Virtua Fighter 5 REVO’s First Main Match Options $100K Prize Pool Players Area

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. launched solely on PC earlier this 12 months, providing the definitive strategy to expertise essentially the most revered entry within the iconic 3D preventing recreation collection. Now, throughout their devoted direct, SEGA has confirmed that console gamers will lastly get the identical model quickly.

Not solely is Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. coming to consoles, however SEGA has additionally introduced the primary open event, that includes a grand prize of $100,000. To say Virtua Fighter is again could be an understatement.

VIRTUA FIGHTER Open Championship

The VIRTUA FIGHTER Open Championship kicks off on Might 23, 2025, at Combo Breaker 2025 in Chicago with its first preliminary spherical. Extra rounds will observe in Europe, Japan, and Asia (excluding Japan). Gamers who win these preliminaries will earn a spot within the Grand Ultimate Match, the place the winner will take residence $100,000.

You’ll be able to study extra concerning the particular person preliminary tournaments, together with their venues and schedule, within the devoted part of the Virtua Fighter official web site. Based on the positioning, 10 gamers will compete within the grand finals, with two of them qualifying throughout EVO 2025 in Las Vegas.

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Consoles Launch

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. is coming to PS5, Xbox Sequence S|X, and the Nintendo Change 2. A launch date hasn’t been introduced simply but, however I’m anticipating it to launch later this 12 months. The console launch has full rollback netcode and crossplay help, which ought to assist convey the numbers up for the PC launch as properly.

Through the direct, we additionally acquired our first have a look at Wolf Hawkfield within the upcoming Virtua Fighter mission. RGG has achieved an amazing job of sustaining the collection’ signature realism whereas respecting every character’s distinct martial arts id.

It appeared for some time that solely Tekken was the final remaining 3D fighter in the marketplace, and collection like Virtua Fighter, Useless or Alive, and Soul Calibur had slowly pale into obscurity, however it’s good to see SEGA put the effort and time into reviving their franchise that guarantees grounded fight and a concentrate on martial arts over flashy strikes and anime finishers.

An energetic event scene implies that prime gamers from different preventing video games can even give Virtua Fighter a good shot, and I hope to see a resurgence in its reputation with the multiplatform launch of Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. and the upcoming Virtua Fighter mission.