Remasters are all the fad these days, so what might presumably be subsequent? Effectively, the most recent hearsay doing the rounds suggests Bandai Namco may very well be engaged on a Soul Calibur assortment.
This data comes from journalist Nick “Shpeshal_Nick” Baker within the newest Xbox Period podcast. Baker notes how his supply hasn’t actually clarified if it is a remaster of the primary recreation or a complete assortment of the sooner video games:
“All of us love remasters proper, everybody loves remaster…so that is what I’ve heard Namco may be … [unclear] whether or not we’re simply getting the unique SoulCalibur remastered, or in the event that they’re doing a remastered assortment of video games…”
If it was a group, it will presumably embody SoulCalibur II – launched on the GameCube and a number of different platforms in 2003 (that includes the Nintendo-exclusive fighter Hyperlink from the Zelda collection). Whereas solely an Xbox launch was referenced when discussing the remaster, Bandai Namco tends to port its combating video games to as many platforms as potential these days.
Curiously, this hearsay follows on from Bandai Namco renewing the trademark for SoulCalibur in October final yr. Whereas trademark renewals do not typically reveal a lot, a handful of Bandai Namco remasters have been uncovered this manner in latest instances.
This consists of the Klonoa and Pac-Man remasters, and most just lately the GameCube unique Baten Kaitos, which had its trademark renewed in Might 2021, and is now getting a remaster of the primary two video games later this yr.