In a recent interview with Gamerbraves, Virtua Fighter producer Seiji Aoki commented on the future of the seriesand its online
One comment many players outside of Japan had about Ultimate Showdown was about the game’s netcode. Considering how almost every major title has either announced a new entry with rollback or is getting a new entry with it, did you ever consider doing the same for Virtua Fighter?
Seiji: Since online matches are a core component of fighting games nowadays, netcode support has become absolutely essential. As you know, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown is a remake based on Virtual Fighter 5 Final Showdown. When Final Showdown was released on the Xbox 360 and PS3, the concept of rollback was still not very well known, so I developed and implemented my own mechanism to reduce delays. The netcode in the latest title is similar in nature. However, I believe that implementing rollback will be absolutely necessary when developing future titles.
Not only is Seiji Aoki confirming more titles are planned, but it seems we can look forward to better online in the future.
Make sure to check out the full interview
