JKTrix
07-06-2007, 06:34 PM
Sega, no doubt feeling the pressure from Namco, revealed that the 360 version of Virtua Fighter 5 will feature online play. I only know one other person here who cares about this, but for what it's worth: Holy Crap: Virtua Fighter 5 360 Goes Online - Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/gaming/holy-crap/virtua-fighter-5-360-goes-online-275659.php)
I have no regrets. I knew it was coming for the 360 before I picked up my PS3 and was thinking of waiting, but certain news about the PS3's future caused me to get one early.
It's unknown whether or not they will update the PS3 version to do this. One theory that was floating around back in the 'no-way-vf-is-gonna-be-online' days was that if the Console games featured online play, no one would go to play in the arcades anymore. If this was/is Sega's way of thinking, putting VF5 online on the 360 isn't a big deal. Japan, for the most part, doesn't care about the 360 so putting it online there won't eat into the arcade market.
I'll probably buy it again for the 360 depending on what exactly is being done online. I don't intend to do much online fighting, as my latency is horrible. But if they offer downloadable updates to costumes and stuff that the PS3 won't see, I'll definitely get it. Also, Achievements.
I have no regrets. I knew it was coming for the 360 before I picked up my PS3 and was thinking of waiting, but certain news about the PS3's future caused me to get one early.
It's unknown whether or not they will update the PS3 version to do this. One theory that was floating around back in the 'no-way-vf-is-gonna-be-online' days was that if the Console games featured online play, no one would go to play in the arcades anymore. If this was/is Sega's way of thinking, putting VF5 online on the 360 isn't a big deal. Japan, for the most part, doesn't care about the 360 so putting it online there won't eat into the arcade market.
I'll probably buy it again for the 360 depending on what exactly is being done online. I don't intend to do much online fighting, as my latency is horrible. But if they offer downloadable updates to costumes and stuff that the PS3 won't see, I'll definitely get it. Also, Achievements.