Super Street Fighter IV confirmed, eight fighters added

Does anyone else think that video has a rather Danny Elfman-esque musical score?

A lot of folks posting here must be new to the Street Fighter franchise. This is standard fare for them. They release a base version of a fighting game and then release at least 2 subversions of the game with balancing updates, new levels and new characters. And you know what? It seems it's been working for them all right so far. As a huge Street Fighter fan (and fighting game fan, period) since the beginning, I am looking forward to this most definitely.

If you think it's a rip, don't buy it and move on to your next grief and save all of us from having to scroll past your meaningless and useless posts.

Why is it that everybody is so fast to jump on this saying it's a "good deal" when everybody was throwing a HUGE fit that ODST wasn't DLC, and I'm pretty sure it had more content then this update?
Don't get me wrong, more Street Fighter is more Street Fighter, but what was acceptable back in the SNES days is a little different now, especially since we can download full games to HDDs.
This seriously seems like Capcom screwing their older fans for more money. As evidenced by this thread, us old SNES owners who bought multiple versions of the same game will be like "yeah! I remember doing this before! this is awesome!" while all the younger, more up-to-date people realize this could just be DLC in this day-and-age.
And yes, a "clever" response is "just don't buy it then," but that isn't addressing the issue at hand: that Capcom is selling you the same game with a few new features.
They should just release Super as the "Platinum Hits" version for $30, and pull SF4 from shelves (kinda like what they did for LBP and Mass Effect). That would make more sense.

Wow, I can't believe how times have changed for games so much that casuals are whining. It won't even be full price.

A: You have no fighting-game history. Capcom used to do a new SF game every year (in each series), with massive changes. SSF2 on Gen/SNES was like $80! Importing each new title would be like $60-80. So STFU. Times are good now.

B: SFIV isn't very good. It's a good blueprint, but it's an outsourced project meant to play like SSF2T. It's a miracle it didn't turn out much worse. This is a chance for Capcom themselves to fix a LOT wrong with the game now that there's been a year of big SFIV tournies.

C: The online is far shiitier than it should be (compared to U.S. coding for MvC2/SF:HD/GGPO). DLC won't fix this because they did it wrong in the first place.

If you want to keep fighting the CPU, bitch away, no one is forcing you to take fighting games seriously. if you actually care about SF be overjoyed.

As long as I don't have to unlock all the characters again from scratch, it's cool with me.

Also, PLEASE add in Dudley or Makoto. Thanks!

well, judging from your name, I doubt you're really going to listen objectively, but we'll see. You are correct, I have no idea hoe DLC coding or distribution works. I do however know how gaming programing works. SSF4 has to use the same base code, whether you're adding or removing characters, re-balancing adding new stages or whatever. If the game were going to be re-made from the ground up, it would be full price. (which I hear it isn't.) Assuming that it is the same base code, writing a modification to that code is simple, especially if you are already familiar with said code. Look at PC gamers. Everything from First person shooters to friggin Diablo 2 has been modded. By amateurs, I might add. Google "MUGEN fighting". Its a fighting game shell. I've seen perfect iterations of SF3 characters for it. all done by people that had to learn the code second-hand. No, this is capcom being greedy. They could have created a patch that would change SF4 to Super SF4 and sold it for $20. I would have gladly paid $20 for it. Don't assume that were cheapskates because we smell a rotten deal.

Anyone who brings up MUGEN in this should probably just stop talking

Capcom has been doing this for years. December 29, 1995 Release date for Street Fighter Alpha, Release date for Street FIghter Alpha 2 February 27, 1996, and release date for Street Fighter Alpha 3 December 1998.

Same shit happened with Street Fighter III. Release date for Street Fighter III: New Generation was February 4, 1997, Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact October 30, 1997, Street Fighter III Third Strike: released May 12, 1999. You didn't complain about then but you're complaining now. This Gen is filled with a bunch of complaining morons.

I missed out on SFIV, so this is a new opportunity for me to get it.

If they put SF3 fighters into this game, I will no doubt go weak in the knees and buy this.

im curious to see what they offer to people who already own sf4. since the game wont be full price i will end up getting it. i love sf4 and the new characters im looking forward to.

The rebalancing should be a free update available to current owners of SFIV, but 8 new characters! That's definitely worth a whole nother purchase for me, most of my friends, and all the other hardcore fans....Halo ODST for full price was ridiculous for me but I bet it was justified for many others. You win some u lose some, not everyone will always be happy

In the age of Rock Band and GTAIV where a game can exist as an ever-expanding platform, things like Lost Planet Colonies and Super Street Fighter IV are expected to be offered as DLC updates. But we are also still in the age of Madden, where droves of people are more than willing to shell out full price for something that's minimally updated annually. If you want to send a message to Capcom, boycott EA Sports.

Here come the plethora of different titles.

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And about PCs? >

reduced price is gonna be the current price of sf4 right now. 40 buxs. twenty is wishful thinking at best. anyways i highly doubt the changes to gameplay are soo huge that this has to be a stand alone disc.so in short. fuck capcom. now can anyone direct me to my nearest sea faring vessel?

They should have released the game right in the first place. The current game is an unplayable piece of shit due to the difficulty and cheating AI. Seth should be removed from the game completely.

Capcom can suck it.

I think ther's a little bit of BS from Capcom saying it could be done with DLC... Think of those 4 words.... BURNOUT PARADISE CRITERION GAMES.

Most people will understand what I mean.

So would everyone be angry about this if they had just called it Street Fighter V?

I've seen sequels with far less new characters and balancing and noone seems to get this upset.

I've heard conflicting reports about the number of new characters, but regardless of whether it's 8 or 10, that's FAR out of the ordinary for a fighting game, except for maybe KOF (which also removes characters on top of adding them) or an anime game (which doesn't put much emphasis on balance whatsoever, since you're playing it to use your favorite characters). That alone sells me on this as an actual purchase.

I feel sort of like a vast minority among gamers because I honestly had no problem spending another 60 dollars on this. The fact that it's less than 60 is awesome.

all they want is money... i preorder my sf4 copy and was the best fighting game ever released for my 360... haven´t been a year and they anounce a new version.. of the same good damn game?... i know about marketing... and this is UNFAIR... the whole world is suffering an economical crisis... CAPCOM it´s just thinking about money...

why FALLOUT 3 hav been a very played game?... GTA IV?... GOW, HALO?...

DLC!!!! GOD DAMIT!!!... FCKN D.... FCKN L.... FCKN C....

i dunno.. but if you ask me... i´m so pissed that i´m gonna sell my SF4 copy righ know for how much?... maybe 20 bucks... cuz.. this sucks so much...

ik its not full price but broo why would you wana pay like another 40 dollars? ehh i just think it makes sense to be an update maybe im wrong

Hey guys here a guide how to S.T.F.U. about SSF4! Read it carefully and if you can't read why are you here?

http://www.destructoid.com/guide-how-to-stfu-about-super-street-fighter-iv-150353.phtml#ext

I for one am not looking forward to all the ass-hats abusing the "Mexican Typhoon." It is bad enough with all the SPD Zangief spammers.

The lack of cross title play is ridiculous, and will cripple the SF online community. There needs to be a low cost patch for the original owners, say if the game is $25,..then original game owners only pay $15 to upgrade...there are already less people playing this as other online games like Halo and COD come out, why split us more?

I wonder what cheesy, Backstreet-Boys-esque song will be the theme song...

the new logo looks sick.

bonus stages and lobbys are gonna be awesome! they could put the 2 together! when you whoop a whole bunch of online ass the losers get to watch you play the bonus stage.

hope they add more supers and ultras

They need to bring back parrying tht is a true skill of a street fighter top player whos with me on this 1?

COME ON WE CAN CHANGE THIS GAME!!

is this game will only available on PS3 & XBOX? how about the PC version?

I read ever post up until I posted. Both sides of the Battle so to speak have valid points about the new SSFIV. I been playing Street Fighter since it's inseption, I really don't have a probelm buying another one because I have done so in the past. Sorry to all of those who feel CAPS cheated them with the new game and not DLC. My suggestion would be to rent it when it comes out and if you like it enough then buy it. To the hard core SF fans like myself we will be stalekd out at our local store waiting to get our hands on Juri, DeeJay, T. Hawk and whomever they add in the mix.

Please let it be: Karin, Alex, Ibuki, Sean, Ingrid, Dudley & Makato.

I am excited about this game. im going to get it the very first day. Whats even better its not full price. This new balance system along with the added characters and redefined move set will make this game just as exciting as the SF4 relase.