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Despite online multiplayer's growth, the fighting genre has notoriously resisted embracing the feature. The Mortal Kombat series was an early pioneer, but the old dismissal that online networking isn't fast enough for the split-second timing seems to be failing -- or companies have come to terms with it. Either way, the latest issue of EGM spills the beans: Soulcalibur IV will have online networking when it arrives on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2008.

"What's changed this time round is that the next-gen platforms have network infrastructure already in place," says Soulcalibur IV Director Katsutoshi Sasaki. "We've heard from fans that they really want the game to be online, so we figured that, with the current environment, we really couldn't make SC4 without online play."

Score one for gamers. But, with the introduction of create-a-character in Soul Calibur III and its assured revamping in Soulcalibur IV, will these customizations go to waste? "We definitely want to allow users to fight with their customized characters during online play. But we're unsure whether or not you'll be able to trade characters with friends."

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I'm sure this will make all the SoulCalibur Fans very happy. This has been a long time coming, but it seems like all the systems are getting into the online mode which can only mean good things to us.

Well it doesn't make me happy, It makes me sad because I won't ever get this game D: I wonder if SC Legends will be online?

What don't you understand about the game?

I was just wondering since they put SC IV online if they were going to put SC Legends online as well. I've always wanted to play SC online, but I'm not getting a PS3 or 360 in the near future, so I would have to miss out D:

I'm guessing that Namco would love to put SC legends online, but the ball is in Nintendo Court. Here's my guess...I'm not sure when SC Legends is coming out, but if it comes out this year...I WOULD NOT expect it to be online for the Wii. If it comes out sometime next year, then you have a 50/50 chance.

hmm...sounds like a great idea to me! I only now wish that SC Legends is online. But then again its not a fighting game like before any more so I wouldn't get my hopes up...

Well the thing is EA is already putting their next line of Wii sport titles online, so why not Namco put SC Legends online.

How many games has Namco released for the Wii thus far? We've heard reports that Nintendo has only allowed a very small number of companies the code in order to do online in their games.

2 in NA if you count DBZ: BT2 which Namco Bandai helped create and about 3 in Japan. For Wii the rest of the year they have Space Station Tycoon, SC Legends, Namco Museum Remix, & DBZ: BT3. SC Legends is scheduled for a winter release in Japan so it's possible it could happen.

Any DBZ game doesn't count Just kidding all of you DB fans out there. I still think there's a much better chance of it happening (online for Namco) in 2008.