With Persona 4 Arena Ultimax launching in North America this week, the game’s official site has been updated to detail the number of features this highly-anticipated sequel is bringing to the table.

One such feature is the unique online lobby system, which follows Arc System Works predecessors like BlazBlue: Chronophantasma in offering a virtual world with a variety of locations for players to find matches. Unlike Chronophantasma’s cities, however, the lobbies in Ultimax take on the appearance of traditional game centers, allowing users to relive the glory days of arcades as they search for netplay competitors.

Unfortunately, it appears as if this interesting feature will only be included in one version of the game.

When Ultimax launched in Japan (as Persona 4 The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold) it was exclusive to PlayStation 3, but the North American release will see it appear on Xbox 360 as well. Instead of building a version of the aforementioned online system for Microsoft’s platform, however, Atlus has decided to make the arcade lobbies a Sony-exclusive feature. This means that, if Xbox 360 is your choice for fighting games, you will be missing out on all the cool bells and whistles that come with the competing console.

Of course, players without a PlayStation 3 won’t be stripped of netplay entirely; the mode will function much like it did in Persona 4 Arena, with all the features you’d expect of a normal online experience.

If you own both consoles and consider the lack of these arcade-inspired lobbies is a deal breaker, you would do well to be aware of this difference when making your decision.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is scheduled to launch in North America this Tuesday, September 30.

Source: Atlus, special thanks to Pssych for bringing this to our attention, additional tip via Rory G.