Luke Reilly
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Sega has today announced the iconic Virtua Fighter series will be making its first appearance on Steam with Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Described as the “ultimate edition of this legendary game”, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. will feature rollback netcode support and 4K graphics with “updated character models, stages, and cinematics.”
A specific release date has not been confirmed, but Sega’s announcement has noted it is set to arrive sometime during the northern hemisphere winter.
The news comes via Sega’s official social channels.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. can currently be wishlisted on Steam, where it’s also confirmed players will be able to compete against up to 16 others in new online modes, including Tournaments and League.
First released in arcades in 2006, the original Virtua Fighter 5 was subsequently ported to the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2007. An initial revision called Virtua Fighter 5 R arrived in 2008, which was quickly followed by the misleadingly-titled Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown in 2010 (although that didn’t hit home consoles until 2012). In 2021, Final Showdown was remastered for PS4 in 2021 as Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, but now the "ultimate edition” of Virtua Fighter 5 will actually be the upcoming Virtua Fighter R.E.V.O. If that makes sense.
Earlier this month Sega let slip that “another Virtua Fighter” was being developed, although it’s now unclear whether this was a reference to today’s announcement or a long-awaited sequel.
Luke is a Senior Editor on the IGN reviews team. You can chat to him on Twitter @MrLukeReilly.
A specific release date has not been confirmed, but Sega’s announcement has noted it is set to arrive sometime during the northern hemisphere winter.
The news comes via Sega’s official social channels.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. can currently be wishlisted on Steam, where it’s also confirmed players will be able to compete against up to 16 others in new online modes, including Tournaments and League.
First released in arcades in 2006, the original Virtua Fighter 5 was subsequently ported to the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2007. An initial revision called Virtua Fighter 5 R arrived in 2008, which was quickly followed by the misleadingly-titled Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown in 2010 (although that didn’t hit home consoles until 2012). In 2021, Final Showdown was remastered for PS4 in 2021 as Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, but now the "ultimate edition” of Virtua Fighter 5 will actually be the upcoming Virtua Fighter R.E.V.O. If that makes sense.
Earlier this month Sega let slip that “another Virtua Fighter” was being developed, although it’s now unclear whether this was a reference to today’s announcement or a long-awaited sequel.
Luke is a Senior Editor on the IGN reviews team. You can chat to him on Twitter @MrLukeReilly.