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SNK has announced that it will release The King of Fighters XIII: Global Match for PC via Steam on February 20, 2025. The new Global Match version will effectively replace the existing KOF XIII: Steam Edition on PC.

The company had previously released the same version on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in November 2023. The Global Match edition adds an online lobby with spectator mode that can host up to nine players. But it is most known for employing the rollback netcode, which has been deemed essential by the fighting game community and is gradually adapted by many other fighting games, such as Bandai Namco's Dragon Ball FighterZ, Bushiroad's Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact, and Sega's Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.

There is already a KOF XIII: Steam Edition existing on the platform since September 2013. However, SNK will delist the old PC release on January 23, 2025, to make way for Global Match. That means while existing Steam Edition owners can still and access the old version, newcomers will only be able to purchase and play the separate Global Match edition.

Even though SNK has still yet to actually list the prices for Global Match on Steam as of the initial announcement, the company already confirmed that the new version will be purchasable in Japan at 2,970 yen. Players who already have KOF XIII: Steam Edition will receive an exclusive discount to purchase the new PC version at just 1,000 yen.

The King of Fighters XIII: Global Match will be available on PC via Steam on February 20, 2025. The same game is immediately accessible on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

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SNK released The King of Fighters XIII: Global Match for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. As the newest version of KOF XIII, Global Match adds more online features like a spectator mode and the implementation of the popular rollback netcode.

The game's digital release comes with an optional Deluxe Edition that includes a 129-page digital artbook and a soundtrack album with 36 tracks. The European physical releases feature an exclusive Collector's Edition that comes with a Neo Geo game case at €89.90 (~$98). An even more limited Deluxe Edition will add a 27 x 19 inch aluminum painting at €249.90 (~$272).

SNK also ed a launch trailer for KOF XIII: Global Match on its YouTube channel:

The King of Fighters XIII is the series' last mainline entry to feature 2D sprites, as KOF XIV transitioned to 3D models. SNK initially launched the game in arcades in 2010 before it published the first console versions on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011. The company released a Steam Edition for PCs in 2013, which also included the PS3 and Xbox 360 DLC characters without additional purchases.

SNK first revealed KOF XIII: Global Match in early June 2023 while announcing plans to hold an open beta test. The company then held two more tests in August 2023 and October 2023, respectively.

The King of Fighters XIII: Global Match is now available worldwide on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The PS4 version is also playable on PlayStation 5 with backward compatibility.

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Continuing the efforts to try to bring rollback netcode to new and old fighting games, SNK Global announced that a new open beta test for the The King of Fighters XIII: Global Match will be held between June 5-11, 2023. The open beta will be available for the PS4, and it will also be compatible with the PS5. A PlayStation Plus hip is not required to access the test.

All 36 characters will be available to play during the rollback netcode open beta test for KOF XIII: Global Match. During the test only the online mode will be available, where players will also be able to spectate in matches. Additionally, players will be able to use the practice mode, but only while waiting for other opponents to the match. Options mode and customize mode to change character color schemes will also be available

To access the rollback netcode open beta test, all you need to do is the KOF XIII: Global Match Open Beta Test app from the PlayStation Store.

In other SNK news, the company recently revealed that the planned rollback netcode update for Samurai Shodown has been pushed back to Summer 2023.

The King of Fighters XIII: Global Match is planned to appear on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, and it will include rollback netcode. The original The King of Fighters XIII appeared on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.

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