Capcom confirms Street Fighter IV coming to PC, Xbox 360, PS3

by Ross Miller { May 27th 2008 at 7:30PM }

The rumor is as true as Hadouken: Street Fighter IV is indeed coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and – surprisingly – the PC later this year. Capcom confirmed the news (via IGN), which was first reported over the weekend on French blog Jeuxvideo. We're hoping to hear more about the game at the upcoming Captivate08 event. In the meantime, check out our hands-on of the fighter from GDC 08.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Paulo @ May 27th 2008 7:36PM

AWESOME!!!!
Capcom deserves a big thanks for this.
Now it's hoping for RE5 to be released to the PC too!

Haggard @ May 27th 2008 7:41PM

I wish GTA4 had gone to the PC as well :(

It's suprising given that this is street fighter, but not technically suprising as it basically only requires a bit of extra coding to turn a 360 title into a PC version.

SeriousKriss @ May 28th 2008 4:32AM

@ Haggard : the Taito X² is a PC (and an upgradable one at that : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taito_Type_X#Taito_Type_X2 ), so they will most probably port it from the arcade version, not the 360 version.

rodrigo (psn-mexico4life) @ May 27th 2008 7:38PM

i dont think dat a lot of ppl r going 2 get dis game

Targus @ May 27th 2008 7:43PM

y do u tink dat no1 will get dis game?

(Why do you think that no one will get this game?)

Fernando Rocker @ May 27th 2008 7:48PM

And I thought that my english was bad...

xFenixKnightx @ May 27th 2008 7:49PM

I tink he wos yus yoking.

Fernando Rocker @ May 27th 2008 7:51PM

Check his comments... it's a Fernando basher! I really love my stalkers...

=p

rodrigo (psn-mexico4life) @ May 27th 2008 7:54PM

well 1st of all im not gonna use all da proper typin cuz i dont feel like typin all real neat wid commas and all dat shit 2nd im usin my ps3 2 type dis and is easier 4 me and 3rd dere havent been a fun street fighter since street fighter 2 and chea niggas dont hate 4 wat i do

tmacairjordan87 @ May 27th 2008 8:03PM

My god I hope you don't talk like that. I'm with fernando at least he knows english pretty much perfect

DangerMouse @ May 27th 2008 8:06PM

i lik tah mov it mov it

Tiptup300 @ May 27th 2008 9:06PM

Mr Khan @ May 27th 2008 9:17PM

"
well 1st of all im not gonna use all da proper typin cuz i dont feel like typin all real neat wid commas and all dat shit 2nd im usin my ps3 2 type dis and is easier 4 me and 3rd dere havent been a fun street fighter since street fighter 2 and chea niggas dont hate 4 wat i do
2 hearts
"

Well, first of all, I am not going to use proper typing, because i do not feel like typing really neat with commas and all that shit. Secondly, I am using my PlayStation 3 Computer Entertainment System to type this, and it is easier for me. Third, there has not been a fun Street Fighter since Street Fighter II, and yeah, niggas, do not hate on me for what I do.

Translated for clarity

Lijik @ May 27th 2008 10:56PM

Oh god, I accidently plussed Rodrigo's second comment thinking it was someone mocking his original post. I thought it was the most brilliant satire I have ever read, and holy shit that was someone actually seriously posting. There is someone that horrendously stupid in this world.

Excuse me while I go weep for humanity for a bit

DangerMouse @ May 27th 2008 7:46PM

Excellent. Here's hoping the PC port isn't ass.

jygsaw @ May 27th 2008 7:52PM

I'm thinking it'll run just peachy on most newer PCs, as that's what SF4 is running on anyhoo.

ApolloIV @ May 27th 2008 7:52PM

It won't be ass if you buy an joystick.

Dantefox @ May 27th 2008 7:48PM

And so, many a Wii owner began to weep bitterly... :(

Noshino @ May 27th 2008 8:26PM

and I thought Wii owners claimed that SSBB and MKWii was going to keep them busy for years....

Sora267 @ May 27th 2008 8:40PM

Yeah, I thought that too. I got bored of Brawl by early May and got bored of MKWii after four days. Melee is still fun, though....

Mr Khan @ May 27th 2008 9:08PM

Just because we have two games of forever doesn't mean we're not also greedy

We want our cake and eat it too. Personally, i wish i had had more time with Mario Kart, but Okami got in my way (which in itself is fun, though it's having trouble recognizing my Power Slashes)

rodrigo (psn-mexico4life) @ May 27th 2008 7:55PM

ohhh yea fernando i luv u dawg ur my hero :)

Phi Nguyen @ May 27th 2008 7:59PM

Where's that guy that's gonna hump the air for three solid hours? Paging Captain_Hairy. You and your pelvis are needed.

Captain_Hairy @ May 27th 2008 8:22PM

Didn't see your comment, too busy humping the air.

Unf.

WiNG [Life in a Game] @ May 27th 2008 8:01PM

This is awesome.

Now for the kicker...

IS THE PC VERSION CROSSOVER ONLINE COMPATIBLE WITH 360 or PS3????

2d Tina @ May 27th 2008 8:03PM

this game is so ugly. ugh. what have you done capcom. what have you done.

you can keep your sf2/sfex remake.
i won't buy this shit.

Batzarro(A.K.A Rap-Rock Cameo) @ May 28th 2008 12:22AM

What? Who wouldn't want a safe sex remake?

fred @ May 28th 2008 9:03AM

I sure would, the first safe sex was great but graphics are bleh now. I'd love for them to use the unreal engine 3 on this one.

Wii60Warrior @ May 27th 2008 8:19PM

SF IV will SUCK badly...also CONFIRMED.

Noshino @ May 27th 2008 8:41PM

Im actually liking it more and more...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PQO0ZN6Uu0Q

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0eacCOLahYs&feature=related

Not only the art style is something unique, but also the fighting mechanics look amazing, the fact that there is no more parry will make everyone find other strategies to rely on...can't wait..!

John McPoop (PSN:johnnynumber5) @ May 28th 2008 1:11AM

It will not suck as bad as GRID

MUAHHAH MUAHAHA MUAHAHA

HAVE FUN WITH YOUR 2/3 DEMO SUCKA!!!

/Premature Asshat Mocking

Wii60Warrior @ May 28th 2008 1:39AM

@ noshino

I'm not quite sure why you bothered to reply to me. You know I hate your freaking guts.

@ John McPoop...

I highly doubt that. By most accounts GRID has a lot of good things going for it and its a decent game. Plus add in the fact that unlike certain sony fanboys I have never hailed it as some sort of system seller or epic game. Nor have I ever had doubts about the game as you sony fanboys do about some of your "killer" games.

Nice try though arrogant prick.

FOXHOUND @ May 28th 2008 7:19AM

Still waiting on KOFXII news... It's sad that I'd buy something rivalling the GUILTY GEAR X-series over SF IV. I mean, I'll get *both* eventually, I'm in no rush or hype over SF IV anymore.

Here's hoping its gameplay is better than the visuals and those godawful new characters.

rodrigo es chingon @ May 27th 2008 8:19PM

i type howeva i want and dangermouse dats a realllyyyyyy old song u should stick wid da new ones

Captain_Hairy @ May 27th 2008 8:21PM

As I proposed in a previous article, I will now hump the air for 3 hours. It's currently 20 past 1 in the morning here, so I will be comatose by the end of it. Awesome.

Moses Jiggetts @ May 27th 2008 8:36PM

first off , this game will be awesome, as well as the 14 sequels and various story resets that will come as a result.'the wii is for kids, old people and significant others who cant grasp a video game for whatever reason.
they dont deserve sf 4.

and finally. i hope the pc version dosent require me to get some sort of beast computer

commence the jiggling!

Mr Khan @ May 27th 2008 9:12PM

I still fail to see where this is pushing the technical envelope to something we haven't seen before

You might have to sacrifice a bit of the background action, but just look at those characters. There's nothing there that Wii can't handle. Hell, there's nothing there that doesn't look significantly better than Brawl, which could handle twice as many simultaneous characters

dark_inchworm @ May 28th 2008 9:30AM

Mr Khan, when you say there's NOTHING that DOESN'T look much better than Brawl, you seem to imply that Brawl looks like poo and the Wii couldn't handle SFIV after all!

vuitton @ May 27th 2008 8:47PM

great! more street fighters that are too accessible to the i-wanna-sit-down-and-mash-my-controller crowd. man up and drive to an arcade and get your ass beat properly.

Cheese Muffin @ May 27th 2008 9:40PM

Arcades are pretty much extinct.

The that isn't 50 miles from me is on base (and I'm no longer a military dependent). It has like 5 games and a claw machine. One is a DDR-esque game with diagonals, 3 old light gun games, one SCII with a worn out joystick. With gas being almost 4 dollars here, I can't really afford to drive out of my way to play a video game with people who will only make snide remarks about my gender.

NightSoD @ May 27th 2008 9:21PM

Is M.Bison Ganondorfs father? Or is Ganondorf M.Bisons father? This is the true question

ApolloIV @ May 27th 2008 9:56PM

Oh god Bison's Spike. Maybe he can change grab too...

NvM @ May 27th 2008 10:07PM

I think Sakurai based Capitan Falcon off M.Bison.

DP @ May 27th 2008 9:50PM

Alright... not that excited.

ScottyGEE @ May 27th 2008 11:29PM

I don't see how this game will be any good, or the spinoff game, and then the spinoff of the spinoff game and the special edition of the spinoff of the spinoff game, then the turbo special edition spinoff of the spinoff of the sponoff game...

They did it before so I'm sure they'll milk this one too...

Jhongerkong @ May 27th 2008 11:46PM

No Wii port?

Ill just have to pick Mario in Brawl and shout SHORYUKEN whenever I do up+B

princeofshapeir @ May 28th 2008 2:09AM

So whats Capcom's release history on PC, in terms of their fighters?

Street Fighter (1988)
Street Fighter II (1992)
Super Street Fighter II (1994)
Super Street Fighter II Turbo (1994)
Street Fighter Alpha (1995)
X-Men Children of the Atom (1995)
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996)

They basically halted official releases of PC fighters after 1996, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of their other series had the same thing happen (like Megaman X).

That being said, all of the arcade versions of their fighters are now playable through emulation (including the newer 2D/3D ones), and Street Fighter 3 was released on Gametap recently (albeit without netplay).

Is there an audience on PC out there? Maybe. If they can bring good netplay, people would probably stick around to play it on PC for years. I think it would be a good idea to pack in a bunch of their other titles with netplay support as well, since PC-only-gamers haven't had a sniff of Street Fighter for over a decade.

Its kinda funny though, Capcom chose a horrible time to get out of making PC versions of games. All of the ports of crossover titles were non-existant to say the least. All of those games plus Street Fighter 3 would have been possible on the PC.

Really, the only decent fighters from Capcom to come out during the PSX era was Street Fighter Alpha 3 and Capcom vs. SNK.