Just in case you had forgotten (because we certainly did), Samurai Shodown was meant to be getting a significant update this spring. Said update would implement rollback netcode, supposedly fixing the game's somewhat shoddy performance when fighting online against other players.
SNK's samurai slasher is really good fun, but its lasting popularity was crippled by the aforementioned netcode, which even today, has a tendency to be incredibly spotty. However, in a surprising twist, the developer announced that it would be bringing rollback to the title four years after its release, in an attempt to revive the game.
Unfortunately, the wait continues. SNK has confirmed that the update has been delayed to "late summer" — but at least it's still happening! The company reiterates that it's "fully commited" to the long-awaited update.
Have you been waiting on Samurai Shodown's rollback patch? Would you be tempted to go back to the game when the update finally drops? Keep your sword sheathed for now in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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Not too surprising. The 1st rollback beta didn't go very well from what I've seen.
Just a friendly reminder that SNK is wholly owned by the Saudi Arabia government, who are responsible for human rights abuses, restricting the lives of women, and murdering journalists.
Do whatever you want with this information. I’m not judging anyone for buying SNK games even after considering this info. I love their fighting games myself, and it sucks that I can’t in good conscience buy the games and support the developers. Your choice is your own. Thank-you. 😔
At least it’s still coming
Probably for the best that it was delayed. I saw some footage from the PC beta test and I saw some funky shenanigans going on lol. Hope it gets more solid release date soon
Unfortunately I think their window of opportunity has officially closed. SF6 is out very soon. MK1 is coming in September and T8 is also not too far behind. Not a great time for more niche fighters, especially ones that have already lost their community, to have a revival all of a sudden.
@Korgon to be honest if they were thinking this was going to revive the game in some way they were wrong from the start. When they announced this I saw it as a way to sell somo more copies and giving a happy ending to the game while also giving a chance to those who loved it to play it in a better environment than the initial release. You are right there is no room for it this year but if for some reason they were able to release the netcode in spring I don't think it would have been of any impact, sadly.
Welp, they better take their time to make this right because they are going to learn from this for the implementation of rollback in future games (the re-release of KOF 13 included).
I will try it eventually I really liked this game and it's a shame it never had a decent netcode.
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