Street Fighter HD confirmed for Nov. 25 on PSN, Nov. 26 on XBLA

by Randy Nelson { Nov 19th 2008 at 3:30PM }

Confirming yesterday's rumor that Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will be making its long-awaited debut on Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday, November 26th, Capcom has also officially dated the PS3 version – for a day earlier, on Tuesday, November 25th. The PS3 version of the game will also come with a exclusive, free bonus: hip-hop tracks inspired by Street Fighter from DJ Qbert, Redman, Hieroglyphics, and others as a digital album download.

PSN releases have historically been "locked" to Thursdays – much as XBL releases hit on Wednesdays – so is this a sign of change? Not likely, as Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 27, making this an exception to the "rule." (Konami is releasing the Metal Gear Online MEME expansion next Tuesday as well.) Multiplatformers: which version of SSFIITHDR will you be getting?

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

MC Double Def DP @ Nov 19th 2008 3:31PM

A day early AND not quite-as-crappy d-pad! For the 3rd time, I'm happy to have a ps3! (1 & 2 moments being mgs4 & lbp of course)

now is online lag free?

baby sea tuna @ Nov 19th 2008 3:41PM

Online lag is free on PSN.

...you have to pay for it on XBL.

MC Double Def DP @ Nov 19th 2008 3:44PM

lol. that's good to know!

Bigfoot @ Nov 19th 2008 3:48PM

I'd rather use an arcade controller anyway.

KingOfGods @ Nov 19th 2008 3:52PM

But the PSN servers will be down on launch weekend like Socom so you won't be able to play till Monday anyway.

Noshino @ Nov 19th 2008 5:48PM

well, we'll have to wait and see if it works, but Capcom recently acquired the license for GGPO for SFHD

http://www.capcom-unity.com/s-kill/blog/2008/08/29/ggpo_networking_guru_talks_sf_hd_remix_

DCBlack @ Nov 19th 2008 10:13PM

And you get to hear Redman make sexual passes at Chun Li...for free!

Jimiisama @ Nov 19th 2008 10:14PM

D-pad? It's called an arcade stick.

SpydaKat 17 @ Nov 24th 2008 11:52AM

If this is coming out then why not bring back Marvel vs Capcom? Come on, make it happen Capcom.

343 Guilty Fart @ Nov 19th 2008 3:34PM

Does anyone even play SF4 anymore?

Norm @ Nov 19th 2008 3:43PM

Only people who go to arcades, considering it hasn't been released on console yet.

rrdmxjedah @ Nov 19th 2008 3:45PM

no one does...only people lucky enough to live by a nearby arcade that has it

Jaclo @ Nov 19th 2008 3:35PM

What's the price? $9.99? If so, I'll be getting it on PSN.

Envoy @ Nov 19th 2008 3:34PM

PSN gets a day earlier!!?!?!?!?!

They said this day would never come what are they to say now.

Nick @ Nov 19th 2008 3:48PM

You're quoting Halo to prove PS3 is better than Xbox?

Envoy @ Nov 19th 2008 3:54PM

Nope I just like that line. I will be getting the PSN version. =)

joeybeast @ Nov 19th 2008 3:40PM

I'll probably get it on the 360. Here's hope that the analog stick will work well.

baby sea tuna @ Nov 19th 2008 3:43PM

Geez...a D-pad that doesn't suck, or being able to play on a network with all my friends on it...this *is* a tough one!

ChaOS @ Nov 20th 2008 7:58AM

You could have both if you simply upgraded your friends.

Andykapped @ Nov 19th 2008 3:43PM

d Pad i important here. PS3

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Nov 19th 2008 3:58PM

lolz wut?

Night Elve @ Nov 19th 2008 5:17PM

i can haz d-pad kthx bai

FSK405K @ Nov 19th 2008 3:45PM

Why can't I plug my SNES controller in using my SNES-to-USB adapter? It won't work!

Norm @ Nov 19th 2008 3:46PM

you can use the sega saturn USB controllers with the PS3 though, no problems.

Nick @ Nov 19th 2008 3:49PM

Why would you want to do that? The Saturn d-pad is worse than the 360's.

Emophia @ Nov 19th 2008 4:31PM

No.

Sega Saturn has the best Dpad for fighting games ever.

samfish @ Nov 19th 2008 5:15PM

Saturn's d-pad isn't horrible, but it's far from ideal.
It's face button layout, however, is best for fighters.

ryan @ Nov 19th 2008 6:24PM

Sega Saturn D-pad is "The Best Arrouuund~~!"

Jimiisama @ Nov 19th 2008 10:15PM

The SNES controller is awful for fighters; using the left shoulder button for Feirce is an awful idea.

j.howlett @ Nov 20th 2008 7:06AM

snes controller was better than 3 buttons, i only had 1 6 button controller for genesis and most of my friends had a super nintendo. i learned how to play with the shoulder buttons before i experimented with changing the layout

Norm @ Nov 19th 2008 3:45PM

On PS3 first, till I can afford to get my 360 fixed again.

I don't know how people play fighting games on a pad, can't do it. Custom arcade sticks are the way to go.

Jnas @ Nov 19th 2008 3:47PM

So Joystiq, i guess you didn't think it was important enough to mention the PSN exclusive soundtrack and the other suprise Capcom has in store for the PSN...

It's in the article you sourced.

Jnas @ Nov 19th 2008 3:49PM

Lol, my bad. You did mention the soundtrack...:P

SecretAgentHam @ Nov 19th 2008 3:48PM

psn for sure. all my fighting games are on the playstation format (alpha series, SF3:3rd strike) lucky me, i have a 60 gig. so i'll purchase it on the psn with a better d pad and invest in an analog stick in the near future. now if only this release has trophies...then i'll be set till feb!

Madeira @ Nov 19th 2008 3:50PM

So I bought Commmando 3, spent all that time beta testing, waited this long for the good news and fucking PSN gets it a day before me? I'll get over this in a few minutes, but seriously... what utter bullshit.

baby sea tuna @ Nov 19th 2008 3:54PM

You'd think there weren't already like 40 NEW, FULL games that didn't come out in the past 3 weeks. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that there's *something* out there you could play in the meantime!

Madeira @ Nov 19th 2008 4:05PM

Well yeah of course, but it's the principle of the situation. The XBL beta community was enthusiastic about helping make the game better, and I think we all did a pretty good job. This is a pretty damn lousy way for Capcom to handle this, all things considered.