LOL....yeah I noticed there is another logo....
I guess either a great thing or a major disappointment is imminent.

To be continued

Ultimate Shodown is a way better name than VF esports.

Let's hope the announcement will be soon, especially if dthe disappointment is around the corner, no need to drag this for months...

Well, I think the announcement is just a matter of days now

hmmmm

I hope Sega won't take too long to release this on West. Because it seems to be coming to Japan only at first, and we know how sometimes it can take for Sega to release a game in west after releasing it in Japan, ( it may also kill all the hype surrouding the game if they do so, which i hope they won't)

*Rememoring how long it took to yakuza 2 and VF5FS to come to West*

Is it official or photoshop? So VF esport = VF5 ultimate showndown as everyone expected confirmed?

To be fair i wasn't expcting much, but seeing that title now combined with the poser make me think there have to be some significant changes, like something VF5 to VF5FS or VF4 to VF4 evo, i don't think there will be new characters (this poster already is hinting at that), but maybe new moves? Ahhhh it's hard to guess with Sega you never know.

It's official. It from the PSN Asia store.

Virtua Fighter eSports for PS4 added to PlayStation Store in Japan [Update 2] - Gematsu

Update 10:08 a.m.: Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown was also added to the PlayStation Store in Asia with the ID CUSA27067. It has the same icon and image, but a different title.

I'm keeping my hopes high for this. Just because it's named Ultimate Showdown with a 5 and not named VF6 doesn't mean it won't have significant changes. There's/was (as far as I know) 3 versions of VF5. VF5 vanilla, VF5R and VF5:FS. All of them have significant differences between them. I'm expecting the same thing to happen between Final Showdown and Ultimate Showdown.

So, x esports could be a main portfolio with multiple underlying games ?

Can't wait to know more...

More like VF esport is the name of the haoanese version, while VF5 Ultimate Shodown could be the name for the rest of the world.

Now let's all pray that it will be the 4th major revision of the game (VF5 --> R ---> FS--->US), with new stages, new moves, new systems etc. new quest mode and single player content on par with VF5 Evo and no free to play.

Then we can celebrate.

While what you describe is a wet dream for many, I think that requires tons of luck...

yeah, we must pray together for this to happen, lol.

Honestly, the first piece of work done on VF by SEGA in many years... I think if the art work is any direction for the in game stuff, then they are doing an amazing work making it better.

A lot of new fighters (especially 3D) have turned their characters into plastic wax .. this looks great.

Of course coming leaks can show a direct port and I will swallow my words.

So does this mean that the game will be available to download soon? I'm not sure I understand how this picture was put up, is for a sort of pre-order? Is there a price shown? will it be free?

If it's free I guess I should get a Japanese account going.

And Lau's new face reminds me of Lee Van Cleef in his role in the good the bad and the ugly, anyone else see the similarities? Or am I just crazy?

New vod on the info

Damn you tricked me, i immediately tought it was the trailer already lol.

HAHA that means my clickbait thumbnail game is leveling up

I wanted to play ver C. So bad before FS so I can make the gradual steps to FS. Ver. C had the animation changes and hit vels changed. Faster with a more stable camera that auto fixed and zoomed up to FS height. A beautiful game that feels like a proper successor to Final Tuned