Last year at The Game Awards ceremony, Virtua Fighter 6 was revealed, a game that is being developed by the creators of Yakuza, and it does not hurt, it has raised the spirits of those who thought that this franchise had become extinct for always. And since many players are interested in keeping track of it, SEGA itself has been releasing content in the form of images and video of the title running first-hand.
A preview of the new project has been revealed, the presentation took place during the NVIDIA conference at CES 2025, where fans were able to take a look at what the long-awaited return of the series could look like. With a fight that will surely please the most demanding.
The trailer, developed with UE5, begins with a transition before diving into a combat simulation. Although the clip does not show gameplay in full, its level of detail and meticulously designed choreography offer a glimpse of what it is intended to achieve. The video includes the iconic Akira, protagonist of the franchise, who appears in two different outfits, leaving aside his classic bandana and spiked hair, which could signal a change of style for the character.
Here you can see it:
With the 2021 release of Ultimate Showdown for PlayStation 4 and Japanese arcades, SEGA kept the franchise alive. This title, a remaster of a previous update, will arrive on Steam in January 2025, marking a transition before the new installment. The preview images point to a more realistic approach, with a graphic style that falls between Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6, adapting to the modern standards of the genre.
Virtua Fighter 6 arrives at a boom time for fighting games, with recent big releases revitalizing the genre. If Sega meets the expectations generated by this preview, the new installment could consolidate the 2020s as a golden era for fighting titles. In addition, many rivals have already released their flagship games at this time, so the competition will not be able to turn them back.
Via: Gamerant
