Soul Calibur IV to feature online play
As part of their Soul Calibur IV cover story, EGM has got word from director Katsutoshi Sasaki, that the sword-clashing sequel will be sporting online play when it lands next year on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. With Namco-Bandai already taking the Tekken series online, it was only a matter of time before Soul Calibur made the evolutionary jump to the Internets.
So what has changed since the previous game? Sakaki explains that now, consoles come standard with a network infrastructure (see: Xbox Live, PlayStation Network) so, "with the current environment, we really couldn't make SC4 without online play."
Sakaki also stresses that while you may not be able to trade them online with friends, customizable characters will be playable online. Now that Soul Calibur has joined the modern age, there only seems to be a scant few fighters missing from the party.
So what has changed since the previous game? Sakaki explains that now, consoles come standard with a network infrastructure (see: Xbox Live, PlayStation Network) so, "with the current environment, we really couldn't make SC4 without online play."
Sakaki also stresses that while you may not be able to trade them online with friends, customizable characters will be playable online. Now that Soul Calibur has joined the modern age, there only seems to be a scant few fighters missing from the party.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jame @ Jun 26th 2007 12:58AM
love those jugs
Jonah Falcon @ Jun 26th 2007 1:05AM
Those aren't jugs. Those are Grecian urns.
That deaf guy @ Jun 26th 2007 1:06AM
That must be one mighty bra to hold back the force of those massive meat pillows.
bwuh... online play?... yea that's rad. >.>
Vince @ Jun 26th 2007 1:20AM
bypassing the arcade phase AGAIN is a big mistake, namco.
Chris @ Jun 26th 2007 1:46AM
Those things would be falling out the second she took one step.
And for actually noticing an animated chick's bra was unrealistic, I'm not checking Joystiq for three days... because I fail at life...
untitled @ Jun 26th 2007 2:07AM
i hope the bring back spawn :|
Kurt Schreck @ Jun 26th 2007 2:16AM
I would like to add that big juggs > online play!
OhJustSomeRandomGuy @ Jun 26th 2007 2:16AM
Wow. We were only asking for this since it's been teased since SC2 was in arcades. 'Bout friggin time, Namco.
kingofwale @ Jun 26th 2007 2:19AM
Gah... I bet the Wii version will make you get your Friend-code
oh wait, nevermind. ;)
Darth Nihilus @ Jun 26th 2007 5:06AM
All of the sudden I really want some milk. Strange.
Striderhayasa @ Jun 26th 2007 7:08AM
Let's just hope it's not lag-a-licious. Until I see some lag free gameplay, I'm calling "bad move" on this one.
Jonah Falcon @ Jun 26th 2007 9:42AM
That bra has absolutely no under-support.
ED!E @ Jul 14th 2007 6:47PM
i want this game 4 da wii....if namco was smart they would make it multi-platform..like they did with soul calibur 2...plz...namco..should really sit down and think about the many other options...soul calibur 4 on da wii would kick -a**...;)