Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. hit PCs earlier this year and offered up the best overall version of the long-running game yet. Debuting in January of 2025, this incarnation brought all the prior content into the mix alongside new content to make it a fresh experience for veteran players as well. This revamp brought with it a big uptick in visual quality alongside rollback support for online play, and coming soon, full cross-play between platforms as R.E.V.O. goes from PC exclusive to console when it hits Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles later this year.
The announcement marks the first time the franchise has been multi-platform for a release on day one for consoles, with prior standalone releases all being staggered across different platforms over time. When R.E.V.O. first hit PC, it seemed odd for it to not get a console release alongside it. VF5 as a whole did get re-released via the Ultimate Showdown version on PS4 and PS5, so maybe the announcement was held off a bit to avoid hurting that version's sales. It's also possible that they wanted to wait until Switch 2 was officially announced.
