Although a Western release for Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires has not been confirmed it is a likely occurrence. That being said, it looks like that inevitable Western release will be pushed back a month as Koei Tecmo has announced, via Gamer, that the Japanese release for Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires has been pushed back to October 23rd.
It has also previously been revealed that a new fighter has been added to the game and is named Xun Yu, a warrior that uses a “formation staff.” Originally Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires was set to be released on September 25th in Japan for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Xbox One. The reason given for the delay was to improve the quality of the game.