KOF XV to get cross-play and new characters in 2023

KOF XV had several announcements after the EVO final.

First, it was confirmed that Team 4 is made up of visitors from another dimension. Team Samurai, coming straight from the Samurai Shodown franchise, with the characters Nakoruru, Haohmaru and Darli Dagger, who debuted in the franchise’s latest game, released in 2019.

That latest Samurai Shodown will also get an update in 2023 and will have rollback netcode implemented, greatly improving the connection in online matches.

Watch the announcement trailer below:

With that, the roster for the first season of characters is complete.

In addition, it was announced that KOF XV will get a new season of characters, and 2 fighters are already confirmed: Shingo Yabuki and Kim Kaphwan.

They also confirmed that the game will implement cross-play, allowing online play between all platforms that have the game.

And last but not least, SNK announced that the green light has been given to start production of a new game in the Fatal Fury / Garou franchise.

Source: SNK