Super Street Fighter IV confirmed, eight fighters added

by Griffin McElroy { Sep 28th 2009 at 11:37PM }

Looks like the rumors and speculation were spot-on -- Gamespot just revealed the first details on Super Street Fighter IV, a new version of the brawler released earlier this year in the U.S., which will rebalance the game's existing characters and add eight new fighters to the roster. For now, the only confirmed fighters we know are series regulars T. Hawk and Dee Jay, and a brand new female pugilist named Juri.

Due to the minor scope of the changes, Capcom won't be charging full price for the title -- however, the character balancing is drastic enough to prevent cross-game matches between SFIV and its Super iteration. The game is due out in Spring 2010 for the PS3 and Xbox 360. For more details about the updated Hadoken simulator, check out Gamespot's initial impressions. To see the complete version of the A-ha-esque trailer which was teased earlier today, watch the video after the jump.

Tags: capcom, fighting, street-fighter, street-fighter-iv, super-street-fighter-iv

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)

mr happy cat @ Sep 29th 2009 1:37PM

i hope this is goodskin! love you mom

trevor @ Oct 1st 2009 10:48AM

"don't nobody touch the mutha fuckin jukebox"

[for all you my way street fighter fans... if you exist anymore]

Javier Silva @ Sep 28th 2009 11:40PM

What?... oh, wait, it's a Capcom game.

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 29th 2009 12:17AM

Oh thank god. For a second there I thought Activision bought Capcom.

Azerael @ Sep 29th 2009 12:38AM

Street Fighter IV: ODST?

CheeziePotato (PSN: talic10 | XBL: InfiniteMovie) @ Sep 29th 2009 1:28AM

More like Super Street Fighter IV: Turbo HD Remix ODST

soomi @ Sep 28th 2009 11:44PM

omg i can't wait...

Mr. Manly ESC Mcbeefington Ferguson The Second @ Sep 28th 2009 11:45PM

I'm not sure if I want to pay for the beta of Super Street Fighter IV:Champions Edition/ Alpha.

The Artist formerly known as Jesus @ Sep 28th 2009 11:46PM

Good news for everyone that already has the game. All you have to do is buy a $50 code to unlock all the characters already on the disc.

I jest, I jest

E.J. @ Sep 28th 2009 11:47PM

Spring 2011: Super Street Fighter IV Turbo

Cypher @ Sep 29th 2009 6:17PM

Winter 2027

Super Street Fighter IV Turbo Champion Edition HD Remix Director's Cut V2

Kinsey @ Sep 28th 2009 11:47PM

So I guess I'll have to wait for 'Super Street Fighter IV Turbo' the year after?

BleachMan! @ Sep 28th 2009 11:47PM

super...

Solace @ Sep 28th 2009 11:49PM

Yeah go fuck yourself Capcom.

Vegnagun bwf @ Sep 29th 2009 12:54AM

Yeah, Capcom. Go to hell for making new content. I wasn't expecting this to happen, and it'd be an easier pill to swallow if they'd been doing this for decades with Street Fighter games.

Solace @ Sep 29th 2009 12:58AM

yeah it's one of the reason the fight game genre was dead for a few years. Now we have something called DLC and patches but is totally ignored in this case. No wonder the Japanese gaming industry is claimed to be dead.

Rich @ Sep 29th 2009 1:18AM

calm down there

Vegnagun bwf @ Sep 29th 2009 1:19AM

These comments are so baffling. If you don't think SSF4 is worth it then here is a protip: you don't have to buy it. For the millions of other SF fans this is good news. I don't get why everyone on the internet has this bizarre notion that they're being forced to buy things. Capcom isn't going to your door and pointing a gun at you and forcing you to buy this game. So what the hell are you complaining about. Don't buy it. Lord knows the SF community doesn't give a shit if you're playing it or not.

Solace @ Sep 29th 2009 1:28AM

you can buy it ofcourse because your nothing but a tool in the eyes of Capcom so yeah go ahead keep getting fucked by Capcom and them asking to open up your wallet every year with a Street Fighter game.

I want to play this as these new characters also but I'm not stupid enough to buy another copy of a game when the extra content should come as a update and paid DLC. Am I wrong or something? Could this have not easily have been a DLC pack? As a gamer I'm tired of this shit so why put up with it?

Cerpin Taxt @ Sep 29th 2009 1:33AM

Nah. It changes the gameplay. Like, I said in another comment, it's like if they added punching to soccer and didn't make it its own sport.

Solace @ Sep 29th 2009 1:34AM

Oh and the "if you don't like it don't buy it" well that's what I'm trying to get across I'm not going to buy it, but to have people like you say don't complain well who the fuck are you to tell me not to complain?

Vegnagun bwf @ Sep 29th 2009 1:35AM

Don't buy it. What about this don't you understand. It's not complicated. If you don't feel like you got your money's worth out of SF4 then don't buy this damn game.

Vegnagun bwf @ Sep 29th 2009 1:38AM

It's because you're complaints are so irrelevant. If you don't think this is worth it then don't buy the damn game, but there are so many other people who find this to be really great news.

You're like the stupid people boycotting L4D2. If you liked the original shouldn't you be willing to pay for the next one? If not, then DON'T BUY THIS GAME.

Deadpool @ Sep 29th 2009 1:49AM

Ladies....ladies...please calm down. Now I know what you're really arguing over and I must say I'm really flattered. But there's plenty of the Deadpool to go around. Who wants to play a very friendly game of Twister! XD

Solace @ Sep 29th 2009 1:53AM

I'm not a girl how many times do I have to say this? I even told YOU already Deadpool.

Vegnagun bwf @ Sep 29th 2009 1:54AM

Yeah, for a second there I really thought you were Hayley Williams.

Snowblind @ Sep 29th 2009 4:33AM

Wow, for once I agree with you Solace. This should have been a DLC add-on, I'm not going to buy another version of the game, even at a discounted price, mainly because in the UK that means it'll still be at least £30.

I really don't see this selling very well.

zero2dash @ Sep 29th 2009 11:09AM

I'm a huge Capcom fan and I've paid up when they've milked their cows to the death in the past, but yeah....I agree with Solace....fuck you Capcom, for doing this after a long enough period had passed that I thought you wouldn't pull this shit again.

I'll stick with my HD Remix; 4 is a dumbed down piece of crap anyway.

Sumsauce @ Sep 29th 2009 3:17PM

I have a legit complaint about this: "the character balancing is drastic enough to prevent cross-game matches between SFIV and its Super iteration".
I think with other games that make 'new versions' its fine, but with an online multiplayer focused game it's not fine. What ends up happening is that the community gets split in two. Those that "just dont buy it" have a smaller pool of players to play against, effectively lowering the games online lifespan. I don't think its right to take away part of a game that people who already paid for.

Vegnagun bwf @ Sep 29th 2009 6:43PM

@Sumsauce

That's still not a all that legitimate problem. Most of the people who've been playing Street Fighter online months after release and well into the future are big SF fans who will probably purchase SSF4 day one. The people who gave up playing Street Fighter after a week or two probably aren't coming back any time soon, and if they really liked SF enough they'd just go buy the update. You should be happy that the changes to the engine are serious enough that they can't allow cross platform play; it's just more reason that everyone's bitching is baseless since there are apparently so many changes.

Vegnagun bwf @ Sep 29th 2009 6:49PM

@Sumsauce

I'd also like to add that after a year (and yes, it'll be about a year since SF3 when SSF4 comes out) the community wouldn't really be as thriving anyway. It'll basically be boiled down to the hardcore by that time. Few games in America have a really strong longspan life and most of those are incredibly popular FPS games (Halo, TF2 PC, COD:MF). So SSF4 wouldn't really be harming the online of SF4 anyway, since SF4 is already and increasingly less online played game, especially when compared to Halo and COD.