Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown has been listed for a PS4 release according to a listing filed with South Korea’s game ratings board website last month.
Spotted by VGC who in turn observed that Twitter user Xenosaga7 revealed that the original name for the listing was ‘Virtua Fighter eSports‘, which ties neatly into reports from Sega that its next Virtua Fighter title would be a ‘restart’ focussed on eSports.
It’s worth noting that Virtua Fighter hasn’t seen a full series release since Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown arrived on PS3 back in June 2012.
That said, Sega has been keen to ensure that the series is not forgotten, and have included full conversions of the title as mini-games in its Yakuza 6, Judgment and Yakuza: Like A Dragon titles.
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What might disappoint some folks however is the fact that the listing suggests that this title is just yet another re-release of Virtua Fighter 5, rather than an all-new sequel.
Given the eSports prominence of titles such as Street Fighter 5, Mortal Kombat 11, Guilty Gear and many others, it’s certainly something of a surprise that Sega haven’t pulled the eSports trigger on its super sophisticated fighter until now.
What do you think, are you able to see Virtua Fighter return and if so, are you OK with it being a Virtua Fighter 5 retread, or would you have preferred a full sequel? Get punchy in the comments below.
Source: [Xenosaga7 via VGC]
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