Surprise! Darth Vader will be availble for the Xbox 360 version of SoulCalibur IV and Yoda will be made available for the PlayStation 3 version.

It’s not a cheap addition either. It will cost you, approximately, $5 for each character. That’s asking a lot for what could essentially be downloadable key to unlock on-disc content.

Super lame, Namco. Scamco.

The downloadable content is scheduled for October 23rd.

Publisher Namco Bandai announced that the next Soul Calibur coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 this summer will feature Darth Vader as an unlockable playable character exclusively on the PS3 version and Yoda to be exclusive to the Xbox 360. 

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