After over a decade of being in the fighting game space,Soulcalibur 5is going to be delisted, making the base game and its DLC contents unavailable digitally on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.Soulcalibur 5will be delisted on June 19.Soulcalibur 5is one of the most divisive entries in theSoulcaliburfighting game series. The game has become infamous in the fighting game community thanks to its unbalanced mechanics and questionable roster decisions, such as the Omega and Alpha variants of combatants like Patroklos. While the game does succeed at bringing new faces and mechanics to the series, it still brings nightmares to some players with Ezio mirrors or Devil Jin matches in online matches. Still, most of the mechanics were refined and improved in the next entry,Soulcalibur 6.RELATED:The King of Fighters Allstar Mobile Game Collaborating With Soulcalibur 6Bandai Namco has announced thatSoulcalibur5will be delisted from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 stores on June 19. This means that the base game and its DLC will no longer be available for purchase after the date comes. The game will still be available in its physical version for fighting game players looking to re-experience the progenitor of theSoulCaliburseries' more aggressive meta.
Soulcalibur 5will still be available for purchase digitally until June 19, meaning that players can still purchase the game and its DLC add-ons before they are delisted from the digital stores. The add-ons includethe extra character Dampierre, downloadable music packs that include songs from previous entries in theSoulcaliburseries, and additional content for the game’s Creation mode that lets players bring their own character to theSoulcalibur 5with cosmetics and custom moves.
WhileSoulcalibur 5may not be as fondly remembered as other fighting games before it, it also is an entry in the series worth looking back to with its more competitive mechanics and aggressive playstyles that set the course forward for the next entry. This resulted in the amply refinedSoulcalibur 6, which introduced a well-versed roster alongside epic crossover characters such asGeralt fromThe Witcherand Haohmaru fromSamurai Shodown.
Soulcalibur 5is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
