Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Revealed, is a Full Remake Built on the Yakuza Engine

Sega teased something new was happening with the Virtua Fighter franchise last year, and recent leaks spoiled the surprise, but today the company officially unveiled Virtua Fighter five Ultimate Showdown. While this may sound like but another repackaging of the fan-favorite 2006 fighter, information technology's actually a full-on remake, with IGN reporting that it's existence made by an "all-star team" of developers from the original Virtua Fighter arcade team and the Yakuza creators at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. So yep, that means the game is being rebuilt using the Yakuza/Judgment Dragon Engine. You can check out the first trailer for Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, below.

Yup, definitely a Yakuza-like flavor to the new visuals (not that that's a bad matter). Once over again, co-ordinate to IGN, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown is keeping the same bones roster and gameplay as the original game, just volition boast updated visuals, a redone soundtrack, revised UI, and a few other goodies, like a new opening cinematic. Modern online features are as well being added, including public lobbies and the ability to spectate matches. No word on if Sega will be using rollback netcode for online play, although considering the game is being fabricated with esports in heed, I would hope so.

Interested in trying out Virtua Fighter v Ultimate Showdown, simply not certain if you want to shell out total price? Well, if y'all're a PS Plus subscriber you lot may be in luck – rumor has it, VF5 Ultimate Showdown volition be one of this month'southward gratis games. That's yet to be confirmed by Sony, but it seems pretty likely considering the timing of this announcement.

Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown hits the band on PS4, and PS5 via astern compatibility, on June 1. What do yous think? Excited to start chaining some combos once again or has the fighting game world passed Virtua Fighter by?