New versions of the games launch digitally with restored netcode
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it will release the Dragon Ball FighterZ game digitally for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on February 29 with rollback netcode. These versions launched in those regions on February 29. Players using the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One versions can update their games to the respective versions for free.
Image via Dragon Ball game Twitter account
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Recovery netcode is also available for PC games through Steam and Windows 10.
The game launched for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam in the Americas and Europe in January 2018 and launched in February 2018 in Japan for PS4 and Xbox One. The Nintendo Switch version of the game launched in Japan, the Americas, and Europe in September 2018.
The game also received a download-only “Deluxe Edition” release in January 2019 that includes previously released DLC characters: Broly, Bardock, Fused Zamasu, Vegito Blue, Base Goku, Base Vegeta, Cooler and Android 17.
The game is the fastest game in the Dragon Ball franchise to reach 10 million units shipped since the release of the first Dragon Ball game on consoles.
Source: Dragon Ball game Twitter account via Gematsu
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