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http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-12/21/tekken-7-virtual-reality

Speaking to WIRED at Bandai Namco's headquarters in Tokyo, Murray first dispelled fears over the idea of first person VR Tekken. "When we announced that we're going to do something with virtual reality, people were like 'oh, so you're going to be playing in first person and hitting each other? That sounds like crap!'" he says. "There was a hidden command in Tekken 2 [where you could play in first person] that was cool in itself but you wouldn't want to do that for your whole Tekken fix, right? So probably not that. People like Tekken the way that it is as far as the core gameplay."

"I think people think we're going to incorporate VR into the main game itself, when we don't currently see a way that that would enhance Tekken to a new level better than what it would be right now."

As for what players can expect, Murray offered that "The only hints we could probably give is that Tekken is ultimately all about the characters. You want to see the cool characters, the cute female characters like Lucky Chloe, and we have all kinds of customisation for them and they have all these cool techniques that are motion captured.... something that would allow people to enjoy the game in that aspect maybe is about all we can say."

 

[Nirolak]

I kind of just assumed it was like Summer Lesson, but with Tekken characters.

 

[Savantcore]

That would be ridiculous.

 

[darkside31337]

They're totally adding in Summer Lesson into Tekken.

 

[Toki767]

I kind of just assumed it was like Summer Lesson, but with Tekken characters.

Is it wrong to suddenly want that now?

 

[RecRoulette]

It would have been hilarious to have first-person fighting like in the old Tekken games. Maybe one day the tech will get there.

 

[Guymelef]

I'm ok visiting Anna's house...

 

[JPS Kai]

Mokujin Training Simulator 2016.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

So, Pokemon/Fire Emblem face touching, but with Tekken?

Uh

 

[pizzacat]

So, Pokemon/Fire Emblem face touching, but with Tekken?

Uh

Why do you think they added akuma?

Time to make this canon

 

[RibMan]

Tekken Bowling in VR and I'm in.

 

[SDBurton]

They're totally adding in Summer Lesson into Tekken.

Please let me tutor Asuka! T_T

 

[Pachimari]

We already knew that though. It seems they were showing off the VR in the PGW trailer already.

 

[SSReborn]

Of course not.

 

[Alienous]

I'm ready to Tekken Bowl.

Perhaps even Tekken Volleyball.

 

[DrunkShogun]

I want king to be the tutor in summer lesson.

 

[SarusGray]

summer lesson in tekken confirmed???

 

[nbnt]

I kind of just assumed it was like Summer Lesson, but with Tekken characters.

Tutoring Diaper Heihachi..

I can only dream.

 

[joey_bone_bomb]

I'm ok visiting Anna's house...

Is that also your comment under the video?

 

[MaDKaT]

When it was mentioned, I figured ringside spectator and controll.

 

[DieH@rd]

User will stand inside arena [like a in-ring judge] and watch players have a standard match in front of him [that he can control via standard gamepad]. I can see that working very well.

 

[Zaptruder]

Oh man. I was just in the other Tekken 7 thread saying, man it'd be great if this was in VR.

And now it is... and it's probably going down how I thought it would - not first person, but instead placed far back enough from both characters that you can see them fight at scale (like DieH@rd above is saying).

Street Fighter V should also return the favour... I'd love to see Chun Li in full scale