A recent rating for an unannounced Virtua Fighter game could indicate an impending revival of Sega’s fighting game series. In March, Korea’s judging and administration committee rated Korea Virtua Fighter 5 Final power measurement for PlayStation 4, a version that can be linked to Sega’s esports ambitions.
According to the rating, seen by Gematsu, Virtua Fighter 5 Final power measurement is also known by another name: Virtua Fighter supported. In September, Sega teased a project called ‘Virtua Fighter × esports’, but did not announce any specific title or platform. Sega said at the time that Virtua Fighter “would be re-launched as an esports title to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of SEGA.” An instant video for the project showed footage of Virtua Fighter tournaments and ended with a shot of Akira, the face of the fighting franchise.
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown would be the (somewhat) logical follow-up to the most recent entry in the franchise: Virtua Fighter 5 Final Power Match. The version of the game was released in arcades in 2010 and transferred to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012.
In February, Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada teased that he wanted a representative from Sega for the next installment of the Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable, a YouTube panel show featuring developers from Capcom, Bandai Namco, Arc System Works, SNK. . and Arika. Harada did not explain why he specifically wanted Sega to appear, but he may have insight into the plans of the publisher’s fighting game. The organizers of the Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable have not announced a date for the third episode of the stream.