SEGA fans have been eating well as of late, as the publisher had multiple showcases during The Game Awards 2024, including a teaser for a new Virtua Fighter title. For now, though, you’ll have to make do withVirtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O, a brand new version of Virtua Fighter 5 that brings the title to PC for the first time with rollback netcode, 4K support, and enhanced visuals. It’s available to pre-order on Steam, but you can get in on the action right now thanks to the Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Open Beta.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Open Beta Live
The Open Beta (or Open β) for Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. is now live on Steam and features all available modes including ranked play, training, arcade, and local versus.
You can enter the beta now by hitting the “request access” button on its Steam page.
The beta is available for five days so make sure you get the most out of it during this time. This gives players a chance to try out the netcode and the performance of the PC release on their systems. On my system with an RTX 4070 Super and Ryzen 7 5700X3D, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. ran at a locked 60 FPS at 4K with everything set to the highest settings. It also has support for NVIDIA DLSS and Reflex, which is always a welcome addition.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Pre-Order Bonus
If you pre-order Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O on PC, you’ll receive theSEGA Hardware Custom Item Setwhich includes the following content:
These are cosmetic items that can be used while customizing characters, though I’m not sure how but these are likely attachments.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. 30th Anniversary Edition
There’s also a massive 30th Anniversary Edition for Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. that comes with tons of extra content. It’s priced at $44.99 but is currently discounted by 20% and available for$35.99. It comes with the following additional content:
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Release Date
Virua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. is coming to PC via Steam onJanuary 28, 2025.
We’re glad that SEGA is reviving the franchise because there’s a severe lack of 3D fighters on the market. While Virtua Fighter was never as big as Tekken, it was still a solid franchise that you could invest time into and get better. It also offers a very grounded presentation with a focus on martial arts first.
Ali Hashmi
Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn’t spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he’s probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.
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