Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Won't Get Console Release
The characters are too cheap!
The arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV will be coming complete with some brand new characters - namely Yun, Yang, Evil Ryu and Oni. But if you're waiting for that home console release (Super Street Fighter IV Turbo?) to get your fan favourite fix you'll have to look elsewhere, as series producer Yoshinori Ono has just ruled out the possibility of a PS3 or 360 release of Arcade Edition.
Speaking with Japanese tome Weekly Famitsu, Ono-san revealed that the reason console users will never see an Arcade Edition release for the home is because the characters are purposefully unbalanced. The developer said that while Super Street Fighter IV was developed with extremely good balance, the Arcade Edition has some characters that might be seen in some circles as 'utterly cheap.'
Why would Capcom do this? The SPOnG reasoning is to ensure players keep pumping coins into the arcade machine out of sheer frustration. Ono-san believes that having overly-strong characters helps to build community and competitive spirit. Apparently.
Really, this still doesn't explain why the developer can't just whack the four new characters in an upcoming DLC pack - but it's good to know that Capcom isn't prepared to try its luck with a second home console revision of a fighting game, no matter how popular. What with the recession and all. There'd be riots in the streets.
Source: Andriasang
Speaking with Japanese tome Weekly Famitsu, Ono-san revealed that the reason console users will never see an Arcade Edition release for the home is because the characters are purposefully unbalanced. The developer said that while Super Street Fighter IV was developed with extremely good balance, the Arcade Edition has some characters that might be seen in some circles as 'utterly cheap.'
Why would Capcom do this? The SPOnG reasoning is to ensure players keep pumping coins into the arcade machine out of sheer frustration. Ono-san believes that having overly-strong characters helps to build community and competitive spirit. Apparently.
Really, this still doesn't explain why the developer can't just whack the four new characters in an upcoming DLC pack - but it's good to know that Capcom isn't prepared to try its luck with a second home console revision of a fighting game, no matter how popular. What with the recession and all. There'd be riots in the streets.
Source: Andriasang
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JoesoMelono 25 Feb 2011 20:13
1/4
Well he's not gonna release arcade edition, but I bet we get something like Super Turbo or something, somewhere along the line. Maybe somewhere between MvsC3 and Street fighter X Tekken.????
PaulRayment 26 Feb 2011 11:43
2/4
This is a good thing - I'd get sick of being spammed by Evil Ryu. Surely the latest rosta should be enough for everyone.
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lee heywood 1 Mar 2011 10:47
3/4
The arcade is a testing ground where capcom still has control. Suits rule console development unfortunately.
Ono (capcom PR, who should be regarded as the biggest troll) has been wrong in the past, and I'd put money on seeing yun/yang as free DLC with minor balancing allround.
Ono (capcom PR, who should be regarded as the biggest troll) has been wrong in the past, and I'd put money on seeing yun/yang as free DLC with minor balancing allround.
I_love_this_game 14 Mar 2011 19:47
4/4
I DEMAND to play as Yun and Yang on my console version of SSF4!!! Only adding them on the arcade edition and not releasing them as DLC is nothing short of a p**** tease!
Sort it out! Where is the love?
Sort it out! Where is the love?