{"id":135857,"date":"2026-01-29T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-196751"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:00:00","slug":"virtua-fighter-5-r-e-v-o-lands-march-release-date-on-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/29\/virtua-fighter-5-r-e-v-o-lands-march-release-date-on-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Lands March Release Date On Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/43e54433a9811\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/43e54433a9811\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/43e54433a9811\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"KNCcbKTbg48\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KNCcbKTbg48?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>After being announced for Switch 2 way back in May 2025, SEGA has today revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/virtua-fighter-5-r-e-v-o-world-stage\">Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage<\/a> will mark the series&#8217; long-awaited debut on a Nintendo system on <strong>26th March<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For those who have missed the details up to this point, this Switch 2 release features full cross-play, so you can battle it out with pals on other consoles as well as rollback netcode support, balance updates, training tweaks, <em>and<\/em> new moves and combos to slip into your fighting style.<\/p>\n<p>It serves as a pretty beefy upgrade to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps3\/virtua_fighter_5\" class=\"external\">original 2007 game<\/a>, with the drastically improved visuals showing just how far we&#8217;ve come in the last&#8230; 20 years *<em>gulp<\/em>* R.E.V.O. launched on PS5, Steam and Xbox Platforms back in October 2025, where it went on to pick up some pretty strong reviews \u2014 it currently sits at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/virtua-fighter-5-revo-world-stage\/\">Metascore<\/a> of 78 based on 15 critic reviews.<\/p>\n<p>If this all sounds very much up your street, the game&#8217;s Open Beta Test kicks off on 18th February, designed to test &#8220;network servers and cross-play performance for the game with the other available platforms,&#8221; says SEGA. You&#8217;ll need a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to get involved, obviously, but it&#8217;ll be a good chance to see what the game&#8217;s all about.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: SEGA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>If you&#8217;re already certain that you&#8217;re going pick it up, however, then you&#8217;ll be pleased to hear that pre-orders open <em>today<\/em>! You can pick up the standard digital edition for <strong>$19.99<\/strong>, or the digital 30th Anniversary Edition for <strong>$49.99<\/strong>, which includes all kinds of bonuses like the Legendary and Yakuza DLC packs, the swimsuit costume set, pre-production artwork and more. As with the majority of Sega&#8217;s Switch 2 output, the physical version is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/every-nintendo-switch-2-game-key-card-release\"><strong>Game-Key Card<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A physical release of the 30th Anniversary Edition is also available for <strong>$49.99<\/strong>, including all of the gubbins outlined above <em>and<\/em> with a double-sided poster to boot.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:183057,125461 @ 1769730235 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Will you be checking out Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. on Switch 2? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] After being announced for Switch 2 way back in May 2025, SEGA has today revealed that Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage will mark the series&#8217; long-awaited debut on a Nintendo system on 26th March. 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