Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown Releases on June 5th and 6th for PSN and XBLA

by Delriach on May 14th, 2012 at 6:59 am

SEGA has announced the release date for Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown. The game will be released on June 5th for the PlayStation Network and June 6th for Xbox Live Arcade for $14.99 (1,200 Microsoft Points). This is definitely good news for fans waiting to get their hands on the latest version of AM2′s highly technical fighter. In addition to the game itself, SEGA will also release character customization packs for all 19 characters for $4.99 (400 MS Points) a piece. Two additional customization packs, one with nine characters worth of items and the other with ten characters worth of items, will also be available for $14.99 (1,200 MS Points) each.

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – May 14, 2012 - SEGA® of America Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that the console release date and retail price for Virtua Fighter™ 5 Final Showdown. The stand-alone downloadable 3D fighting game is set to make its console debut on June 5 for PlayStation®Network and June 6 for Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown will be priced at $14.99/ £9.99/ AUD$18.25/ €12.99 for PSN and 1,200 Microsoft Points for XBLA.

Character customization DLC packs will be available immediately upon launch for all 19 fighters, with each character customization pack costing $4.99/ £3.59/ AUD$6.25/ €4.49 for PSN and 400 Microsoft Points for XBLA, and will contain 600-950 customization items. Two additional customization packs, consisting of nine characters’ worth of DLC items and the other with 10 characters’ worth, will also be available at launch for $14.99/ £9.99/ AUD$18.25/ €12.99 each on PSN and 1,200 Microsoft Points each on XBLA.

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown brings the latest arcade version of the Virtua Fighter 5 series to consoles worldwide, adding two new characters—Virtua Fighter 3 favorite Taka-Arashi and newcomer Jean Kujo—and dynamic and interactive fighting arenas. Console-only features include a robust and detailed Training Mode, eight player Online Room Match Mode, and a match record feature to replay, save, and upload fights. Developed by AM2, the console version of Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown will bring the storied franchise’s detailed balance, overhauled fighting mechanics, and extreme depth to new audiences and VF veterans alike in the acclaimed series’ best version yet.

Source: Press Release

http://twitter.com/EDarkness NadiaED

So for the same price as the game I can buy more costumes? Woo…
- http://twitter.com/srslygtfo Mr. X
  
  Considering the arcade crowd has probably spent well over $100 playing and unlocking items, this is a sweet deal.
- Thomaz Barros
  
  considering the number of items, i say that’s a decent deal
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000009808232 Luke Steiger
  
  This game is crazy worth it at $15 though. It’s nice to see a company cut so much off on the base price tag to appeal to a wider audience and make up costs on optional cosmetic items ONLY. Way I see it, its a “knight-in-shining-armor” compared to the latest Capcom fighter, dare I mention its horrible name.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Gethoff-Mahfacebuk/558552166 Gethoff Mahfacebuk
    
    No mention it all you want, they need to be constantly reminded that they let Capcom run them for their cash AGAIN instead of exploring alternative products lol.
- http://twitter.com/BlueNarciss Shakir Ali
  
  Over 14,000 items and you’re complaining? Also, if you must know, due to XBLA size limitations Sega couldn’t fit the Costume/Item packs into the digital download…hence why they’re seperate.
http://www.squidoo.com/fightinggamesonline fighting games online

so..is this like an extension like SSF4AE or is this a whole downloadable game…I don’t think I have enough room on my HDD if that is the case
- http://twitter.com/srslygtfo Mr. X
  
  Whole game, you do not need VF5 to play this.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Webster-Snow-Jr/100000991474850 Webster Snow Jr.

Thank you Lord Jesus Christ!!! *tears of happiness*

Finally the wrong has been made right, and the VF players get the game they deserve.

- AMEN
- http://twitter.com/novriltataki Fighting Game News
  
  Jesus had nothing to do with it so stop thanking him.
  Thank the players at VFDC who worked hard for years to make it happen.
- http://twitter.com/novriltataki Fighting Game News
  
  Jesus had nothing to do with it so stop thanking him.
  Thank the players at VFDC who worked hard for years to make it happen.
  - heatEXTEND
    
    wow, u r smurt an kewl
- Jon T
  
  Let’s thank fairies, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus while we are at it.
xeleion

With a downloadable release on home consoles, maybe we can FINALLY get more people playing Virtua Fighter.
http://twitter.com/AzureRevolver ツンデレ Azure

The game is only 14.99 ? Wow now its hard to not give this game a chance.
- HotDunk
  
  And yet people did not feel the same about Skullgirls prior to release
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Gethoff-Mahfacebuk/558552166 Gethoff Mahfacebuk
    
    Some people aren’t gonna enjoy the look of those characters, straight up. In this game you can make em look however the fuck you want.
    
    The real reason people aren’t gonna give this game a chance is because it takes too much thought to play. Hopefully AM2 gets their money before they realize it and go back to SF4.
  - Jon T
    
    Maybe it has something to do with the fact that VF is a proven and examplory fighting game, and Skullgirls is laughable trash that looks like a 14 year old’s GCSE school book drawings have come to life and started fighting each other.
SovietGrammar

This or Skullgirls?
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Webster-Snow-Jr/100000991474850 Webster Snow Jr.
  
  I have to be honest and say…get both games if you can. But if I had to choose I’d say VF.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Ian-Adams/1087913285 Ian Adams
  
  what Webster said
- fiks
  
  Really depends on what you want. If you’re not familiar with 3d fighters and really like things like airdashes, big combos, weird charas like Miss Fortune, go with Skullgirls. If youre more of a 3d fighters person and maybe enjoy different things about neutral and mixup, go with VF.
  
  Another thing to consider is your area. If your area has more airdasher players, probably go with SG. If your area has more 3d players than airdashers, probably go with VF.
  Netcode may also be a consideration if you have good internet. i know SG has great netcode but I dont know much about VF’s netcode.
- HotDunk
  
  Consider this:
  
  Skullgirls is an indie title made by a really small team and features a lot of craftmanship and artistry that reflects a lot of blood, sweat and tears along with devotion to the medium and genre. We’re talking best looking 2d animation in games, here. And it’s good.
  Virtua Fighter 5 FS is a port/retweak of a 5 year old Sega game. And it’s good.
  
  I have the former, will get the latter. Perhaps your mistake was not buying Skullgirls on release. As I recall, the two games together are half the cost of SFxT and each is better.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Walter-Thomas/100000923690574 Walter Thomas
    
    What hotdunk said, these are both $15 games that when put together are half of the price of a new game.
    
    If you have the $30 bucks to spare you should buy both to support good affordable games.
  - Jon T
    
    “We’re talking best looking 2d animation in games, here.”
    I need a moment to laugh at that… I suggest you go back and look at 1994′s DarkStalkers or Street Fighter III. Not only is the animation immeasurably superior, the drawings that are animating are incredible (a world away from the laughable, amateurish garbage found in the pile of trash you are discussing).
    The answer to the question “This or Skullgirls?: You can’t even mention the two games in the same breath. Virtua Fighter is a legend.
- http://twitter.com/srslygtfo Mr. X
  
  Both you cheap motherfucker.
http://www.facebook.com/brennan.mccorrister Brennan McCorrister

Sweet, think I’ll give the game a chance now.

I do like the idea of choosing only which character YOU want custom items for.
http://twitter.com/oBLACKSTARo oBLACKSTARo

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http://twitter.com/KerryOak GI | BBS Figs

THANK YOU BASED GOD!
Fag Hole

wow! now i FINALLY have a reason to clean off all the thick accumulated dust off my ps3 to play it again.
- HotDunk
  
  I wrote a song about you:
  
  Fag Hole is the best kinda guy
  He’s the kinda guy who saaaays things
  His quips are sharp and his jokes will sting
  Who knows what zingers he’ll fling from his fingers
  When he types his posts the truth doth rings!
http://www.facebook.com/Phillyfanboy Joseph C. Woodard

Been waiting for this!
http://twitter.com/KerryOak GI | BBS Figs

Hopefully DLC won’t impact the game too much. I want to unlock the costumes, similar to how the original was. But we shall see.
- http://www.facebook.com/Dayless.Sunset Julius Vortes
  
  No I believe each character will already have 6 costums but you’ll have to pay for their dlc items. which is only about 3-4 bucks. Though it’s worth it.
  - HotDunk
    
    Did you read? $5 each.
http://twitter.com/CrimzonWolf777 Damon Barlow

OMG THANK YOU JESUS!!!! I will officiall be dropping almost everything I play for this game now!!
http://twitter.com/Delriach Delriach

The post was updated with the latest trailer, in case you guys missed it.
Sage_Areli

that’s cool. I get to pay for items now that were free in the first version of a 5 year old game.
- http://twitter.com/Shidosha Its The Shirt!
  
  This is false – all the base items are there – not to mention the game is FIFTEEN dollars compared to your $60 dollars.
  Also: The unlockable costumes AREN’T stored on the disc, so its not so bad. And remember, you don’t HAVE to buy the costumes to enjoy the game. give it a shot it’s retail is cheaper than most pre-owned
  - Sage_Areli
    
    oh don’t get me wrong. I’m definitely buying the game. It’s just coming from playing VF5 on ps3 and unlocking these things for free is a big difference. Making something cost that was free before is different than paying for something that was never free to begin with.
    - HotDunk
      
      But…. the game is $15? And the costumes… are dumb? It’s a deal if you ask me. We get the game for cheap, Sega gets more money from idiot moron fools. Fair trade.
  - http://twitter.com/gogotwit Gojira Twit
    
    Uh no, they’re all stored in that data you pay the $15 for. You will see them all the time without downloading a single K of DLC. What would be the point of buying them if nobody else could see them but you?
    - http://twitter.com/srslygtfo Mr. X
      
      SEGA already answered that the only people who can see the items will be people who purchased them.
    - http://twitter.com/Shidosha Its The Shirt!
      
      it may come later, who knows? but Microsoft has content size restrictions which would have been exceeded had sega included everything in. maybe a seperate compatability pack will come soon, it would be nice. But for now I’m happy just supporting the game as is. Besides, its $45 for everything. I can live with that
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1201072734 Dominic Damil

sega will get all of my money with this game!! <3
- Buujie_Johnson
  
  Hate to troll but; $15 for the game plus $95 for all the DLC? I need the job you got lol!
  - sibarraz
    
    actually if you buy the packs you just need to spend 30 extra dollars
    - Buujie_Johnson
      
      Thanks for the clarification. Need to read better. I will be very content with just 2 costume packs at 10 dollars!
      - http://profile.yahoo.com/S5BPMEBXR36RAMH7CAJUPAYAB4 Jacob
        
        But, for 5 more bucks, you can get all the items for 7-8 other characters along with your 2. Unless your 2 characters are in different bundles. Then it’d probably be worth just the 10 dollars for you. But if they’re in the same pack, it’d be worth it to drop the extra 5 dollars for 7-8 extra characters item packs. You never know, you might end up dabbling with them other characters. It is your money, so do what ya do. Just thought i’d throw that out there for ya.
      - Buujie_Johnson
        
        I wish it was like that, but the 2 characters that I want are in 2 different packs. But I am slowly convincing myself to spend $45 for everything. I love the game that much.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Supa-Rubz/561380467 Supa Rubz

take that capcom!
fiks

So VF fans, what makes you most hype about playing VF? Is it something your character does best? Something about the essentials of how the game works? Or something about neutral or mixup? Get people excited!
http://www.facebook.com/Hagaishi215 Hagaishi Kun

Niceeee!!!
rtdzign

I would have been mad about DLC….but the game itself is only $15. So instead of paying $60 for a game and having to spend $30 for it to be complete. I spend $15 for a game missing costumes and can spend $45 If I want them.
- HotDunk
  
  The idea of spending twice as much as the cost of the game itself for costumes…. *pukes*
  - http://twitter.com/Shidosha Its The Shirt!
    
    the luxury is choice. but i guess if enough people complained, sega COULD up the price of the game alone to $60 that way the DLC costumes don’t cost “twice as much”…
  - http://profile.yahoo.com/S5BPMEBXR36RAMH7CAJUPAYAB4 Jacob
    
    It’s easily a $60 game we’re getting for $15. And $30 for 14,000+ items seems like a pretty good deal. Especially if you want to compare that to any other fighting game’s DLC. So $45 dollars for the game plus all them items is ridiculosly good.
http://twitter.com/Shidosha Its The Shirt!

It’s weird – people are saying “EEW Why would i pay the same amount for the game as I would for the costumes?”
And it leaves me confused… You guys have already paid about $16 for 1 alternate, maybe TWO for some characters – this game is giving you over 600 or so items for multiple characters and you guys say you are paying too much?

And it’s not like theres hidden character data here – its optional cosmetics!
Why the complaints ESPECIALLY when you’ve already forked that money over in the past, AND the FULL GAME is cheaper than most DLC?
http://twitter.com/Razentsu Paolo Jardiolin

Wow, what a deal. That’s some ridiculous value. Well, I guess it’s time to learn Virtua Fighter!
http://twitter.com/emezie Emezie Okorafor

“EXCELLENT!”
VisualData

Wow this game cost the same as Skullgirls and theres no additional DLC. Deal!
http://twitter.com/H_Magnus Fernando Velasco

MY BODY… IS READY.
SolidSonicTH

To say the least, hot shit.

Not only does that mean Evo could run a side tourney but it’s release date is even soon enough to make it possible to play at CEO (which is where I’ll be at). Excellent release window.
- http://twitter.com/srslygtfo Mr. X
  
  SEGA is already running a side tourney at EVO. Huge pot too.
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soakrates

Day one. PS3/360. http://www.virtuafighter.com

Let’s fucking GO!

You can bet some of the VFDC folks and I will be playing the shit out of this at Evo. Hope y’all will join us.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Gethoff-Mahfacebuk/558552166 Gethoff Mahfacebuk
  
  Hoping my internet is fixed by the time this drops, I doubt I’ll have much local competition. Mostly 2d players here.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Gethoff-Mahfacebuk/558552166 Gethoff Mahfacebuk
  
  Hoping my internet is fixed by the time this drops, I doubt I’ll have much local competition. Mostly 2d players here.
- http://twitter.com/broccoman Jeff
  
  Just make sure you don’t scare folks away. At FR I think you guys scared a lot of folks away.
  - http://twitter.com/oBLACKSTARo oBLACKSTARo
    
    How in the world did you come to this conclusion, good sir?
    - http://twitter.com/Shidosha Its The Shirt!
      
      nah it happened…
      Me, Dango, Flash, and Cidkid ran some pretty devastating win streak trains on ppl. it got to the point where we would play for an hour str8 n not lose… n then the crowd thinned out
  - soakrates
    
    I wasn’t at Final Round, but I don’t know that “scared” is the right way to put it. It’s possible that people just wanted to sit down and learn a bit about the game and got a little tired of getting their faces mashed into the ground by the veteran players there, which would be understandable. Either way, there’s no reason to be afraid of the VF community. It’s probably the friendliest and most welcoming FG community there is.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TIC7WNRSMFBSCLF6OR6JQJAAZA sb

game $15 dlc $125 i hope im reading this wrong if not DAMN
- Buujie_Johnson
  
  That $125 is optional. Ima get the DLC for the characters that I play with the most!
  - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TIC7WNRSMFBSCLF6OR6JQJAAZA sb
    
    i know its optional but people jump down capcoms throat cause of how much they charge and distribute their dlc but no complaints here its all good GTFO
    - SNKCrymore
      
      l2r
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Eric-Debourge/100001913841665 Eric Debourge
      
      Except Capcom doesn’t sell SFxT for 15 bucks, and their (DL)C is far from optional (characters !)
      Do you get it ?
  - http://twitter.com/FGC_Updater StreamMonster
    
    your reading comprehension is terrible. $30 dlc if you want it all
    - Buujie_Johnson
      
      Indeed it is!
      - BlackThoughts
        
        lol
- soakrates
  
  That’s only if you individually buy all the DLC packs for each character, I believe. If you want costumes and whatnot for the entire cast in bulk, it’ll be $30 for the two DLC packs described above. In other words, $45 for the game on one console with all the DLC items. At least that’s what the press release seems to be saying.
  - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TIC7WNRSMFBSCLF6OR6JQJAAZA sb
    
    it said additional so im assuming the 2 bundles are different from the individuals i hope its like you said tho
    - soakrates
      
      It’s possible, but either way this is still a great value. $15 gets you a complete, solid fighting game and if you want to spend the extra scratch on DLC, you can get a lot without even paying as much as you would for your average retail game. Sega done good on this one.
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Gethoff-Mahfacebuk/558552166 Gethoff Mahfacebuk
      
      I’m pretty sure you’re assuming wrong on that one. $5 = one character’s items. $15 = 9/10 character bundles. I didn’t read anywhere in that statement that the content contained was different.
      - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TIC7WNRSMFBSCLF6OR6JQJAAZA sb
        
        i think the word ADDITIONAL pretty much says it I didn’t read anywhere in that statement that the content contained was the same either so they should specify if the bundle includes the same contents of the seperate dlc or not like all the other statements i ever read about dlc but whatever we will see
      - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TIC7WNRSMFBSCLF6OR6JQJAAZA sb
        
        i think the word ADDITIONAL pretty much says it I didn’t read anywhere in that statement that the content contained was the same either so they should specify if the bundle includes the same contents of the seperate dlc or not like all the other statements i ever read about dlc but whatever we will see
      - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TIC7WNRSMFBSCLF6OR6JQJAAZA sb
        
        i think the word ADDITIONAL pretty much says it I didn’t read anywhere in that statement that the content contained was the same either so they should specify if the bundle includes the same contents of the seperate dlc or not like all the other statements i ever read about dlc but whatever we will see
      - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TIC7WNRSMFBSCLF6OR6JQJAAZA sb
        
        i think the word ADDITIONAL pretty much says it I didn’t read anywhere in that statement that the content contained was the same either so they should specify if the bundle includes the same contents of the seperate dlc or not like all the other statements i ever read about dlc but whatever we will see
      - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TIC7WNRSMFBSCLF6OR6JQJAAZA sb
        
        i think the word ADDITIONAL pretty much says it I didn’t read anywhere in that statement that the content contained was the same either so they should specify if the bundle includes the same contents of the seperate dlc or not like all the other statements i ever read about dlc but whatever we will see
      - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TIC7WNRSMFBSCLF6OR6JQJAAZA sb
        
        i think the word ADDITIONAL pretty much says it I didn’t read anywhere in that statement that the content contained was the same either so they should specify if the bundle includes the same contents of the seperate dlc or not like all the other statements i ever read about dlc but whatever we will see
    - http://www.facebook.com/people/Gethoff-Mahfacebuk/558552166 Gethoff Mahfacebuk
      
      I’m pretty sure you’re assuming wrong on that one. $5 = one character’s items. $15 = 9/10 character bundles. I didn’t read anywhere in that statement that the content contained was different.
http://twitter.com/Kapwan Aaron Smith アーロンスミス

I’m buying this Day one for both my consoles. Such a great deal. I’m glad they released it in time for us to practice up before Evo. After playing it a tremendous amount of time at NCR, I’d say Final Showdown is different enough from Virtua Fighter 5 ver. C that I would almost consider it a whole new game.
Phoenixkilla

Finally June 15th same day visiting home sweet home NYC
RyoHaziki

OMG I can’t comprehend the awesomeness!!! *Faints*
http://twitter.com/WeFlyForever HiL Alcee

So much awesomeness.
http://twitter.com/WeFlyForever HiL Alcee

So much awesomeness.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ian-Adams/1087913285 Ian Adams

Yo Sega, if you take my entire wallet now, can I get the game early? XD
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ian-Adams/1087913285 Ian Adams

Yo Sega, if you take my entire wallet now, can I get the game early? XD
http://www.facebook.com/people/Birra-Tuca/100003561565257 Birra Tuca

15 dollars!! I am in, cheap bastard btw.
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http://twitter.com/PANDEMlC Nayr

I had 0 interest in VF but seeing it at 15 bucks and available through a digital marketplace makes me want to check it out. It’ll have a free trial too.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Ian-Adams/1087913285 Ian Adams
  
  or you could try out the demo of or just buy a cheap copy of VF5 to train until it releases since its basically almost the same game
http://twitter.com/broccoman Jeff

If you gave Skullgirls a chance for $15, no reason not to give this a chance as well.

Even $15 is better then nothing to keep this game alive.
Thomaz Barros

So anyone can answer me this:

It will be 600-950 items per character or in total?
- http://twitter.com/Akai_JC Akai
  
  600-950 items per character (this includes color swap items) which if you purchase all DLC items is 12,000+ items.
  
  If you do not consider color swap items, it should be at least 130 to over 200 unique items per character.
SDS_Overfiend

Bottom line.. DLC is Optional. 15 fucking cent NUFF SAID!!!

I want every fucking item so i will glady kick up 45 cent for this Early!!!!.
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http://www.facebook.com/KazamaBlood Cory Mewborn

Let me tell you this: It feels good to be born a Sega kid.
http://profile.yahoo.com/YKRQSBNESR5DDPDQ7AQEFXQ7EQ James

Ugghhh, I can’t wait that long. GRRR NEED VF5FS NOW!
Game looks sic
http://twitter.com/shinJAYSAMA Telvanni Wizard

>hype for VF5FS
>come here to check on release date, etc
>read comments
>retards everywhere

So, how bout that Aoi? She’s my fave. How about you gentlemen/ladies? Who do you main?
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