Dreams crushed
Despite the constant revamping, re-releasing and returns of various popular fighting games, Sega’s excellent 3D scrapperVirtua Fighterremains in purgatory, having not seen a new release or update since the console port of 2010’sVirtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown.
Unfortunately, despite Sega’s experimentation with series such asYakuza, Valkyria ChroniclesandShenmue,it appears that the legendary developer/publisher has no plans for anythingVirtua Fighter-related for the foreseeable future.
Whilst hyping the reveal ofVF’sAkira Yuki as an assist trophy in the upcomingSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate,Sega Europe responded to a fan’s suggestion of a newVirtua Fighterwith a simple “Sadly, there isn’t anything in the pipeline at present I’m afraid”. Written with all the delicate nuance of a sentence that hasn’t just shattered a thousand dreams.
Here’s hoping that Sega will come around soon. At thevery leastportFinal Showdownto PC and modern console platforms. Remember how that worked out forValkyria ChroniclesandYakuza? What, you scared of money?sigh. At least we can hope they continue to cross the roster over inDead or Alivegames. It’s better than nothin’
So who else is#HYPEthat Virtua Fighter’s very own Akira is coming to Super Smash Brothers Ultimate as an Assist Trophy?pic.twitter.com/IG8qd15Xh9
— SEGA Europe (@SEGA_Europe)July 14, 2025
