Soul Calibur IV to have online play

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Sou Calibur IV will have online play in both versions when it comes out in 2008 bringing into question Sega's previous argument that online play is not possible with a fighting game with pin point movements (see VF5).

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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: Soul Calibur IV will have online networking when it arrives on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2008.