Just stumbled across this, and while I don't care much for most fighting games, I figured I'd pass this along for those who hadn't seen it:
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Xbox 360's Virtua Fighter 5 to feature online play
Sega of America and Sega Europe have announced that the upcoming Xbox 360 version of Virtua Fighter 5 will indeed allow you to transfer your violent impulses to a complete stranger on the internet. Scheduled for a release in Autumn 2007, the game will feature an online two-player versus mode via Xbox Live, leader boards and several other enhancements over February's PlayStation 3 edition. That's what we jokingly refer to as a "technical knockout."
If you don't usually extract satisfaction from pugilistic polygons, you might be wondering why Virtua Fighter 5 is held in such high regard. Well, the reason is... uh, there are lot of reasons! Very good ones, in fact. "For a lot of very good reasons, Virtua Fighter 5 is regarded as the deepest and most revered fighting game available on next generation consoles", says Gary Knight, the European marketing director for Sega Europe. "Bringing Virtua Fighter 5 to the Xbox 360 will not only capture an entirely new audience, but will allow gamers to show their Virtua Fighter skills online against friends and foes."
Your Virtua Fighters: let me show you them.
*quietly waves a small "yay Xbox Live" flag before being beaten into a paste-like substance by an angry mob*
I was over the moon when I heard the news. Now I can get beaten mercilessly by asians without even going out and paying for it, sweet!
Did Microsoft have to fork out for this one too?
Oh yes I forsee LAG big time. Actually with the possibility of lag there might be a few characters who will be much better now. Breaking throws might suck now.
...This means nothing, SEGA is still making the 256-bit Lindenburg and dominating the market.
This news has sold me a copy of VF5, be there lag or not. I love playing VF4 but for some reason I seem to be the only person in the country that does, thus boredom quickly rises. With online I'll finally have a way to play with someone who doesn't think it sucks because they prefer Tekken...
