Virtua Fighter 5 PS3 could get online mode added via DLC
…theoretically, at least.
TVG sat down with AM2 producer Tohru Murayama at the Leipzig Games Convention to chat about the upcoming Xbox 360 version of Virtua Fighter 5. Of course, the omission of an online mode from the PlayStation 3 version of the game came up - and Murayama had the following to say:
In the case of PlayStation 3, our first priority was to convert Virtua Fighter 5 from the arcade onto [the system] as soon as possible. To achieve that purpose we had to give up the development of the online mode - we’d love to try if there was time and the budget but unfortunately, we had to give up on that idea. AM2 are sorry to PS3 users - a lot of people say that it’is [sic] one of the missing things from the version.
While I wouldn’t be seen dead playing a fighting game online, due to the inherent latency of even the fastest Internet connections, there’s no question that a fair portion of those who own the PlayStation 3 version have a burning desire to take it to the tubes - I just hope they like being teased.
When asked if online modes could be added to Virtua Fighter 3 for the PS3 with a patch, Murayama replied simply:
No doubt.
I think the appropriate question to ask at that stage would have been if it was something that will be solved with a patch, but the interviewer was content to leave it at that.
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