Speaking to MP1st, Katsuhiro Harada spoke about the possible arrival of new free characters via DLC in Tekken 8not completely excluding this hypothesis for the near future, although at the moment there is nothing concrete to announce in this regard.
Harada points out how the additional characters are among the most expensive additional contents to develop and for this reason Bandai Namco has always required a financial outlay for their purchase. At the moment the situation does not seem destined to change but in the future Harada and his team “could consider” the idea of adding new characters to the roster completely free of charge for the players.
We know that Eddy Gordo will arrive in Tekken 8 with Season 1, but some leaks also suggest the arrival of Craig Marduk, Fahkumram e Lidia Sobieska presumably always as part of the season one character pack.
Released at the end of January, Tekken 8 has sold over two million copies worldwide, an absolutely positive result for Bandai Namco's fighting gamenow the goal is to maintain the fanbase and expand it with new audiences thanks to extended post-launch support that includes new seasons, additional characters and other content arriving via DLC and Season Pass.