Only the PC operating system is official (our first version said so) | That was wrong. NetEase's TapTap vendor page publishes a full PC table, which is not on Steam yet. Guide-site copies and a January 2026 media table with different figures are not sources. See requirements. Conflicting |
| Nova City is written 新啓 in Traditional Chinese | Our first version printed that. The official Traditional Chinese site writes 新啟; the Japanese official site writes 新啓. Corrected. Verified |
| Ananta has 11 or 13 playable characters | No first-hand source for any total. Six characters are officially profiled. See characters. Conflicting |
| Other names are announced playable characters | Several fan lists name extra characters with roles and weapons. We found no official source, so we do not publish them. Only Aileen, MIMIKO and the Chinese name 梅卡妮卡 appear in official posts, with playability not announced. A 2024 TapTap post calling five names 'officially announced' is an AI-generated user post. Conflicting |
| Seymour is described with female pronouns | The official English, Japanese and Chinese pages use male pronouns for Seymour. See Seymour. Verified |
| Taffy already has a million followers | The official text says she hopes to pass a million fans, not that she has. See Taffy. Verified |
| Veluxity Zone is in Nova City | Only fan pages say so. The official text does not name its city. Not announced |
| A specific launch hour | PlayStation Store (10:00 UTC, 18:00 Beijing) and App Store data (08:00 UTC, 16:00 Beijing) disagree, and NetEase states no hour. A user-posted article that says 18:00 cites the PlayStation listing. We count days only. Conflicting |
| Pre-registrations stand at 17 million | That was the figure in the 25 August 2026 press release. The official counter read about 25.15 million on 15 October 2026. Verified |
| Ananta is on another console generation | The current official platform list names only PC, PS5, iOS and Android. Conflicting |
| NCAA or NCCA | The official video and TGS release write NCAA; the official site and store pages write NCCA. Official sources are inconsistent, and we use NCCA. Conflicting |
| The Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau publisher is known only from press reports | Our first version said so. Since 16 October 2026 the official Traditional Chinese terms of service (26 August 2026) are on record: "developed by NetEase and published by 脈動數位". The agent role of 心誠娛樂 is still only in the press and in the store seller name, and the regions have their own store listings. See release date. Verified |
| Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau share the global server, or run an "international server" | No official page says either. Only the separate store listings and the separate publisher terms are visible, so the server relationship is not announced. Not announced |
| Project Mugen or 代號：無限大 is a different game | It is the same game under its old name. Official posts show Project Mugen on 24 August 2023 and the Simplified Chinese 《代号：无限大》 from 18 August 2023; the official Simplified Chinese post of 29 November 2024 says it was formally renamed 《无限大》, and the English teaser says "Let's just go with ANANTA". Verified |
| Mobile versions support only English and Chinese | The App Store listing is a 0.1.1 placeholder. Steam lists 16 languages, and we follow Steam. Conflicting |
Status labels
Every claim on this site carries one label. Colour is never the only signal: each label has its own shape and its own word.
VerifiedBacked by an official source we can link: NetEase, a store page or an official channel.
ReportedFirst-hand media report (an interview or hands-on) with no matching official wording that we could find.
ConflictingReliable sources disagree. We list both and do not pick a side.
Not announcedNobody official has answered yet. The row stays so it can be filled in later.
Sources
Official sources and first-hand media only. Links open the original page. We self-host only the official images used for identification and the trailer thumbnails, with credit.
- 01『無限大ANANTA』はキャラガチャなし！【先出し週刊ファミ通】
Famitsu · Accessed 2026-10-15Media - 02『無限大ANANTA』開発者に“最深”インタビュー（プロデューサーAsh氏）
Famitsu · Accessed 2026-10-15Media - 03『無限大ANANTA』開発者インタビュー（gamescom 2026）
AUTOMATON JP · Accessed 2026-10-15Media - 04GTA-style open-world anime game ANANTA will not have a character gacha system, NetEase confirms
AUTOMATON West · Accessed 2026-10-15Media - 05ANANTA on Steam (app 4814120)
Steam / NetEase Games · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 06ANANTA - Google Play (com.netease.anantana)
Google Play / NetEase · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 07ANANTA - App Store (id6776533126)
Apple App Store / NetEase Interactive Entertainment · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 08ANANTA - PlayStation Store (concept 10009022)
PlayStation Store / NetEase Interactive Entertainment · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 09《无限大》官方网站 新闻列表 (official news list)
NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 10网易无限大首测将启：高配要求引热议 (Sina Finance, credited to ZOL)
Sina Finance / ZOL · Accessed 2026-10-15Media - 11网易520没有“王炸”：再等等，大的会来？ (Observer, via Sina Finance)
Guancha (Observer) via Sina Finance · Accessed 2026-10-15Media - 12ANANTA Vanguards is recruiting! Join us! (official news)
NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 13ANANTA Launch Date Trailer | Global Release January 15th, 2027 (video description)
Ananta (official YouTube) · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 14Ananta developer says ... two massive maps (interview with producer Ash Qi)
TechRadar · Accessed 2026-10-15Media - 15《无限大》官方网站 (zh-Hans)
NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 16ANANTA Official Website (EN)
NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 17Official site language dictionary (zh-cht index script, all languages)
NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 18ANANTA | Gameplay Trailer (official news)
NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 19『無限大ANANTA』2027年1月15日に全世界同時リリース決定！(press release)
NetEase Interactive Entertainment Pte. Ltd (PR TIMES) · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 20无限大 - 官方预约 - TapTap (PC端配置信息)
TapTap (vendor 网易游戏, supplier 杭州网易雷火科技有限公司; badge 官方入驻) · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 21《无限大》即将登场2026gamescom科隆游戏展开幕夜 (official news, account list)
NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 22『無限大ANANTA』公式サイト (JP)
NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 23『無限大ANANTA』最速試遊リポート【TGS2025】
Famitsu · Accessed 2026-10-15Media - 24ANANTA | Gameplay Trailer (video description)
Ananta (official YouTube) · Accessed 2026-10-15Official - 25脈動數位遊戲使用許可及服務協議 (anantagame.com zh-cht)
NetEase Games / 脈動數位 · Accessed 2026-10-16Official - 26隱私權政策 (anantagame.com zh-cht)
NetEase Games / 脈動數位股份有限公司 · Accessed 2026-10-16Official - 27無限大 - App Store (TW storefront, id6780335064)
Apple App Store / Heart Core Entertainment (H.K.) Co., Limited · Accessed 2026-10-16Official - 28無限大 - Google Play (com.heartcore.ananta.tw)
Google Play / 心誠娛樂 · Accessed 2026-10-16Official - 29《无限大》去掉代号 (official zh-Hans)
NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-16Official - 30ANANTA | Teaser Trailer (official EN)
NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-16Official - 31Project Mugen PV | Tomorrow and Surprises Come Together (official EN)
NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-16Official - 32【8/24 10:00 AM】前往“新启” (official zh-Hans)
NetEase Games / Naked Rain · Accessed 2026-10-16Official
Updates
- First version, written from the sources listed on this page, as checked on this date.
- Added the Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau publisher and server rows, and the Project Mugen name history.