Rumor: Tekken 6 on Xbox 360
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Jan 2nd 2007 at 3:25PM }
Stirred by Sega's announcement of an Xbox 360 version of Virtua Fighter 5, comes rumor that Tekken 6 is also bound for Microsoft's console. The source of the rumor is the same anonymous "IGN insider" who has been apparently credited with breaking the Virtua Fighter 5 news before Sega confirmed it. If his latest spill proves valid, expect Namco Bandai's next Tekken on 360 and PlayStation 3 later this year. There is no indication that this multiplatform initiative would extend to the recently released downloadable version of Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, which looks to remain a PS3 exclusive.While console versions of the Tekken series have traditionally be reserved for Sony platforms, T
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Neoxkc @ Jan 2nd 2007 3:32PM
Tekken 3 was never released for Dreamcast, only emulated through Bleemcast!
Mal F4cti0n @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:01PM
Ohhhhh, BURN!
HAHAHA, where is SONY4ever? Betcha he was one of those fanbois that said, "who cares, Tekken is better" when VF5 was revealed to be cross platform.
Embassy @ Jan 2nd 2007 3:34PM
Tekken 3 on Dreamcast? I think you are mistaken my dear friends, great news for 360 owners if this turns out to be true.
Kendricx @ Jan 4th 2007 3:11PM
Yeah tekken was bleem cast....and was glitchy as well....but if 360 so be it that just means i'll be getting it this year as to soupose when i buy a ps3...who knows when that is
BklynKid @ Jan 2nd 2007 3:42PM
I'm waiting for the PS3 fanboys to come in here and say how Tekken is crap anyway.
PS3_FTW @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:28PM
Tekken is crap, anyways.
crono141 @ Jan 2nd 2007 3:50PM
This is gonna sound stupid, because I know how these rumors sound to the doubtful, but:
My buddy who works at EB was telling me that the studio who made resistance for PS3 doesn't actually have an exclusivity contract with Sony for that title. He also says that the studio is most pissed at sony for the piss poor performace of the PS3 in the market place.
This lead us to speculating that a R:FOM port for 360 is a very real possibility.
If things are falling apart as bad as they are for the 3rd parties on PS3, I wouldn't be too suprised it this rumor and the tekken rumor were true.
If this trend continues, PS3 will become last gen's Xbox. It still got all the good titles, but they came out for more popular and cheaper hardware first.
Virtua Fanboy @ Jan 2nd 2007 5:15PM
Yeah. I don't remember Tekken for the Dreamcast. I do remember all about the Bleemcast though. Playstation fanboys were crying rivers because the Dreamcast could make PS games look better than the PS2 could. I thought that the only game the Bleemcast could play was Gran Turismo 1 or 2 before they got (rightfully) shut down. Anybody else remember? Oh ya, this will be pretty cool but I'm not getting my hopes up.
gobopop @ Jan 5th 2007 12:44PM
But Tekken is Crap... Virtua Fighter has been Crap since 3TB, and if TeamNINJA keeps putting out Xtreme DOA, than Dead or Alive will be utter crap (even if it is the best playing 3D fighter that isn't centered arround weapon-based fighting)
MLDAJ @ Jan 2nd 2007 3:50PM
The article is mentioning the Bleemcast! version for Dreamcast. So, they are technically right for you could play Tekken 3 on Dreamcast but it was not an official release or even an authorized one.
PS3PEAT @ Jan 2nd 2007 3:56PM
Exclusives will come and go; Especially since the developers haven't come up with anything innovative in the past 3, 4 or 5 versions of the same game with an added character or two.
Developers have become complacent and lack innovation; therefore they look to take the easy road and offer games non exclusively or exclusivley to Sonys competitors.
Proof! A particular horror game by capcom was released on a competing console and sold over 1,000,000 copies. This game offers nothing new; nor does the Grand Theft Auto Clone. Yet they were able to sell it to a competitor struggling to gain legitamacy along with it's gamers who were desperate for a new game that wasn't a FPS.
I do hope to see more exclusives disappear. This will allow the unknown game developer to introduce new and innovative games and gameplay that may have been overlooked in the past due to the monopolization of these other software companies and the exclusive/non exclusive deals to cover up a lack of innovation and getting a fast buck for the same repackaged games!
So go ahead and toot that Exclusive/Non Exclusivity horn! Let the other developers sneak in from behind and dismantle the Monopoly with new games and gameplay!
There are two sides to every story!
Joshua @ Jan 3rd 2007 8:20PM
I'm a PSFanboy and I love Tekken. I didn't come here to bash on the move or anything like "Another exclusive title gone! Tekken! What's the world coming too?"
Petty shit.
Bring it on 360 players. Hope we get cross compatible online so we can show ya'll what's good.
JAC @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:01PM
Is anyone really still into Tekken nowadays??? Tekken 3 was awesome, the PSX was worth getting just so you could play it; but after that the series became grew stale IMO, Tekken tag, Tekken 5... same crap with different names and prettier graphics. Now Tekken 6, who gives a sh!t?
Soul Calibur, now that's an exclusive worth fighting for(literally).
Mal F4cti0n @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:01PM
Cue Sony Fanbois (same as when VF5 was announced for the 360): But Tekken sucks..............wait for it.......
OmahaGTP @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:01PM
"nor does the Grand Theft Auto Clone"
Except for the part where the controls are more solid, and the gameplay more fun as a result.
But I guess you'd have to play it to understand that.
dick @ Jan 2nd 2007 6:25PM
i hate every fighting game that isnt 2d or Soul calibur.
ChinaMan @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:11PM
Online Play, Please!
Izuna Drop @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:15PM
PS3PEAT
Resident Evil 4 was Game of the Year in many books. That game was absolutely innovative and completely redefined survival horror. It's also well known that it was, at least in the camera view, a major inspiration for Gears of War. Normally I ignore fanboy comments, but that is ridiculous. I bought a PS1 for the Resident Evil series, and then a Gamecube for RE4. Before it was released I was completely burnt out on the franchise but RE4 totally changed that.
What "monopoly" are you talking about?
Saneless @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:17PM
Heh.. bleemcast on Dreamcast doesn't count.
This is just more and more developers realizing if they want to be exclusive to Sony, they're also going to have to explain to shareholders why they have huge losses.
Making games for the system that has 10x the install base of another is just smart business.
tcc3 @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:53PM
Yes, bring on the Soul Calibur! Thats the namco title I really want to see.
The VF news pleased me, but Soul Calibur is the cats pajamas.
tituspullo @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:23PM
Sounds like and more exclusives are sliping through sonys fingers. Next MGS~?? ROTFL @ sony!
Dave @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:23PM
"This lead us to speculating that a R:FOM port for 360 is a very real possibility."
This is probably one game 360 owners will mostly ignore. There are a decent amount of good shooters on the 360 that it would probably get easily overlooked at this point. The only reason it did well was because it is the only thing that is halfway decent on the PS3. Its hype will not translate over to the 360.
NotAnElitistPrick @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:48PM
Izuna Drop:
You're misinterpreting his comments. He's saying that despite the fact that it sold so well on the GC and the developer was so hesitant to bring it to the PS2, it happened anyway. Just because it sells well doesn't mean that it's going to stay exclusive.
Crono141: Sorry, but I put zero credence in your story. Just because everyone's "got a friend they know on the internet at an EB" who spouts off stuff like that. Plus, it's not like the guys who work at those places know anything anyway. The majority of them I meet are so used to the 13-15 years old who walk in believing every word they say that when they actually encounter someone in the know, they're forced to backpedal faster than the American press left Floyd Landis.
In any case, even most of the Tekken players I know are burnt on Tekken. And in addition, good luck playing with the 360's crappy ass D-Pad. Unless Namco Bandait (That right there should tell you how much Namco's sales have been dropping...Namco BANDAI. Bandai bought Namco. How sad is THAT?!) completely redesigns the control scheme to use an analog (which would turn it into the single worst Tekken ever.) or bundles in a Hori controller they commission, you're going to find none of the Tekken faithful switching over to the 360 version. They'll either play it on the PS3 or in the arcades.
ackmondual @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:36PM
@ #16
It's still psycological blow to the PS3 and casual gamers whenthey hear Sony lost yet another exclusive
ackmondual @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:36PM
This should also be a wakeup call to those fanboys who said Tekken is better b/c it doesn't have to pull the crap that Street Fighter series did....
SF, SF2, SF2 Turbo, Super SF2, Super SF2 Turbo, SF Alpha, ... Alpha 2, ... Alpha 3, SF3 1st Strike, ... 2nd Strike, ... 3rd Strike, etc., etc.
dantebk @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:53PM
I've had a 360 for a month now, and I'll be happy if it gets every (non-Nintendo) game that comes out, because then I can play it. I don't care if Sony is hugely successful or goes out of business, I just want good games available for my chosen platform.
So if Tekken, GTA, Armored Core, and (fingers crossed) L.A. Noire all come to 360 -- I will be a happy camper.
Though it can doublecross you. I was happy when the Smackdown series was coming to 360 but the latest game was crap. Oh well. I hope Tekken 6 is at least good.
adrien @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:38PM
Tekken rules and that would be awesome.
EeViL_WeEviL @ Jan 4th 2007 5:48AM
YES. Finally. I don't care what people say, tekken is by far the best fighting game to play with friends, not only does it have the best characters, it seems to me to be the most finely balanced fighter out there. Plus, it is easily the most FUN game to play with friends, not only because it's just a great game, but because everyone knows how to play it at least half-decently. And yes, I know that isn't a word. But seriously though - awesome. I've been wanting this game (along with a small amount of others) for a long time, but couldn't be arsed to shell out for a ps2.
Sony4ever @ Jan 2nd 2007 6:32PM
If teken were to come to 360 it would lose money becuase the average 360 user is too stupid to play a game like this. there too busy play with pinatas or pretending there Capt Kirk. 360 fans are made of of children and nerds! And gears is a sad attempt to make a real game the had to shorten it and make is easy for 360 users to win at it. if you need evidence of thier intelect read there posts above.
Teken on the PS=Ali and Frasier
Teken on the 360=Bum Fights
SONY PS3 RULES 13337 L33T!!!! WOOT WOOT!!!
Daniel Alfaro @ Jan 2nd 2007 5:03PM
It is sad that all this exclusive titles are jumping to the competence, but I think I still will remain with PS3 because over time, there will be another two consoles on the market from microsoft and nintendo and there will still be PS3, I mean, is worth the investment and is not like there is not going to be Tekken 6 or Virtua Fighter 5, those titles will be there, so who cares if they are on XBox or Wii... the importatn thing is, they are where they should be: on PS3!
inky @ Jan 2nd 2007 4:58PM
3rd party exlusives are going the way of the dinosour anyway. its just too expensive to release a title for only one system at this point in the game. unfortunately I never dug tekken. give me a good street fighter (I want SFA3 and SF3 on LIVE now!)and maybe a king of fighters comp and I'll be happy
MiNhTygUhBaLLa @ Jan 3rd 2007 8:59AM
Another M$ FUD story... lets be real, Tekken isn't coming to 360, if it was, it would be a port of an old version with slightly updated graphics, while the PS3 gets a full new version with crazy Cell powered AI and 60fps 1080p visuals.
Let me guess, its coming to Wii as well... only they'll have to dumb it down for the wiimote, make it into something easier for the ninty fanbois, so you don't have to control the character's movements, just punch the air to do attacks and use 'gestures' for more advanced commands like grapples. It'll be so intuitive! To do a tackle, just draw a question mark with the wiimote! To do a dropkick, draw a figure 8! The Sony hate is waist deep on this site, get a grip.
crono141 @ Jan 2nd 2007 9:48PM
"Bleemcast could play was Gran Turismo 1 or 2 before they got (rightfully) shut down. "
There was nothing "rightful" about bleemcast shut down. Us and international courts have ruled time and again that hardware emulation is perfectly legitimate and covered under fair use. You still had to own the original software for bleemcast to work, so nobody got cut out, except sony hardware.
AbbasJin @ Jan 2nd 2007 5:39PM
TEKKEN is the ONLY thing keeping ME and my other HALF dozen fight-maniac friends to buy PS consoles. WE all are gonna go for our X360s if T6 gets released on X360 ... damn PS3 .. sooo costly ... you can get a premium X360 for 24000 Pakistani Rupees ..and a PS3 is costing 40000 Rupees ... Come on M$ .. we need tekken on x360 ;)
AbbasJin @ Jan 3rd 2007 10:03PM
And by the way for those narrow-minded nerds out there, who think Tekken suck... You need to play it to know it and by playing it, i dont mean playing it with ur 3 year old sissies or with the CPU on easy mode. Just get ur #%*/self to an arcade and see HOW MUCH detail namco have put in this BEST 3D/real life martial arts based fighting game.
Believe me, 've played all the games as a critic .. KOF/SF/MK/VF ..they all plainly SUCK .... now all microsoft has to do is to get its hands on TEKKEN for its x360 ...thats gonna earn microsoft the 2+ million consoles bought every year just for tekken in PAKISTAN ..... come one guys ..i am waiting to invest in one of the two consoles and if u the rest of my tekken-group-members thats like 400 USD x 9 + (400 USD X (2million minus 9) ;)
cyberfrog @ Jan 2nd 2007 6:16PM
For me personally, if tekken jumped to xbox 360, the only two reasons i even thought of buying a ps3 (vf5 and tekken dr) would be gone. That being said, tekken dr should have been released for the ps2 in my opinion.
ZenGaijin @ Jan 3rd 2007 10:16PM
The best thing I've read it that DOA is the best 3D fighter. (ROFLMAO) That broken piece of shit you call DOA isn't even fit to look in Virtual Fighters general direction let alone be better than it.
DOA = button mashers paradise
Virtual Fighter = StreetFighter of 3D
Tekken = middle ground
GiovanniMcAdoo @ Jan 2nd 2007 7:34PM
To Chrono141
To say Resistance: Fall of Man is coming to the Xbox 360 is to say the exact same thing can happen to Gears of War going to the PlayStation 3. Where my logic you ask? Well maybe since even though Insominac is not an excluisve developer for SONY; the IP was published by SONY; meaning SONY has all the rights to Resistance: Fall of Man. Gears of War was developer by Epic; another developer that not a first part dev; but Gears of War could never go to the PlayStation 3 because it is published by Microsoft. And from what I have heard and read from the Insominac dev's they are very please with the PlayStation 3 and depsite the shortages of consoles; Resistance: Fall of Man has remain the top seller for the console And has almost hit the 400,000 mark. It maybe has there is no hard info on it yet; only speculation.
shouryuuken! @ Jan 3rd 2007 4:22AM
LOL at sony4ever.. at first i was going to be like "whoa.. sure is funny that someone with grammar and spelling that terrible is calling someone else stupid" but then i realized it was a joke. kudos.
Kandor @ Jan 2nd 2007 9:56PM
Tekken rock, can't wait to get it for my PS3...
el nico @ Jan 2nd 2007 10:58PM
let's keep our insults/celebration, etc etc until the rumor is confirmed or denied. because until then, everyone sounds like an idiot. i do hope this would come true, i bought a ps1 for a tekken 3.
Brad Lee @ Jan 3rd 2007 12:47AM
When Sony lost exclusivity for Assassin's Creed I think that hurt them a bit. If Sony loses exclusivity on MGS, it will hurt them even more. And if they lose Tekken, that will hurt them a lot.
At a significantly higher price than the competition, and with massive shortages, the only thing PS3 has going for it is exclusivity on hit series like MGS and Tekken. If Sony starts losing those core series, it's gonna spell some trouble.
Not too many people buy Sony consoles for 1st party games, so if all that great 3rd party support that drove sales for PS2 through the roof also ends up on 360, I can't imagine too many people will pay the extra cash to stay loyal to Sony.
J-man @ Jan 3rd 2007 4:09AM
If this happens Microsoft will be so gay. All microsoft does is steal exclusives from other companies because everything series they make besides Halo sucks ass. Perfect Dark is nintendo as well as Conker and Kameo was originally nintendos. Virtua fighter was for sony and so was gta. Microsoft is nothing but a leech trying to monopolize the game industry with its deep pockets. I say fuck microsoft, they should get their own series and stop leeching.
SuperSaiyan4 @ Jan 3rd 2007 1:13PM
Hi guys,
Have you noticed how the Sony fanbabies have replied with hostility and arrogance and abuse?
And they are the ones shouting Fanboy! To those who mention the name Microsoft or Xbox...*rolls eyes*
I think the Sony fanbabies are running scared and crying in their sleep that they are losing all these exclusives.
The thing is...The PS3 does not and can NEVER have better graphics.
Do you know what the PS3 has under the huge hood? An NVIDIA Geforce 7800GTX! Pile of rubbish! The 360 uses an advanced next gen GPU which is miles ahead of the PS3.
Zoot Suit Jedi @ Jan 3rd 2007 9:11AM
Tekken was the only reason to own a PS2 instead of an XBOX. I picked up a 360 at launch and have no intention of buying a PS3, and until now thought my hopes of playing another iteration of Tekken were dashed. Damn, I hope this leak is true.
FATLIGHTY @ Jan 9th 2007 7:18AM
MiNhTygUhBaLLa LETS BE REAL DO U REAL BELAVE THAT THE PS3 HAS TAHT MUCH OF A FAN BASE THAT NAMCO CAN REALLY TAKE A CHANCE AND NOT PORT TEKKEN TO THE 360.
OH YEAH AND ABOUT THE 60 FRAMES AND THE 1080P RES THE 360 CAN NOW DO THAT CAUSE WITH THE HOLLOWEN UPDATE IT INCLUDED A LITTLE SURPRISE CARE TO GUESS WHAT WAS THAT RIGHT BITCH 1080P RES SO BEFORE U MAKE DUMBASS COMENTS LIKE THAT U SHOULD DO RESEARCH CAUSE THERE ARE 9,479,667 360 SOLD TO DATE WHILE THERE ARE 860,502 PS3 SOLD SO WHICH CONSLOE WILL HEPL NAMCO MORE THE 360 OR PS3 U DO THE MATH
seedaripper @ Jan 3rd 2007 10:20AM
if it is true...it WONT goto the 360 for at least 6 months to a year anyway! a bit like virtua fighter 5...so dont get your hopes up xbots ;)
Saneless @ Jan 3rd 2007 12:32PM
Man, fanboys of certain games REALLY like to pump up some false info.
"And if they lose Tekken, that will hurt them a lot."
Yeah.. a LOT. I think sony can live without the 1 million copies of a game sold. Barely ANYONE bought Tekken 5. It just didn't sell well. I'm sure 6, on FAR fewer available systems, won't sell well either. Though I could be wrong, since it will look pretty and most stupid gamers don't know anything about gameplay anyway.
Right now the biggest blow to Sony, period, would be to lose the exclusivity of something like Kingdom Hearts. Everything else, which means Virtua Fighter, Final Fantasy, MGS, etc don't sell that many copies.
Strider_J @ Jan 8th 2007 5:35PM
I really hope this comes true. I would pick up Tekken 6 for the 360 in a heartbeat.
If this were to be on the 360 - man, I'd be one happy camper. Gears, Virtua Fighter 5, Blue Dragon, and now, [possibly] Tekken 6??!!
Imagine playing Tekken 6 on Xbox Live!!!! The competition!! That's what fighting games are all about - going against other players. Xbox Live has been and still is the best platform to do this.
If they allowed for Live play against players from other countries... ahhhhhhhhh it'd be overrrrrr! There's a small niche for hardcore fighting game fans, and umm I must say, it's still very much alive and kicking. Console debates aside, these type of gamers really just gun for several key things: the best quality titles, best controller support, and best playability that would allow for the cleanest competition.
The PS2 is currently the best platform for fighting games, IMO; Soul Calibur 3, Tekken 5, various 2D fighters, etc. But that's last gen already. If Tekken 6 were to make a clean transition, with proper Xbox Live support, then we'd all be on to something...
gamer1 @ Jan 20th 2007 4:28PM
the best fighting game is mortal kombat we all know that