For so long Namco kept one of its greatest properties from our hallowed console, but Tekken's 360 debut in 2009 and the (semi-) continuation of the series with Street Fighter X Tekken seemingly brought new life into the King of the Iron First tournament. It's still a see-saw battle, as the PS3-exlcusive Tekken Hybrid and the other side of the Capcom-Namco crossover might threaten to keep the next "true" Tekken game off Microsoft's console for quite some time. With that in mind, we've put together 5 ways Namco can back in the ring and deliver the side of Tekken no 360 owner has ever seen:

5 - LAG-FREE ONLINE
In a perfect world there is no crime, war or internet lag, but sadly we're not there yet.  The transition from dial-up Internet to nearly perfect streaming on Netflix has been a rocky road, but by the time we see a Tekken 7 perhaps all of the world's connectivity issues will be a thing of the past.

4 - THE FULLEST CAST YET
Because honestly, what's a boxing dinosaur got better going on in his life than to fight the Devil Kazuya? The answer is nothing. Tekken 6 brought us a huge cast, one of the largest in Tekken history, but we're looking for a Tekken Tag style, everyone-and-their-grandma roster!  And yes, that includes Dr. Bosconovich and Ogre.

3 - PROVIDE OFFLINE GOODNESS
Tekken, you don't need the machismo of the other fighters to be competitive.  Yes, destructible stages and online matchmaking were big in 2009, but to only go for the tournament crowd while offering a miniscule amount of modes for the offline players is pretty low. Competition is overrated -- come back to the classic, ridiculous Tekken gamers of today look back fondly on. Our generation will thank you!

2 - BRING BACK CRAZY MODES
Tekken Basketball? Sounds silly on paper, but with the developers over at Namco, this absurd idea just might have the makings for one of the most memorable mini-games in all of fighting history. At this rate, what do they have to lose? With nostalgic oddities like Tekken Bowl, Tekken Ball and Tekken Force a thing of the past, it's time for a breath of fresh air in the fighting scene. It's not like Virtua Fighter or Soul Calibur are delivering extraordinarily unique modes, so Tekken can still fit this niche.

1 - DON'T CHANGE THE CORE
Tekken, at its most primal level, is a button-masher (we'll just pretend Tekken 4 never happened). Certainly there are better buttons to mash than others, but at the end of the day there's a reason the developers made the only way to block standing still and moving back. You are who you are and in Tekken's case, that's all right.

And one thing not to do:

Don't go back to PlayStation exclusivity. While some grew up with buttons named after shapes,  the transition to the Xbox 360 was a long time due. To get down to brass tacks, the days of exclusivity are a relic of an archaic method to win an ever-raging console war. With development costs through the roof, the industry is left with little choice but to produce cross-platform releases. It sounds dire, yes, but the upside is that marvelous fighters like Tekken are starting to be shared by all.