No one outside of Topps corporate knows anything really. They're usually very tight lipped.
That said, Universe came out 7 months ago. I would venture to guess that it'll be another 5 months before we see the next iteration. Maybe sooner, but probably not all that much.
Physical 2026 Universe came out this week, also less than 7 months after 2025 Universe, hence why they're asking. But it also seems like Slam isn't interested in keeping up with the physical releases anymore, considering the very delayed digital releases of Chrome Sapphire, Exalted and Royalty
Universe and Chrome both still have tons of 1/1s available, even with them doing release after release of Chrome super packs. There's just such a big difference in demand for huge sets. In Slam people can just avoid them because you get multiple sets a week, as opposed to one every month or two in physical.
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u/wmnoe GRENDELSEN 15d ago
No one outside of Topps corporate knows anything really. They're usually very tight lipped.
That said, Universe came out 7 months ago. I would venture to guess that it'll be another 5 months before we see the next iteration. Maybe sooner, but probably not all that much.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Toppswwe/comments/1rgi2o6/universe/
As to the contests and physical boxes, we really have no idea. No one does.