Namco Bandai has announced that the 3DS version of Tales of the Abyss will be delayed. Namco Bandai did not give a reason for the delay, which to date has only been officially announced for Japanese release. Originally scheduled to release on May 19, no new release date has been announced.

While not officially confirmed for western release a listing on Amazon for a Tales of the Abyss manga states that the manga's release is timed to match the North American release of a Tales anime series and the "franchise's RPG title debut on Nintendo 3DS." The listed release date for the manga is August 16.