Soul Calibur IV: Vader And Yoda Not Exclusive, Just "Locked?"
Soul Calibur IVAnybody who has followed Soul Calibur IV - which releases this week, by the way - is well aware of the existence of "Star Wars" characters in the new fighter roster. The Apprentice will be available for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, Darth Vader is exclusive to the PS3, and Yoda is exclusive to the 360. But according to recent evidence that may incite a bit of a backlash, are the latter two characters really exclusive?
We already know that both characters will be available via the Store or the Marketplace at some point in the future. This way, Vader and Yoda will be able to battle, which is what most "Star Wars" fans are eagerly anticipating. Of course, you'll have to pay for this privilege, but according to Binge Gamer, that's unfair. It seems that Namco has a habit of including the data on the discs when they're shipped; we only download an unlock key of sorts in order to access it. This means that Vader is actually in the 360 version and Yoda is actually in the PS3 version, but we have to pay to gain access to them. The site mentions Namco's Beautiful Katamari as an example of this practice in the past. Four new levels were available for download, but the download was only 384KB...which doesn't seem to add up to 4 whole new levels. It seems to indicate 384KB worth of unlock codes for something that's already included on the original disc.
And now, it appears they're doing this again for Soul Calibur IV. We can't call this official information, of course, but if it's true, some gamers may be annoyed. If they're going to the trouble of putting it on the disc in the first place, why charge us to unlock it? What's that about?
Related Game(s): Soul Calibur IV
7/27/2008 Ben Dutka
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Reccaman18
Sunday, July 27, 2008 @ 11:00:42 PM
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aaronisbla
Sunday, July 27, 2008 @ 11:05:05 PM
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pavlovic
Sunday, July 27, 2008 @ 11:05:26 PM
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This microtransaction is making us gamers poor. And the companies richer.
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Tatsujin
Sunday, July 27, 2008 @ 11:21:41 PM
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Daedusian
Sunday, July 27, 2008 @ 11:32:24 PM
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dillonthebunny
Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 2:39:07 AM
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Troy Powers
Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 5:55:02 AM
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Okay, so it would be okay if the data wasn't on the disc, and the download was larger, took more time, and took up more space on your PS3's hard drive? That would make it worth whatever the price is?
Some people are just whiny bitches.
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Subtle_Demise
Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 7:02:30 PM
The game industry in the near future:
"Wanna beat the game? The last level is available for only $10! Don't forget you'll also need a special weapon to defeat the last boss. It is available from the marketplace for only $5!"
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Troy Powers
Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 5:55:24 AM
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orangpelupa
Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 6:05:01 AM
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now i just need to study the XBOX 360 filesystem.
rip the dvd
rename the darth vader filename to yoda.
then burn the disc
thats will make dart vader available.
or if its actually not need a key, just a value to be edited, maybe we can enable both :D
like
vader = 0
yoda = 1
and just change to
vader = 1
yoda = 1
and sabe the config file :D
just like in CoD4. we dont really need to take all the secret Laptop, just edit the config file, and voila, all secrets unlocked :D
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Jed
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 @ 1:13:46 AM
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JPBooch
Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 9:32:37 AM
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LCF
Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 10:11:18 AM
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Reccaman18
Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 11:17:13 AM
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LCF
Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 11:43:06 AM
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...And people still complain.They complain that games are taking up too much HDD space and now we got a game that has it locked in the disc and people still complain.
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orangpelupa
Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 1:25:33 PM
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no its not me.
look, i dont have PS3. i dont play FPS on console,
i played BF BC in x360 and i throw my gamepad. its frustating.
i play CoD4 on PC.
and PC CoD4 use Punkbusters and CRC Checksun to verify the files integrity.
so you cant go online with modified (un-pure) client.
but, if the server PB is off, cod4 players can just google for cheat and use it.
so just play on PB enabled server, and you'll be safe.
and i also have my own CoD4 clan.
my score also already high, so no need to use cheat.
JPBooch, try play CoD4 on PC, and you will see how easy to make Headshots.
just use M16A, aim on chest. the recoil will go up and hit head.
or use M1911 pistol, its very good to do headshot.
M1911 good in very long range too, but the damage is too low. it takes a whole clip to kill enemy in far away, like killing snipers using m1911.
but it work well in Hardcore. all 1 hit kill
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JPBooch
Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 3:09:57 PM
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orangpelupa
Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 8:24:06 PM
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im sorry too for the misunderstanding :D
btw Soul Calibur 4 is completely unplayable on SDTV....
the text is 100% unreadable.
and i only have 1 LCD monitor, so i just bring it to my x360 when play SC4, and bring back to PC when play CoD4 and DMC4 :lol:
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Scarecrow
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Sunday, July 27, 2008 @ 10:42:06 PM
No pain for any of this Star Wars crap by the way.
It's as if the game is Star Wars IV
It's amazing how much more true Street Fighter IV staying ot itself compared to how SCIV is turning out.