Street Fighter IV releasing alongside movie in 2009, says film's producer
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Aug 19th 2008 at 12:30PM }
Although hardcore Street Fighter fans may be upset that the game isn't coming out at the end of this year as originally announced, there's always the option of playing it in arcades at diverse locations on this little planet.
Gallery: Street Fighter IV
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Fenix @ Aug 19th 2008 12:42PM
SFIV......in 2009?
NoooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
*gasps for air
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...
k, I'm done.
Jtenma @ Aug 19th 2008 12:54PM
I know...when I read this, I was like awwww fuck!!1
Why do developers show off something that is not coming out for another year or two?? Why??
I guess that is one of the downfalls of being "in the know"....
Fenix @ Aug 19th 2008 1:06PM
All my friends are buying this and I mean all! This just really sucks greasy ass balls. I know its not that much further away but man we've been really anticipating this game. Stupid Street Fighter movie.
>:(
*goes to the corner, gets in the fetal position, starts weeping
AoE @ Aug 19th 2008 1:37PM
@Jtenma,
Well in this case they're also showing off an arcade game which is out.
Vcize @ Aug 19th 2008 2:39PM
Fenix, as if you'd be able to come up for air from Gears 2 by December anyway ;).
I know you'll be playing it for years again just like the first, but it's going to be months before you're able to take that thing out of your disc tray to even squeeze in a few minutes with another game in between Gears sessions anyway.
Fenix @ Aug 19th 2008 4:14PM
Vcize
Seriously 2 Achievement must not happen! It must not!!! lol! If it does, you have a very good point. It'll be in my tray for a good while.
Jimiisama @ Aug 19th 2008 12:53PM
Woot! Two confirmed locations in the US! Is the US arcade version available yet? Or are these just imports?
juju187 @ Aug 19th 2008 1:15PM
broken jp machines from what I read...
AoE @ Aug 19th 2008 1:36PM
Nah, I made the commute and played at super arcade this weekend...
1 - yes, it's amazing; it was everything I was hoping it would be, gonna be back every weekend I can possibly make the drive.
2 - the machine is not actually a SFIV cab, it's two sit-down cabs (SF3 i think?) strung together, controls seemed to be working mostly fine this weekend.
Jimiisama @ Aug 19th 2008 1:44PM
Japanese cabinets are typically two cabinets that are linked; that way you don't have to sit next to someone? Plus, if you're importing SF4, you might as well get the cabinet too; no sense in reusing an SF3 cabinet since it's all new hardware.
AoE @ Aug 19th 2008 1:53PM
@Jimiisama,
Yes this is all true. However, if you take the time to read up a bit on the machines (there's lots of info on the Shoryuken forums regarding the machines) you'll see that they are indeed NOT SFIV cabs, nor are the screens high-def. I can confirm all this too because... you know... I was actually there on Sunday throwing quarters up with everyone else. TRUST ME, it's not a SFIV cab, just the board.
Jimiisama @ Aug 19th 2008 2:03PM
That's kinda gay; I was hoping for the HD. I'm sure they'll be more common once the US cabinet starts production. I was under the impression that SF4 had to be widescreen only; is the image compressed on the non-wide screens? Or do they use 480 widescreens? Letterboxed? I should probably check SRK.
AoE @ Aug 19th 2008 2:45PM
it was 4:3 and full screen... which yeah isn't nearly as cool as HD and widescreen, but it's SFIV and it's amazing, so I'll take it any way I can get it :)
Jimiisama @ Aug 20th 2008 12:57AM
I thought the game only had widescreen though; was the widescreen stretched vertically? Because it would make a difference since the screen scrolls left and right.
deaftly @ Aug 19th 2008 1:08PM
*crosses fingers for special edition with arcade stick*
ps3 or 360, its a must either way, both controllers are terrible for street fighter
AoE @ Aug 19th 2008 1:55PM
yeah, Hori already makes a pretty decent arcade stick for both PS3 & 360 though :)
tmmoore_nc @ Aug 19th 2008 1:13PM
There goes "2008: Year of the Fighter"
Creciente @ Aug 19th 2008 1:31PM
Another Street Fighter movie?...
Jimiisama @ Aug 19th 2008 1:38PM
Now it will be even longer until I can be OP with Rufus! Fat Yun ftw!
Antonio @ Aug 19th 2008 1:43PM
This sucks, but I'd prefer official confirmation from Capcom themselves. Video game film producers and directors have been known to be out of sync with the company's official plans. Oh well.
samfish @ Aug 19th 2008 1:57PM
I guess we'll find out if the inevitably awful movie will hurt the game or if the inevitably awesome game will help the movie...
blakbuzzrd @ Aug 19th 2008 2:09PM
I hope to God that this producer follows the path blazed by every videogame-to-movie producer: that of being completely out of touch with the specifics of the game itself.
In this case, the specific in question is the release date.
jincongz @ Aug 19th 2008 2:31PM
Er... just wait till they try to delay the movie two days before it's supposed to be because they couldn't finish the game...
iag25 @ Aug 19th 2008 2:11PM
According to EB games/Gamestop, it's also being released in February. I think it has been like that for awhile now.
handydan @ Aug 19th 2008 3:47PM
A new SF movie? hmmm
Mr.ESC @ Aug 19th 2008 4:08PM
Shower scene FTW.
Troop @ Aug 19th 2008 6:32PM
Bad movie for bad game.
Double fail.