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Virtua Tennis Online on Xbox 360 Only

Sega put another dagger in the PlayStation 3 this week revealing that Virtua Tennis fans looking for the best experience in the next generation will find that only on the Xbox 360.

The company said that Virtua Tennis 3 would be the first Xbox 360 game playable in 1080p - so-called Full HD. The game was already revealed to be one of the first 1080p games on the PS3.

A bigger blow is that only Xbox 360 players will be able to take Virtua Tennis 3 online. While PS3 owners will have to settle for playing in their homes only, Xbox 360 owners will find a full Xbox Live experience including singles and doubles ranked and unranked matches.

Also exclusive to the Xbox 360 is VT: TV - an online spectator mode where you can watch other players duke it out.

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1 BIadestarX | 1046 days 12 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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ammojoe - 1046 days 12 hours ago

1.1 - even more to the point...

..why would you buy either version.. Its Tennis for christ's sake. Does it come with a free manbag??

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Grown Folks Talk - 1046 days 9 hours ago

1.2 - it's not a purse...

it's a european carry all.

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gogators - 1046 days 7 hours ago

1.3 - Wouldnt't be

bad if it came with something free like a manbag. I prefer the online part more.

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Athlon - 1046 days 12 hours ago

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Gee sherlock, maybe people who have a PS3 and not a 360 will buy it. So SEGA screwed the PS3 owners by making the 360 version online. They'll probably do the same thing with VF5. I hate SEGA for doing this, but what are you gonna do?

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eclipsegryph - 1046 days 11 hours ago

2.1 - Well..

No offence, mate, but there's really not that many people who fit what you described. Might as well give the bigger audience the best bang for their buck.

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Syko 360 - 1046 days 11 hours ago

2.2 - Hey Sherlock

Mabye people that are dumb enough to purchase an inferior console, Deserve inferior games.

Yes Fony's I know I left a open ended comment so feel free to insert "Yeah like the 360" or whatever floats your rocks.

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BrotherSic - 1046 days 11 hours ago

2.3 -

Sega isnt 'screwing' anyone,

It has online play on the 360 because:

- Microsoft forces games to have online modes
- Microsoft handles all online play so Sega dont have to worry about it

If Sony had a service like Live then I am sure this game would be online for both platforms.

If you want to blame anyone then blame Sony

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Madmax1281980 - 1046 days 11 hours ago

3 - This Gen Is Not About How Powerful A Gaming System Is But.............

How Good The Online Is And To Be Honest If The Online Side Is Great Thats Mere Power By Itself.

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4 The great 1 | 1046 days 11 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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Apocalypse Shadow - 1046 days 11 hours ago

5 - i have to disagree great 1

virtua tennis from dreamcast to now is a hot series.top spin did a good job but still doesn't hold a candle to vt.it's funny though.some 360 gamers act like people don't have friends that can come over and play with us.like the only way to play is online or nothing.how sad is that.the only friends some of these people have is through a game online.i don't need online in every game.i don't need achievments or gamer points to have fun with a game.

plus,we already knew the ps3 version was offline.this isn't new news.

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God of Gaming - 1046 days 11 hours ago

6 -

Well at least your online gaming is free Sony fans.... hummm

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DJ - 1046 days 11 hours ago

7 - well that sucks.

o well.

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ER1X - 1046 days 11 hours ago

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I hate to agree with 360 people but they're right on this one (minus the ones who try to rub it in our face like 3 year olds). Like the game or not, it sucks there is no online for PS3. I MIGHT have bought this game but now there is no way. I can't remember the last game I bought that didn't have an online option.

If you're a fanboy then you'll say who cares, tennis sucks anyway, yada yada yada. It's not the end of the world by any means, but, if you're a gamer...this isn't cool.

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9 JIN KAZAMA | 1046 days 11 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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Funky Town_TX - 1046 days ago

9.1 - You are a pawn

Speak your own mind it's okay. If Sega said the PS3 version would be online and not the 360 version you would sh8t in your pants. They we would get this spill about the mighty PS3 network and the Cell processor spec and other pro-sony stuff.

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MySwordIsHeavenly - 1046 days 11 hours ago

10 - wow

All this talk over no online play? If Killzone 2 or Halo 3 are announced as no online...THEN we can kill eachother....but a Tennis game? There's really no purpose to have online play in a tennis game. Who sits there at night and plays some dude from Arkansas in a game of tennis? That's pathetic...

I don't want to play someone I don't know...

I don't want to play tennis online...

I don't want to play tennis...even on the wii...cuz even that is BORING

ER1X - You won't buy this game because there's no online play? You're kidding me!!! What the frick is wrong with you?

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RelloC - 1046 days 9 hours ago

10.1 - Pull the trigger.

No one cares what YOU want. No one.

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ER1X - 1046 days 7 hours ago

10.2 -

"ER1X - You won't buy this game because there's no online play? You're kidding me!!! What the frick is wrong with you?"

Ohhh, I don't know...maybe I prefer to get some life out of my games and online offers that for me. Most of my offline friends don't game so a bunch of peeps coming over to play games offline is out of the question. Sitting there beating the computer 6-0,6-0, 6-0 doesn't sound too fun to me. It's not like I'm a huge friggin tennis fan but a variety of games keeps things interesting.

It's my personal opinion, I'm sorry you don't agree with it...lol.

Like I mentioned, the fanboys will say it's a tennis game an no big deal and you just proved me right. Go pop some of those zits before mommy tells you it's time for bed.

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Schmitty07 - 1046 days 11 hours ago

11 - You get what you pay for

$50 a year is totally worth it.

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weekapaugh - 1046 days 10 hours ago

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it sux there is no online, but far from the end of the world. i will still buy it.

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kingboy - 1046 days 10 hours ago

13 - No big deal

Since the online lobby`s would be empty most of the time anyway..lol

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original seed - 1046 days 10 hours ago

14 - Not a big Deal at all

if it was a game with a wider audience then maybe it would matter. But it would have been nice if the PS3 version had online. I wonder why it doesn't?

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VirtualGamer - 1046 days 10 hours ago

15 - Sony needs to make more of an effort.

If Sony wants to rival Xbox Live they need to make sure as many games as possible have online play. I like that its free and open compared to XBL but they really need to make more of an effort if they ever plan to rival MS. If there is one aspect that Sony needs to put more effort into when it comes to the PS3 I would say this is it.

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 1046 days 9 hours ago

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And that's what was just very simple to know

Free PS3 service online: low quality

Premium XBL online service: high quality

This ain't the first game, remember Tony Hawk same story, it won't be the last one.

That's the advantage of a unified online service people. And I am more then happy to pay for it. Nothing's for free and real good guys. Just accept it.

The 360 is the best gaming experience around, period.

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specialguest - 1046 days 9 hours ago

17 - ahh!

This is one of the bigger advantages of the 360; the fact that most games that should have online capabilities, WILL have online capabilities. Fortunately for me, I plan on being a multiplatform console owner. I hope the 360's Virtual Fighter will also be online.

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Shadow Flare - 1046 days 8 hours ago

17.1 -

virtua fighter 5 is another game that is online on the 360 but isn't on the ps3. Its definately the good thing about the 360. Xbox Live is a very good service. Sony needs to buck up their ideas with their online service

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gogators - 1046 days 7 hours ago

17.2 - I don't recall

Sega having support for online competition for either versions of this game, including the 360 version. I thought Sega sadi it was too difficult to implement on either system.

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Shadow Flare - 1046 days 7 hours ago

17.3 -

well i heard about the virtua fighter online stuff from the latest IGN podcast. It still may not be true but, well i hope its not. Sony honestly needs to sort their online out abit more. Its not rubbish but it needs to sharpen up

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AuburnTiger - 1046 days 9 hours ago

18 - Seriously people

Does any of you plan on buying this??

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HandShandy - 1046 days 9 hours ago

19 - TheMART

"Nothing's for free and real good guys!"

To me, membership to this site is free and I think it's pretty good.

I couldn't care for the Tennis game as it's not the kind of game I would purchase. I agree with what "sodslawgy" said about the critea required for games being released on the Xbox360.

Sega simply didn't see the point in developing an online option for the PS3 version because it holds no credibility to them, where as they would get a cut from M$ on the XboxLive subsciption - kinda like a commission. Makes sense, in a business sense.

I guess M$ and their following of self righteous supporters can "WIN" this argument then - give yourself a sticker guys.

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 1046 days 8 hours ago

19.1 -

The membership of this site is paid for you, by advertisers you have to watch commercial stuff from. Plus that's a whole other story and you know it.

Get a free car if you like.
Get free groceries. You can get them, from the trash can
Get a free internet connection... ads all around probably and sllooowwww

It's not about this tennis game. It's about the larger picture dude. Tony Hawk also has no online support for the PS3. More games will follow. Sega didn't put it in because they were forced. They know that replay value is also in multiplayer stuff. That people want that this gen, that the TV function is freaking great like in PGR3

It's not about winning an argument. These are facts. Facts that Sony fans are missing out on things. If you like this game ore not. Multiple games will miss out on this.

If you want the best gaming experience, the 360 is the choice. It's just that simple

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highps3 - 1046 days 8 hours ago

20 - ....

Id think the 360 should stick with bragging about Gears or something.

I guess this is bad?

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21 BIadestarX | 1046 days 8 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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donscrillinger - 1046 days 8 hours ago

22 - well thats 2 bad for you sonycats

long live the box baby !!!!!!!!!!now sega needs to the the same with VF5 that would set everything off

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gogators - 1046 days 7 hours ago

22.1 - I thought online play

with both versions of VF5 will not be supported. I haven't heard of Sega changing their minds on that. You want to sell this game Sega, then add online support.

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HaKeRsCanRotINHEL - 1046 days 7 hours ago

23 - Why no on-line for ...........

Sony? I guess we can thank Mr. Ken Kutaragi for that too! ):

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gogators - 1046 days 7 hours ago

24 - Though I am glad Virtua tennis

is returning, always enjoyed this series, how many systems would this game be pushing anyway. My thought would be very few, if not none, for both systems. F1 is still going to be my first PS3 title. I would have bought this, online or not, for the 360. I like the gamerscore thing. Sega can always add online play later if there is a demand for PS3 online play.

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FirstknighT - 1046 days 7 hours ago

25 -

Another game that is better on the 360. And another reason why xbox live is better the psn. Looks like everything the ps3 can do, the 360 does a lil better.

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gnothe1 - 1046 days 7 hours ago

26 - sega

didn't do online for the PS3 because they would have to build an host the servers.plus eat the cost of running the servers. with xbox live all of that is taken care of with no cost to SEGA!!Sony might help with the cost of online for there 1st party games(RFOM an SOCOM ps2)the reason why all EA games are online is because EA run the servers for all there games.if anybody that plays madden online would know about all the lag an dropped games because EA games aren't run by MS.so unless sony pay to host the online part of the game, then many more games are gonna lack online.as a developer why would I pay to host online servers for this game on this system when I can have online done for free or little cost on another system!

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Apocalypse Shadow - 1046 days 6 hours ago

27 - virtua tennis

is a good series.no question.it's as fun as any other sports game.it will be bought.one,because it is fun to play.second,it's sega.

if people liked table top tennis,i don't see why they wouldn't like the real deal.

as for the game.yup,buying it on ps3.i got friends so i don't need 10 years olds yelling through the mic.

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chitown - 1046 days 3 hours ago

28 -

tennis is so cool!!!!!

(cough cough)

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Funky Town_TX - 1046 days ago

29 - Respect Lost for Sony die hards

You guys are girls. How can you blow this off. If this was the other way around DJ would be posting a 4 paragraph post about the PS3's superior specs. He also would bash the heck out of M$. I think that the reason for this game not being online is because of SONY'S FREE PUNK A$$ NETWORK. That is the bottom line. DJ and JIN you guys are crazy.

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nanometric - 1045 days 23 hours ago

30 - Let me think....

hmmm, do I even care about a freekin' tennis game? NO! Why, if you want real tennis, then grab a racket and a ball, go out and play, in the worst case, buy a Wii!

C'mon ppl this is a TENNIS game, for crying out laud!

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UrbanJabroni - 1044 days 23 hours ago

30.1 - It isn't that it is a tennis game...

Could be football, a shooter, a card game...anything.

The reason people care is simply because it is the EXACT SAME game on two systems, with one having online and the other without it.

That obviously raises some questions.

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makingdamage - 1044 days 21 hours ago

31 - Sega? No thanx

So Sega, tell me. Why should I give you my money when you obviosly don´t give a f''k about me as a ps3 user? No, I rather spend my money on companys that deserves it and want to give me as good game-experience as possible.

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