{"id":75656,"date":"2025-09-09T17:56:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/samurai-shodown-brings-the-fight-to-xbox-series-x-in-march\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T17:56:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:56:49","slug":"samurai-shodown-brings-the-fight-to-xbox-series-x-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/samurai-shodown-brings-the-fight-to-xbox-series-x-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Samurai Shodown Brings The Fight To Xbox Series X In March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/samurai-shodown-brings-the-fight-to-xbox-series-x-in-march.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/18\/samurai-shodown-brings-the-fight-to-xbox-series-x-in-march\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><span>2019\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/b\/news\/archive\/2013\/06\/30\/samurai-showdown-ii-now-available-on-mobile-devices.aspx\">Samurai Shodown <\/a>gets a new-gen upgrade for\u00a0Xbox Series X\u00a0on March 16. The update enhances the game&#8217;s flashy bouts\u00a0with improved speed and performance, and also launches with a new physical edition containing extra goodies.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The update dials the game\u2019s action up to 120 fps, which you can see in action in the trailer above.\u00a0Thanks to Xbox Series X\/S Smart Delivery, those who already own Samurai Shodown on Xbox One get the new-gen update free of charge. Furthermore, all of your purchased DLC will be transferred over. That consists of content from the game\u2019s two season passes as well as\u00a0Season 3, which arrives\u00a0in February.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>For anyone who hasn\u2019t picked up Samurai Shodown yet, SNK announced a new physical of the game, but for North and South America only. This boxed version includes the season one pass (which features four characters and a costume). You can pick it up for $59.99 when the new-gen update arrives.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Samurai Shodown is a prequel to the long-running series, taking place three years before the first entry. The game serves as a throwback to the franchise\u2019s roots by featuring a roster of original favorites plus a few new faces. We found it to be a <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/review\/samurai-shodown\/an-intense-return-with-rough-edges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span><span><span>solid entry<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span> overall, with former <\/span><\/span><span><span>Game Informer<\/span><\/span><span><span> editor Suriel Vazquez saying in his review\u00a0 \u201cIf you\u2019re not keen on learning by jumping into the fray and taking your lumps, Samurai Shodown likely won\u2019t do much for you. But when there\u2019s another player facing you down, Samurai Shodown\u2019s bouts are a fantastic mix of fighting disciplines. It\u2019s accessible, nuanced, and flashy, and the ways it asks you to bet big to win make matches as exciting as they are tense\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>In addition to Xbox consoles, Samurai Shodown is available on PlayStation 4, Switch, Stadia, and PC. Watch us throw hands in this episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/new-gameplay-today\/2019\/03\/25\/new-gameplay-today-samurai-shodown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Gameplay Today<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/01\/18\/samurai-shodown-brings-the-fight-to-xbox-series-x-in-march\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to watch embedded media 2019\u2019s Samurai Shodown gets a new-gen upgrade for\u00a0Xbox Series X\u00a0on March 16. The update enhances the game&#8217;s flashy bouts\u00a0with improved speed and performance, and also launches with a new physical edition containing extra goodies.\u00a0 The update dials the game\u2019s action up to 120 fps, which you can see in action in the trailer above.\u00a0Thanks to Xbox Series X\/S Smart Delivery, those who already own Samurai Shodown on Xbox One get the new-gen update free of charge. Furthermore, all of your purchased DLC will be transferred over. That consists of content from the game\u2019s two season passes as well as\u00a0Season 3, which arrives\u00a0in February.\u00a0 For anyone who hasn\u2019t picked up Samurai Shodown yet, SNK announced a new physical of the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/samurai-shodown-brings-the-fight-to-xbox-series-x-in-march\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Samurai Shodown Brings The Fight To Xbox Series X In March | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Click here to watch embedded media 2019\u2019s Samurai Shodown gets a new-gen upgrade for\u00a0Xbox Series X\u00a0on March 16. 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