Sega bringing ‘new’ Virtua Fighter to Steam, but it’s actually another version of VF5

Sega is bringing the Virtua Fighter collection to Steam for the primary time this winter with Virtua Fighter 5 REVO, the fifth main model of the combating recreation that debuted in 2006. That’s proper; that “new” Virtua Fighter {that a} Sega exec teased earlier this month is one more model of the 18-year-old Virtua Fighter 5.

Whereas it is probably not the Virtua Fighter 6 that many have been hoping for, Virtua Fighter 5 REVO does seem to carry some welcome new modifications to the sport. The newest model will characteristic rollback netcode assist for on-line battles, 4K visuals with up to date high-res textures, and extra recreation stability modifications for REVO’s roster of 19 playable characters, Sega says.

Sega and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio — the oldsters behind the Like A Dragon and Judgment video games — promise a number of modes, together with ranked, arcade, coaching, and versus, plus 16-player tournaments and leagues for on-line competitors.

The unique model of Virtua Fighter 5 debuted in arcades in 2006, and was ported to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 the next 12 months. In 2008, Sega delivered Virtua Fighter 5 R, including new character Jean Kujo and bringing sumo wrestler Taka-Arashi again to the playable roster. Virtua Fighter 5 Closing Showdown was then launched in arcades in 2010, and got here to PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012. Closing Showdown can also be playable within the digital arcades of a number of video games of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s video games.

Earlier this month, Sega’s govt VP of worldwide transmedia Justin Scarpone informed Video Video games Chronicle that the corporate was growing one other Virtua Fighter recreation, resulting in hypothesis {that a} long-awaited Virtua Fighter 6 was within the works. Sega is within the course of of creating new Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Loopy Taxi video games, so hopes have been excessive {that a} brand-new Virtua Fighter was additionally within the combine. VF followers should wait a little bit longer for that, nonetheless, and satiate themselves with a better-than-ever model of Virtua Fighter 5 for now.