In a surprise announcement made last night, Arc System Works revealed that they are ready to update console versions of Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- to match their arcade counterparts. The ver.1.05 patch, which is set to land in Japan on May 8 (i.e. very, very soon), is the equivalent to the ver.1.1 update that landed in game centers back in March.

While console owners have had post-launch characters like Sin Kiske, Elphelt Valentine, and Leo Whitefang for some time, the numerous gameplay changes that accompanied their arcade debut will significantly impact the title moving forward. A full list of these adjustments can be found in our previous report.

UPDATE (10:49 AM PDT) – Aksys Games has assured players outside of Japan (or with Japanese versions of the game) that Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- will be updated in North America tomorrow as well. Let’s go! (Special thanks to Paul Dziuba for the heads-up.)

Source: Arc System Works via Ho-chan, IPLAYWINNER