Summary
Sega fans will be interested to know that some new information about the nextVirtua Fightertitle has surfaced online. TheVirtua Fighterfranchise carries the accolade of being the first fighting game to implement 3D graphics with its first installment back in 1993, a year before the release of the originalTekken.
The fighting game space is highly competitive, dominated by the likes ofStreet Fighter, Super Smash Bros.,andTekken, which have all received highly successful installments in the last few years. Not counting spinoffs and re-releases,Virtua Fighterhas been absent from the arenasince the 2007 release ofVirtua Fighter 5. As a result, it is often mentioned when discussing Sega franchises that should make a comeback.
In a series of Twitter posts, user MbKKssTBhz5 has shared further details abouta rumoredVirtua Fighterrebootthat is apparently in development. Off the bat, it is claimed that streaming and spectating are important features and that the game is envisioned as a competitor toStreet Fighter 6andTekken 8. According to the leak, it is being released on all major platforms and will feature crossplay. There will also be a story mode featuring new and returning characters, but it appears that the game is mainly being developed for online and competitive play. A ranked system “similar to modern fighting games” is also mentioned.
Details of Rumored Virtua Fighter Game Emerge
As with all leaks and rumors, this information should be taken with a grain of salt, even though the account that revealed this information is regarded as a reliable source of insider information.Sega has addressed the demand for a newVirtua Fighter, with CEO Shuji Utsumi discussing how the franchise has been historically more realistic than its competitors and confirming that it is something that the company is “working on,” implying that the game is still in the early planning stage.
WhileVirtua Fighterwas not among the historic Sega franchise reboots announced at The Game Awards 2023, fans did notice that the font used in a letter sent out to various content creatorsstrongly resembled that of theVirtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdowntrailer. Perhaps Sega did this intentionally to see if it would generate discourse about a futureVirtua Fightergame, but there is no way of knowing for sure. Regardless, it certainly appears that fans think a new entry in the franchise is long overdue.
