<p>SEGA. A company with lots of popular IPs, and home to properties such as <a href="https://bagogames.com/streets-of-rage-4-review/">Streets of Rage</a>, <a href="https://bagogames.com/yakuza-like-a-dragon-review/">Yakuza</a> and <a href="https://bagogames.com/sonic-mania-plus-review/">Sonic the Hedgehog</a>. Over the years, they&#8217;ve created several consoles, several memorable series, and even appeared on rival consoles such as the Nintendo Gamecube. The revival of an older IP is what came about today.</p>
<p>Virtua Fighter is one such IP. Back in 2007, Virtua Fighter&#8217;s fifth series entry released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It got a rerelease back in 2012 with the subtitle Final Showdown. It functioned similarly to its predecessor, but trimmed down in terms of content. Last night, SEGA announced Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, and when it&#8217;s releasing, as well.</p>
<p>You can watch that trailer below (video credit: IGN).</p>
<p><amp-youtube layout="responsive" width="500" height="281" data-videoid="ChN6AjsLORY" title="Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown - Official Announcement Trailer"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/ChN6AjsLORY"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ChN6AjsLORY/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown - Official Announcement Trailer"></a></amp-youtube></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center">Updates to Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown</h3>
<p>One thing that&#8217;s immediately apparent is that the Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown has a rather impressive visual upgrade over the PlayStation 3 versions. All of the characters from the previous entry return as well, and online features include 16-player public and private lobbies, real-time match spectating, and build robin-robin style online tournaments.</p>
<p>All of the game&#8217;s stages and characters have been remade with the Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio&#8217;s Dragon Engine, making the lighting, backgrounds, and overall appearance very appealing to the eye. Otherwise, it has the staples for fighting games; Arcade Mode, offline Versus, Casual online matches, Ranked Matches, and the training room.</p>
<p>Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown also got a release date revealed. It will be releasing on June 1st, 2021&#8230; exclusively for the PlayStation 4. This decision is kind of odd, especially given that the previous version released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but there&#8217;s probably a reason behind it.</p>
<p>Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown will be releasing on June 1st, 2021 on PlayStation 4. You can view the game&#8217;s website <a href="https://virtuafighter5us.sega.com/lang/en.html">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>What did you think about the Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown trailer? Did you want to buy the game? Are you planning on waiting for a sale? Have you played any previous Virtua Fighter title? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.</strong></p>
<p><strong>If you liked this article, be sure to read our coverage on the Guilty Gear Strive soundtrack reveal <a href="https://bagogames.com/guilty-gear-strive-soundtrack-revealed/">here</a>.</strong></p>

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Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown Announced
Coming soon to a PS4 near you

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