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Virtua Fighter 5 release date slated in Japan, others to follow?
Hooray for release dates! Recently, Virtua Fighter 5 was announced for an early February release in 2007 for Japan. While many of us aren't from Japan, this is still a decent estimate as to when we'll see it in North America, Europe and the like. Visually, this game doesn't do it for me. Sorry guys, but I'm not going to be a blind liar. It looks good, darn good, but it's not mindblowing. Anyway. This is being considered a "big" title, so it's getting a "big" price tag. Wait... there probably shouldn't be quotes around the second "big" because 8,190 yen is big. Also big is the arcade stick, due out a week after the game's release for a price comparable to the game itself -- over 7,000 yen.With no comment on a release date for other areas for neither the game or arcade stick, we're left to speculate. But if you're on the same wavelength as PS3Fanboy, you've probably got the same guess as us. March. Coinciding with or around the European launch. Fighting games are fairly quick to port across countries and this early February release bodes quite well for the fighting enthusiasts in Europe -- they might get their fists on right after cracking open their fresh PS3 boxes. Bundle, anyone? Give us your thoughts and after a few months, we'll see who was right!
PS3 all powered up... LED lights are magical!
Hey, look! Yeah, it's from a camera phone so it's a little shaky and not exactly quality, but we admit -- the PS3 looks a whole lot cooler turned on than the PS2. Something about fun, differently colored lights that brings out a childish delight. And for the people who prefer the backside of these things, here you go. The back of the PS3 is fairly similar to the PS2 with the grating and the main power switch. Definitely thicker cables, though. On the PS3forums, there's also a very snazzy picture of people sampling Virtua Fighter 5 at the Sega event. If nothing else, it gives a great frame of reference as to the real size and beauty of the PS3. It's sexy, sleek, curvy... ahem, anyway.The poster of the first two pictures, naming himself "ps3insider", talked a little bit about his/her experience with the PS3. First off, the system is quiet, save for the initial noise when you boot the disc. He/she claims Resistance: Fall of Man is the best game played, possibly the best FPS ever to grace a console (but that's completely subjective). You can check out the rest of the forum, but most of it is just people arguing whether or not the "ps3insider" is for real or not. Either way, the pictures are cool enough and we get to see the PS3 all lit up! Hurray.
Virtua Fighter 5 -- PS3 hands-on edition... verdict? Arcaderific!
The results are in: Virtua Fighter 5 is arcade perfect. You can check out the screenshots if you want, but they're not exactly the clearest or of the best quality. All the characters and stages were present for the test play, but there is a downside to this. Load times. An approximated 10 seconds from the character select screen to the actual fight may sound like a long time, but apparently it wasn't too much of an issue. Still, let's hope Sega can get that optimized before it hits retail shelves.Speaking of release, when would that be? Sega hasn't made anything official yet, but from what was screened and implied at the press conference, a January release is in the realm of possibility. VF5 will be playable at the Tokyo Game Show, so expect a lot of more detailed comparisons between the console and arcade versions next week.
Virtua Fighter 5 news... nuff said
Genuine PS3 footage of Virtua Fighter 5 has surfaced -- no longer the arcade version. It all started in the latest Famitsu magazine... four pages of the PS3 version of the game, the first PS3 screens, and all 17 characters. What's to be said about the screenshots? It's more or less a port of the arcade version -- graphics haven't been altered at all from what the screenshots revealed.Here's a bit of news for the fighter-fanatic out there: Sega is releasing a joystick upon release of the game that makes use of the genuine arcade parts. It's called "Virtua Stick High Grade" and features a lever, six main buttons, three sub buttons and a start button. Pretty cool, huh? We'll update any VF5 news after TGS, but until then, feel free to check out the official website. And many thanks to IGN for posting the latest screens!
Virtua Fighter 5 released, kinda
It's official! Today is the day that Virtua Fighter 5 is released. In arcades. In Japan. There have been months of fine-tuning and testing, but this is the biggest test of them all. Will it stack up to other arcade machines in the Japanese market? Only time will tell, but if you're in the area to try it out, let us know what you thought!Sega tells us they plan to release the game for the PS3 sometime early next year.
Virtua Fighter 5 in playable state
According to an interview at IGN, Virtua Fighter 5 is running in an advanced state on PS3 hardware as we speak. All that's missing are home specific features and tweaks. This is an update from the last post on this exciting next-gen fighter, slightly due to its near completion, but what was interesting were the comments the developers had about the PS3.Hiroshi Kataoka, president of SEGA-AM2 was quoted as saying "considering its abilities, it's not expensive ... if that hardware was released not as PlayStation, but under the Vaio brand, and you got a Blu-Ray drive, a cell chip and the latest NVIDIA GPU for under 100,000 yen, you'd definately call it cheap." He makes sure to say if consumers consider it just a game machine, the price can seem pretty daring.The rest of the interview talks about how while a multi-platform release would have been possible, it would have decreased parameters, so they decided to stick to a PS3 exclusive for that reason.So there you have it! For fighter fans out there, especially of the Virtua variety, there is a fantastic game coming to PS3 alone ... and at the rate it's going, we may even see it earlier than we expect. We hope.
Virtua Fighter 5 only for PS3 next spring
There was a time when Virtua Fighter 5 was considered a strong candidate for an arcade port to the Xbox 360, but that multiplatform hope's been dashed with the official announcement that VF5 will appear only on PS3 in the spring of 2007. Sega's technical fighter is a Sony exclusive once more.While home-console online play remains doubtful at this point, next-gen PlayStation owners can now securely look forward to facing off as El Blaze and Eileen (the new luchador and monkey kung-fu artist, respectively) along with the other 15 fighters, decked out in all sorts of items purchased in the in-game store with prize money earned through in-game matches.VF5 will support up to 720p HD resolution and will be featured in game footage in the SEGA booth at E3 (South Hall, Booth #946) later this week.[Thanks, Matt; also via Joystiq]
Virtua Fighter 5 a PS3 exclusive
Sega has announced Virtua Fighter 5 exclusively for the PlayStation 3. The newest installment in the franchise will feature 15 returning fighters, along with two newcomers, Eileen (monkey kung-fu) and El Blaze (lucha libre). Sega did not confirm online multiplayer support, but did reveal a new game concept where players earn virtual currency for winning matches. The money can then be used to purchase goodies at an in-game shop, which will include costumes and "attachable items."Virtua Fighter 5 is due out next spring.
