Nintendo and Monolith Soft revealed first details regarding the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass starting with Vol. 1.
A roadmap of the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass was revealed featuring four waves of DLC. The first wave, Vol. 1, releases alongside the full game on July 29. Vol. 1 includes a variety of items and color variations for character outfits.
Vol. 2 releases by December 31, 2022 with a new hero, quests, Challenge Battle mode, and new outfits. By April 30, 2023, Vol. 3 released with another new hero and accompanied content. Before the end of 2023, a brand new original story scenario releases for Xenoblade Chronicles 3. The new story scenario could be akin to the Torna: The Golden Country expansion for Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Here’s the roadmap of content with tentative release dates, via Nintendo:
DLC Wave 1

Release date: 7/29/2022
This wave of DLC contains the following content:
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A collection of helpful items
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Color variations for existing outfits
DLC Wave 2
Release date: by 12/31/2022
This wave of DLC contains the following content:
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Challenge Battle mode against difficult enemies
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A new hero character and accompanying quests
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New character outfits
DLC Wave 3
Release date: by 4/30/2023
This wave of DLC contains the following content:
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Challenge Battle mode against difficult enemies
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A new hero character and accompanying quests
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New character outfits
DLC Wave 4
Release date: by 12/31/2023
This wave of DLC contains the following content:
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New original story scenario
Stay tuned for additional details regarding individual DLC waves.
Lastly, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 releases on July 29 for Nintendo Switch.