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Titanio · 08-May-2006, 08:20

Pretty big announcement..

http://www.gamespot.com/e3/e3story.html?sid=6149349

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Today, Sega announced that Virtua Fighter 5 is indeed coming to a next-generation console ... but not the Xbox 360. The game will be exclusive to the PlayStation 3 when it is released in North America in Spring 2007. Like the 360, though, the game will feature high-definition graphics, and will support 720p resolution.

Virtua Fighter 5 will sport more than 15 characters, including many from previous installments. It will also include two new characters, Eileen and El Blaze. Of Chinese descent, Eileen "uses a Monkey Kung-Fu fighting style that she learned from her grandfather, a former Kung-Fu master," according to Sega. As one might gather from the name, El Blaze is a master of Lucha Libre, the flamboyant style of Mexican wrestling.

mckmas8808 · 08-May-2006, 08:24

Yep so it starts. I wonder if visually the game will have any changes. I hope they show it at E3.

Farid · 08-May-2006, 08:24

Praise the Sega lords!

This is the kind of news I love to wake up to.

Virtua Fighter!

Inane_Dork · 08-May-2006, 08:26

There's still a whole class of games MS cannot hope to get. This is one of them, obviously.

Titanio · 08-May-2006, 08:28

I'm kind of surprised they announced a console release at all..does the arcade version even have a fixed release date yet? In NA?

Something tells me it might come later to Japan, if Sega wants to encourage arcade business.

Farid · 08-May-2006, 08:30

Please, folks, let's not turn this into another PS3 VS X360 thread (I know that the GS article do mention it, but still).

Let's just discuss about the fact that Virtua Fighter 5 will be released on a Console.

hey69 · 08-May-2006, 08:33

Sega just signed a deal with sony and with somebody else

. they wont show ingame footage since they practicly didnt start dev ing for sonys console. most probably they will show some kind of arcade trailer going as console version.

mckmas8808 · 08-May-2006, 08:37

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Originally Posted by hey69

Sega just signed a deal with sony and with somebody else

. they wont show ingame footage since they practicly didnt start dev ing for sonys console. most probably they will show some kind of arcade trailer going as console version.

Who's the somebody else? And how will they make that game in less than one year?

NANOTEC · 08-May-2006, 08:37

This makes perfect business sense actualy. VF has always been popular in Japan so it makes sense to release it on PS3. SONY probably gave them a good deal too.

hey69 · 08-May-2006, 08:42

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Originally Posted by mckmas8808

Who's the somebody else? And how will they make that game in less than one year?

they can port it fairly easy and for the other side, just wait for e3 . it also Involves VF series

london-boy · 08-May-2006, 08:53

I think we're quite lucky this next generation. Both consoles will be really easy to develop for, compared to the last generation. And games developed for typical PC GPUs will port very very well to both consoles, as they both have PC-ish GPUs. The only problem will be maximising the multi-core CPUs, but then again, they can just ignore the multi-core nature of the CPUs and still get games running fairly decently, which i think will be the case for most multi-platform games anyway.

mckmas8808 · 08-May-2006, 09:06

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Originally Posted by hey69

they can port it fairly easy and for the other side, just wait for e3 . it also Involves VF series

How can it involve the VF series? Didn't the report just say it was exclusive?

hey69 · 08-May-2006, 09:23

remember that VF game for gamecube? turned out to be an adventure of some sorts. just to give you an example

AlStrong · 08-May-2006, 12:20

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Originally Posted by hey69

remember that VF game for gamecube? turned out to be an adventure of some sorts. just to give you an example

I don't recall that at all!

Titanio · 08-May-2006, 12:23

There was Virtua Quest:

http://cube.ign.com/objects/480/480304.html

StefanS · 08-May-2006, 12:25

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Originally Posted by Alstrong

I don't recall that at all!

Well, it was released for GCN & PS2 and it was called Virtua Quest. The reason you don't remember it is that it was a real stinker and not worthy of the Virtua Fighter series.

Farid · 08-May-2006, 12:45

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Originally Posted by Alstrong

I don't recall that at all!

Nobody want to remember Virtua Quest.

Your mind might have selectively forget about it all. It happens to a lot of folks after grave traumatism.
And Virtua Quest was, indeed, a severe traumatism.

The only thing that was actually fun about the Virtua Fighter RPG (VQ codename) announce, was to read the posts from the Nintendo fans, angry to see the game, said to be GC exclusive, be ported to PS2 as well.
Of course, the only folks angered by this, in the end, were the ones who played the actual game.

It was a terrible game. Terrible.

Hardknock · 08-May-2006, 12:50

It would have been amazing if this was a launch title, but I'll take VF anyway that I can get it!

Hopefully that 360 game that Hey69 is refering too isn't of VF Quest variety

Hardknock · 08-May-2006, 13:19

Here's the first PS3 shots:

http://www.1up.com/media?id=2856908&type=lg

http://www.1up.com/media?id=2856907&type=lg

What do you guys think?

Titanio · 08-May-2006, 13:24

Apparently they're not PS3 screens, the PR included a number of screens, but some are saying they're arcade shots. They did the same thing with Virtua Tennis. There are others here:

http://www.firingsquad.com/news/news...searchid=10172

I'd expect little else but a perfect port, basically, and that's what Sega is promising. I wouldn't expect it to be any better than the arcade version though, either.

edit - also, here's the word from the horse's mouth, if anyone wants it:

http://www.sega-europe.com/en/NewsStory/1172.htm

Pozer · 08-May-2006, 14:24

The recent screen shots look pretty bad actually. Looks worse in stills than DOA4 and about on par with tekken4. Of course sceenies can be decieving and this game is long ways off.

predicate · 08-May-2006, 14:27

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Originally Posted by Pozer

The recent screen shots look pretty bad actually. Looks worse in stills than DOA4 and about on par with tekken4. Of course sceenies can be decieving and this game is long ways off.

In motion it looks absolutely jaw-dropping. The cloth physics

Farid · 08-May-2006, 15:20

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Originally Posted by Pozer

The recent screen shots look pretty bad actually. Looks worse in stills than DOA4 and about on par with tekken4. Of course sceenies can be decieving and this game is long ways off.

What, Tekken 4?

Anyway, Virtua Fighter 5 is the most technically advanced fighter to date. You guys can discuss art style all you want, but on the techincal level it's leading the pack. Thanks to its lighting/shadowing system and the numerous shaded surfaces.

And if you ask me it also has the best artwork, but then again I'm not exactly partial when it comes to Virtua Fighter.

Johnny Awesome · 08-May-2006, 15:50

Big win for Sony getting VF5 exclusive. They've done a good job spending the necessary cash to keep the big Japanese franchises on PS3 (MGS, FF, VF, etc...). They really can't afford to let MS get their foot in the door over there.

one · 08-May-2006, 15:56

The official release with... arcade shots
http://www.sega.com/e3/2006/announce...m=pr_20060508a

08-May-2006, 08:24	#3
Farid Artist formely known as Vysez Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Paris, France Posts: 3,899	Finally the Console port announcement Praise the Sega lords! This is the kind of news I love to wake up to. Virtua Fighter! __________________ - Power corrupts and absolute power is kinda neat. - If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test. --Internets

08-May-2006, 08:30	#6
Farid Artist formely known as Vysez Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Paris, France Posts: 3,899	Please, folks, let's not turn this into another PS3 VS X360 thread (I know that the GS article do mention it, but still). Let's just discuss about the fact that Virtua Fighter 5 will be released on a Console. __________________ - Power corrupts and absolute power is kinda neat. - If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test. --Internets

08-May-2006, 13:24	#20
Titanio Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,670	Apparently they're not PS3 screens, the PR included a number of screens, but some are saying they're arcade shots. They did the same thing with Virtua Tennis. There are others here: http://www.firingsquad.com/news/news...searchid=10172 I'd expect little else but a perfect port, basically, and that's what Sega is promising. I wouldn't expect it to be any better than the arcade version though, either. edit - also, here's the word from the horse's mouth, if anyone wants it: http://www.sega-europe.com/en/NewsStory/1172.htm Last edited by Titanio; 08-May-2006 at 14:03.

08-May-2006, 15:50	#24
Johnny Awesome Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 1,860	Big win for Sony getting VF5 exclusive. They've done a good job spending the necessary cash to keep the big Japanese franchises on PS3 (MGS, FF, VF, etc...). They really can't afford to let MS get their foot in the door over there. __________________ Vince: "Nobody gives a damn about graphics, we're well into a point of diminishing returns with respect to current TV limitations, and even with HDTV, the average consumer won't notice a diffrence between PS3 and XBX2."

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08-May-2006, 08:24	#2
mckmas8808 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6,744	Yep so it starts. I wonder if visually the game will have any changes. I hope they show it at E3.

08-May-2006, 08:26	#4
Inane_Dork Rebmem Roines Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,987	There's still a whole class of games MS cannot hope to get. This is one of them, obviously.

08-May-2006, 08:28	#5
Titanio Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,670	I'm kind of surprised they announced a console release at all..does the arcade version even have a fixed release date yet? In NA? Something tells me it might come later to Japan, if Sega wants to encourage arcade business.

08-May-2006, 08:33	#7
hey69 i have a monster Join Date: May 2003 Location: Belcika Posts: 2,931	Sega just signed a deal with sony and with somebody else . they wont show ingame footage since they practicly didnt start dev ing for sonys console. most probably they will show some kind of arcade trailer going as console version.

08-May-2006, 08:37	#9
NANOTEC Naughty Boy! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 768	This makes perfect business sense actualy. VF has always been popular in Japan so it makes sense to release it on PS3. SONY probably gave them a good deal too.

08-May-2006, 08:53	#11
london-boy Me me me Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,349	I think we're quite lucky this next generation. Both consoles will be really easy to develop for, compared to the last generation. And games developed for typical PC GPUs will port very very well to both consoles, as they both have PC-ish GPUs. The only problem will be maximising the multi-core CPUs, but then again, they can just ignore the multi-core nature of the CPUs and still get games running fairly decently, which i think will be the case for most multi-platform games anyway.

08-May-2006, 09:23	#13
hey69 i have a monster Join Date: May 2003 Location: Belcika Posts: 2,931	remember that VF game for gamecube? turned out to be an adventure of some sorts. just to give you an example

08-May-2006, 12:23	#15
Titanio Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,670	There was Virtua Quest: http://cube.ign.com/objects/480/480304.html

08-May-2006, 12:50	#18
Hardknock Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,192	It would have been amazing if this was a launch title, but I'll take VF anyway that I can get it! Hopefully that 360 game that Hey69 is refering too isn't of VF Quest variety

08-May-2006, 13:19	#19
Hardknock Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,192	Here's the first PS3 shots: http://www.1up.com/media?id=2856908&type=lg http://www.1up.com/media?id=2856907&type=lg What do you guys think?

08-May-2006, 14:24	#21
Pozer Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 634	The recent screen shots look pretty bad actually. Looks worse in stills than DOA4 and about on par with tekken4. Of course sceenies can be decieving and this game is long ways off.

08-May-2006, 15:56	#25
one Unruly Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo Posts: 4,705	The official release with... arcade shots http://www.sega.com/e3/2006/announce...m=pr_20060508a

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