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[Elios83]

The Japanese magazine Game Labo reports in its rumor column that Virtua Fighter is coming to PSP next summer.Also a PSP Tekken is being developed at Namco.
Nothing official at the moment tough.

 

[johnjohnson]

wow! A virtua fighter would be great!

 

[MadFuzzy]

It'd be pretty terrible to play VF on PSP with that pad and those buttons. "Joystick4life!" etc.

 

[Izzy]

Awesome.

Next up, Gradius Collection!

 

[Tempy]

I want Soul Calibur!

 

[Lyte Edge]

I want Soul Calibur!

I was hoping Namco would develop a version of Soul Calibur 3 for the PSP that would link up to the PS2 version and let you transfer custom character data back and forth.

 

[MrSingh]

Game Labo's rumor mill is about the same level of, say, isamu.

 

[Instigator]

Namco's track record when it comes to portable fighters will make this interesting.

 

[jarrod]

Namco's track record when it comes to portable fighters will make this interesting.

You mean they'll just outsource it to Eighting.

 

[F.Be@PSG]

I want a Virtua Fighter One pixel perfect port.

 

[ziran]

sounds great. i love virtua fighter

i think they'll also make it online.

 

[Willy Wanka]

I hate Tekken but Virtua Fighter PSP could be amazing.

 

[Chittagong]

My love for PSP is increasing

 

[Idioteque]

I'm sick of Tekken, but I welcome a Virtua Fighter game.

 

[jarrod]

I wouldn't mind seeing SEGA continue the Sega Ages line on DS/PSP. Old arcade ports work great on new handhelds.

 

[Instigator]

I want a Virtua Fighter One pixel perfect port.

Considering how VF4 regressed the series, you could technically have VF4 gameplay on PSP with graphics ranging from VF1 to something getting close to VF3.

 

[bumpkin]

A Virtua Fighter and/or Tekken on the PSP? SOLD!

(though I'd like to see Tekken more)

 

[Andrew2]

If VF4 was come to the PSP, it would have have to be built from the ground just like VF on the PS2 is built from the ground around the hardware. So you know, VF4 on the PS2 is not a direct port of the arcade version.

 

[Instigator]

If VF4 was come to the PSP, it would have have to be built from the ground just like VF on the PS2 is built from the ground around the hardware. So you know, VF4 on the PS2 is not a direct port of the arcade version.

That doesn't mean a whole much. All VF games would have to be reprogrammed. VF1 would not be too taxing hardwise-wise, but the arcade hardware it originally ran on is completely different from the PSP. The same goes for all the other games.

 

[Defensor]

Next up, Gradius Collection!

What?

 

[bumpkin]

If VF4 was come to the PSP, it would have have to be built from the ground just like VF on the PS2 is built from the ground around the hardware. So you know, VF4 on the PS2 is not a direct port of the arcade version.

I thought VF4 was running on PS2-based hardware in the arcade, making its transition to the PS2 much like Tekken 1, 2 and 3's transitions to the PSOne.

 

[jarrod]

I thought VF4 was running on PS2-based hardware in the arcade, making its transition to the PS2 much like Tekken 1, 2 and 3's transitions to the PSOne.

Nope, it was developed on Naomi 2... making it more similar to DC architecturally than PS2.

 

[boutrosinit]

It'd be pretty terrible to play VF on PSP with that pad and those buttons. "Joystick4life!" etc.

Wisdom is thine name. VF with no joystick is BAD and WRONG.

 

[Instigator]

I thought VF4 was running on PS2-based hardware in the arcade, making its transition to the PS2 much like Tekken 1, 2 and 3's transitions to the PSOne.

No, no, and the first VF4 on PS2 was quite ugly. A far cry from the crisp-looking arcade original with insane lighting.

 

[SickBoy]

Virtua Fighter would make me rethink my "there's no serious reason why I need a PSP right now" attitude.