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From Joystiq.com

Virtua Fighter 5 for PS3 confirmed
Posted Jan 20th 2006 2:00AM by Blake Snow

This month's issue of EGM apparently confirms that Virtua Fighter 5 is coming to the PS3. From the article: "[The] February issue of EGM reveals that Virtua Fighter 5 is coming to the PS3, with the followup line 'and it might be exclusive.'"

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/20/virtua-fighter-5-for-ps3-confirmed/

 

[Borys]

And there was much rejoicing.

I hope it sells better than SC3.

 

[DCharlie]

launch title please.

don't even care about online play that much.

 

[Amir0x]

Well how surprising.

Oh also, since EGM and 1up are connected it's not surprising but to say it anyway...

1up show TOTALLY got the scoop on the 'maybe exclusive' rumour.

 

[SolidSnakex]

launch title please.

Come on now.

Anyway, Tekken, VF...Now go ahead and get Soul Calibur 4, Sony.

 

[mckmas8808]

YES YES YES!! Please release in 2006.

 

[Amir0x]

Come on now.

Anyway, Tekken, VF...Now go ahead and get Soul Calibur 4, Sony.

But will it have a comprehensive online mode?

How's that for sparking a thread debate!?

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Hardly surprising news, but it'd be a shame if it were only available on PS3. I would think that Sega was more serious about making VF more of a mainstream property by now.

 

[Speevy]

Best fighting game in motion, bad CG in screens. And only on PS3.

It looks like MS just gave up on this one.

 

[Amir0x]

I don't think VF could be, or really ever should be, a 'mainstream' property. It's gotta be the hardcore edge that draws the crowd, 'cause that's what makes it so much better than the pack. Not to say it shouldn't come to 360 or Revolution, of course, but just that I hope it wouldn't come for purposes of being a "mainstream" property. And anyway, it sells pretty well usually.

 

[SolidSnakex]

It's not coming out for a long time anyway. The arcadee version isn't even due out till sometime around April, and Sega's going to milk it there for months before they bring it home. Same for the new Power Smash.

 

[DCharlie]

Come on now.

Anyway, Tekken, VF...Now go ahead and get Soul Calibur 4, Sony.

why not? if the arcade machine is trialing now, and the last possible launch date in Japan is "Spring" (which now seems to go up until JUNE!) then it's totally possible.

I know i'm being gready... but...

It's not coming out for a long time anyway. The arcadee version isn't even due out till sometime around April, and Sega's going to milk it there for months before they bring it home. Same for the new Power Smash.

you see, after the PS2 release of VF, it got even MORE popular in the arcade. The people who bought the game were still playing in the arcade. If the arcade version and the Ps3 version released even side by side, i'm guessing that the arcade version will still be as popular (well, at least here - where Sega sold an insane number of units)

Arcade gaming here is about the competition - and VF is the KING for that. PS3 version will not tarnish that, and the arcades will remain full.

 

[the year 20XX]

I would think that Sega was more serious about making VF more of a mainstream property by now.

They are! That's why it's on PS3.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Soul Calibur II did pretty well, even when fighting game popularity was clearly on the decline. Right now, fighting games are pretty far down the list as far as big genres go anymore... I'm not advocating dumbing it down or even changing the game in any way. Just that putting it out on all systems would be pretty easy given the hardware it's coming from and that Sega needs more big hits.

 

[SolidSnakex]

why not? if the arcade machine is trialing now, and the last possible launch date in Japan is "Spring" (which now seems to go up until JUNE!) then it's totally possible.

I know i'm being gready... but...

Hey i'm not against the idea. Although i'm sure Sega and NAMCO wouldn't be too happy about having to compete against each other at the sametime.

 

[choplifter]

hmmmm.. I wonder if an exact VF home port will be possible, for the first time.
PS3 has more CPU and GPU performance than Lindbergh...... but PS3 has less memory

PS3: 512 MB (256 XDR + 256 GDDR3)
Lindbergh: 1.25 GB (1 GB + 256 MB GDDR3)

there is no such thing as an arcade-exact Virtua Fighter at home. the closest is probably PS2 VF2 but even that suffers from shit textures.

will be interesting to see how SEGA handles VF5 on PS3. it's not a matter of horsepower but memory.

 

[Anyanka]

Needs online play. That is the best way to reach new players.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Hardly surprising news, but it'd be a shame if it were only available on PS3. I would think that Sega was more serious about making VF more of a mainstream property by now.

The game is not online, so the PS3 is a natural choice.

 

[Amir0x]

Soul Calibur II did pretty well, even when fighting game popularity was clearly on the decline. Right now, fighting games are pretty far down the list as far as big genres anymore... I'm not advocating dumbing it down or even changing the game in any way. Just that putting it out on all systems would be pretty easy given the hardware it's coming from and that Sega needs more hits.

Hey, the more the merrier. I agree. Just wanted to establish the important distinction between being a "mainstream success" and becoming a "mainstream property". 'Cause one is good, the other would be bad in this case.

 

[DCharlie]

the closest is probably PS2 VF2 but even that suffers from shit textures.

whooooaaaa there. VF2 ... the sega ages vf2?!

 

[Speevy]

They are! That's why it's on PS3.

Uh...the Gamecube version of Soul Calibur 2 outsold the PS2 one. I think Amir0x is saying that this game needs to sell well AND be an exclusive, because that's how it gets its image, the draw of the series.

It would be like if Polyphony were a multiplatform developer. You'd still want Gran Turismo to stay on the PS2.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Uh...the Gamecube version of Soul Calibur 2 outsold the PS2 one. .

Not if you actually take into account worldwide sales, Europe puts the PS2 version over the top.

Anyway just buy a PS3 and be happy.

 

[Amir0x]

I think Amir0x is saying that this game needs to sell well AND be an exclusive, because that's how it gets its image, the draw of the series.

No, I think it'd be great if other console owners who couldn't afford each system got a chance to play Virtua Fighter. Best 3D fighting series ever. I just wanted to highlight the importance of keeping it faithful to what makes it great, even if the intent was the make it a mainstream success.

 

[Kumiko Nikaido]

360 version please. Thanks.

 

[cvxfreak]

Not if you actually take into account worldwide sales, Europe puts the PS2 version over the top.

Anyway just buy a PS3 and be happy.

Not like that's doing SCIII much good.

That series needs to be multiplatform.

 

[Speevy]

Not if you actually take into account worldwide sales, Europe puts the PS2 version over the top.

Well I don't.

You hear that Europe? You're dead to me.

 

[choplifter]

whooooaaaa there. VF2 ... the sega ages vf2?!

yeah. that's the closest home version of a VF game.

dont tell me PS2 versions of VF4 or VF4 Evo are closer to their arcade counterparts than VF2. not saying PS2 VF2 is exact - it has its problems.

 

[bumpkin]

Woohoo!

 

[Companion Cube]

yeah. that's the closest home version of a VF game.

dont tell me PS2 versions of VF4 or VF4 Evo are closer to their arcade counterparts than VF2. not saying PS2 VF2 is exact - it has its problems.

Please go on.

 

[Izzy]

Can't be - I'm shocked!

 

[llTll]

welll...

correct me if i am wrong but this isnt offical confirmation.

this is just EGM/1UP talk no?


anyway. since PS3 will be my first next gen and main next gen console, i cant be any happier. but i will wait for offical confirmation

 

[Xellotah]

VF5 on the consoles is inevitable, it will definitely be on PS3 and thats obvious.

Will it be exclusive? Most likely.

 

[Excelion]

given EGM track record on next-gen so far, i think that confirms an X360 version.

 

[llTll]

given EGM track record on next-gen so far, i think that confirms an X360 version.

:lol

 

[solarplexus]

When and where did Sega confirm this? Isn't EGM's "confirmation" based on the rumors around the net?

I have the latest issue but it sounds fishy.

 

[Xellotah]

Isn't it a bit early for Sega to 'confirm' anything, considering that VF5 arcade isn't out yet. They don't want to shoot themselves in the foot ( ala RE4 stylely).

 

[FoxhoundNL]

All I want is next-gen Street Fighter.

However Virtua Fighter 5 sounds good too.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Isn't it a bit early for Sega to 'confirm' anything, considering that VF5 arcade isn't out yet. They don't want to shoot themselves in the foot ( ala RE4 stylely).

How are you going to shoot yourself in the foot for announce a game for the PS3?

 

[D3VI0US]

Loss of arcade revenue.

 

[Lord Error]

hmmmm.. I wonder if an exact VF home port will be possible, for the first time.
PS3 has more CPU and GPU performance than Lindbergh...... but PS3 has less memory

PS3: 512 MB (256 XDR + 256 GDDR3)
Lindbergh: 1.25 GB (1 GB + 256 MB GDDR3)

will be interesting to see how SEGA handles VF5 on PS3. it's not a matter of horsepower but memory.

It depends whether VF5 keeps the whole game at those 1GB at all times, or whether it loads data betwen the stages. If each stage data takes the whole 1GB of memory, and much of the whole 1GB gets re-loaded between stages, sacrifices will obviously have to be made.

Luckily, I think that's not the case, because it would take too long to load 1GB between stages. More than likely, the whole game is there in those 1GB, which would make a perfect port relatively simple (due to console having some loading between stages)

there is no such thing as an arcade-exact Virtua Fighter at home. the closest is probably PS2 VF2 but even that suffers from shit textures.

What about VF1 included in VF4:Evo? I guess that's not aracde exact either, because the graphics and animation are much better than in the arcade.

 

[soundwave05]

I doubt Soul Calibur will be console exclusive .... Soul Calibur 3 sold like crap on the PS2.

As for VF5 ... PS3 should be able to run that easily.

As a whole though I think the fighting game genre will become more and more of a niche genre unless someone really shakes it up. VF/DOA/Tekken/etc. IMO are going to all see a decline in popularity.

Please ... please ... please make a Street Fighter IV though Capcom.

 

[Hydro_Alexis]

All I want is next-gen Street Fighter.

You, me and many others ... sony really got the beat em up genre on lock like a inmate doing life, too bad they dont sell like they used to.

 

[Mooreberg]

Now just handle the port directly instead of delivering a VF3 botch job and we're all set.

 

[evilromero]

That's not a bad title to get for my PS3. I think I shall. VF5 and RE5.

 

[jarrod]

Not if you actually take into account worldwide sales, Europe puts the PS2 version over the top.

It's more likely a dead heat. The only thing we know for sure is the Xbox version being last.

Well, the other thing we know for sure is that multiplatform sales will always destroy exclusives...

Soul Calibur~ 1.200.000
Soul Calibur 2~ 5.600.000
Soul Calibur 3~ 800.000


...going exclusive for a fighting game just hurts overall sales in the end. If SEGA's smart, they'll pimp VF5 on anything that can run it. Same goes for Tecmo (DOA4) and especially Namco (SC3+, Tekken DR).

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

I need an accurate wind simulation for Jackie's shitty hair-do. Sega, make it happen.

 

[boutrosinit]

Lock if old.

From Joystiq.com

Virtua Fighter 5 for PS3 confirmed
Posted Jan 20th 2006 2:00AM by Blake Snow

This month's issue of EGM apparently confirms that Virtua Fighter 5 is coming to the PS3. From the article: "[The] February issue of EGM reveals that Virtua Fighter 5 is coming to the PS3, with the followup line 'and it might be exclusive.'"

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/20/virtua-fighter-5-for-ps3-confirmed/

Crappy news. I don't have a damn PS3 and I don't want to wait for the damn thing to come out so I can play it at home. I have an Xbox 360. Xbox 360 is out. VF5 will be out this year. PS3 won't be.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

Crappy news. I don't have a damn PS3 and I don't want to wait for the damn thing to come out so I can play it at home. I have an Xbox 360. Xbox 360 is out. VF5 will be out this year. PS3 won't be.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

*insert Adam Sandler dancing on stairs GIF*

I'll tumble for 'ya...
I'll tumble for 'ya...

 

[soundwave05]

Crappy news. I don't have a damn PS3 and I don't want to wait for the damn thing to come out so I can play it at home. I have an Xbox 360. Xbox 360 is out. VF5 will be out this year. PS3 won't be.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Did you really expect VF5 to not be on PS3 after how VF4 ended up?

 

[DarienA]

As a whole though I think the fighting game genre will become more and more of a niche genre unless someone really shakes it up. VF/DOA/Tekken/etc. IMO are going to all see a decline in popularity.

The death of US arcades pretty much meant that fighters were going to become niche... at least until we can get some much larger broadband penetration #'s for home console owners...