GameStop suggests $40 price for Super Street Fighter IV
by David Hinkle 
{ Oct 16th 2009 at 4:30PM } 
Look, Capcom, all we're going to say is this: the price isn't an issue, but in all of your tinkerin' with this and that, you better not mess with our favorite character, Dan -- or we will find you ... and likely grovel at your feet, asking you to change him back.
[Via Destructoid]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
TriviumSuffocationTheBlackDahliaMurderLambOfGod @ Oct 16th 2009 4:32PM
I'd suggest a Great Hits-style price of $29.99. Many SFIV owners will want this, but I also think they'd feel screwed paying more than $40 for it. I'm one of those people. I love SFIV, but the copy I paid $60 not so long ago will be 100% worthless once I get SSFIV.
Viney @ Oct 16th 2009 4:41PM
If your copy of SFIV would be worthless to you, wouldn't it make sense to trade it in or sell it and put that money/credit towards SSIV?
What's the current trade-in value for SFIV? I'm sure you could easily get at least $10 for it somewhere out there, which puts you at exactly the price point you're looking for.
I've also heard that they want to do something extra for SFIV owners. Depending on what that is, that may or may not be worth around $10 to you also.
TriviumSuffocationTheBlackDahliaMurderLambOfGod @ Oct 16th 2009 5:20PM
I'm going to give my copy of SFIV to my friend when I pick up SSFIV.
phinnvr6 @ Oct 16th 2009 5:37PM
Yea if i could trade in my SF4 game and get this for $20 I would buy it. Not paying any more than that for a few new characters and "balance" that should have been there to begin with.
ExSlash @ Oct 16th 2009 5:38PM
When SSFIV comes out the trade price for SFIV is going to be dropped considerably, probably to a point where its not even worth trading in anymore. Thats usually how gamestop does things, especially when the newer version is better than the original.
TypeF @ Oct 17th 2009 5:33PM
I agree they should let us trade in sf4 for ssf4 for 20$ because for 8 new char and 1 new online mode can be added as a DLC. I don't get how they don't do that instead, they rather rip our 40$ off for ssf4 and throw our 60$ sf4 game away.
Prof. Von Manifest of the Clan McCloud (PSN: Manifest37) @ Oct 16th 2009 4:34PM
$30 would be a sweeter price... but I'm gonna get it anyways (I already sold SF4 in anticipation).
Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 16th 2009 4:34PM
It's been a good year for 2D fighters. BlazBlue, SFIV, Melty Blood: Actress Again, Tats v Cap...
Kogen @ Oct 16th 2009 4:34PM
40 dollars for an expansion pack with little content?
Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 16th 2009 4:36PM
I'd say it's worth it. Revamped online, new UCs, eight new characters. It's kind of like Persona 3: FES. Expanded content at a slightly more friendly price.
Prof. Von Manifest of the Clan McCloud (PSN: Manifest37) @ Oct 16th 2009 4:38PM
OD... not gonna say it.
That would be too Captain Planet of me.
Jampirow @ Oct 16th 2009 4:38PM
So, I'm guessing you already have the game to say that it has little content?
acefondu @ Oct 16th 2009 4:39PM
8 new characters, new stages, re-balances, online improvements, and unnamed other goodies little content? I think not good sir. The new Blazblue though so far looks like it's adding next to nothing. New story campaign and 2 new characters for that one so far. Oh well, I'll probably end up getting both.
Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 16th 2009 4:39PM
Plus, you should be used to this shit by now. It's Street Fighter. There are going to be multiple versions.
Prof. Von Manifest of the Clan McCloud (PSN: Manifest37) @ Oct 16th 2009 4:41PM
@ Alton
Though I agree with you, those constant revamps from back when were always at the arcade.
I think this is the first time it's happen so rapidly on consoles.
Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 16th 2009 4:43PM
I miss arcades so much.
Viney @ Oct 16th 2009 5:01PM
Huh? Only the Arcades got revamped and not the consoles?
Just using Street Fighter II and the Super Nintendo as an example, there was:
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
There were constant rapid console revamps -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Street_Fighter_games
Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 16th 2009 5:03PM
I totally forgot about the insane amount of home versions... I had an arcade a block from my house, and I got my SF fix there.
End User @ Oct 16th 2009 5:55PM
"8 new characters, new stages, re-balances, online improvements, and unnamed other goodies little content?"
Re-balances and online improvements: These obviously imply that there is something *wrong* with the current online and balancing in the current iteration, and therefore should be handed out *free* to all SFIV owners as a *patch.* Period.
Eight new characters: SFIV has what... 20 characters? So you're getting a %40 increase in characters. *Obviously* should be DLC. A couple characters were even admitted to be planned for SFIV, but were held back. Gee, I wonder why.
New stages: How many new stages? I guess this is the secret variable. Better be a lot.
Personally, I'm not really into SFIV, but my concern is more about general trends in game updates/distribution/marketing/pricing. I just really don't understand why people are actually arguing *for* this to be released as an entirely "new" game, even at a $40-50 price point. Someone please explain the logic about how that's actually *better* for the consumer than having it be DLC at the obviously more appropriate price point of maybe $20. Hell, even the Fallout 3 expansions total $40, come as DLC, and they add a significantly larger percentage to the overall game relative to SSFIV, probably took a lot more time to develop, and probably require more disc space than the additions in SSFIV.
End User @ Oct 16th 2009 5:58PM
Oh, and on top of all that, making it a separate game and not DLC means it's INCOMPATIBLE with the current version, which I would consider a HUGE negative.
Spartan [Planeteer | Power of Sunshine & Lollipops] @ Oct 16th 2009 6:01PM
I agree with end user.
This should be DLC.
Number_Zero @ Oct 16th 2009 6:32PM
They already said the reason it is not DLC is because the way they coded SFIV didn't allow for it to be DLC.
Prof. Von Manifest of the Clan McCloud (PSN: Manifest37) @ Oct 16th 2009 6:34PM
I stand corrected, Viney.
I was one of those kids that got 1 game every blue moon & liked it.
(The liked it part was according to the mom).
The corner store where I lived always had the new Street Fighter.
Snakku @ Oct 16th 2009 6:45PM
$60 dollars for Halo 3: ODST ?? which shoulda been DLC !!
See what I did thar ?
Prof. Von Manifest of the Clan McCloud (PSN: Manifest37) @ Oct 16th 2009 6:50PM
*slow clap*
End User @ Oct 16th 2009 7:30PM
Yeah, I don't know much about Halo or ODST, and it might be a little harder to quantify than X number of new characters, levels, etc, but from what I've read, it probably should have been DLC.
acefondu @ Oct 16th 2009 8:04PM
@enduser
I can't understand HOW you can consider 8 new characters being DLC. That's NEARLY half the current roster of an upgrade. And no online game is perfect, so making it better is a good thing. That doesn't make the current SFIV broken in any way. And rebalancing ALWAYS happens in fighting games. Name one fighting game where the next one wasn't rebalanced in some way, you can't. My guess is you're not a fighting game fan, so you'll never really understand what level of detail actually goes into these games. Capcom isn't the only company that does it. We are getting a new Blazblue next year too. And if SNK doesn't tank (again) then we'll get another KoF too. So, you're not a fighting game fan, that's fine, but don't try to justify your point on a game genre you don't understand.
acefondu @ Oct 16th 2009 8:27PM
Oh, and I bought all the Fallout 3 DLC it totals $50, lol. And you want to talk about relativity, well here's some perspective. It takes about 15 hours to get through all the DLC in Fallout 3. Let's say you want to master one new character in SSFIV, that can take upwards of 50 hours. Of course, tourney players spend a lot longer on a character to learn them. So we'll range it down to about 10 hours for just the average SF Joe who's just interested in a basic understanding. 8 new characters at 10 hours of learning each is far more than Fallout DLC will give you. But again, it's all relative if you prefer FPS games then that's fine too. But fighting game fans understand what value they get, everyone else may see it as a rip off. Just like I see the new Madden game every year to be a rip off, simply put, it's because I just don't understand them. I'll admit it.
Snakku @ Oct 16th 2009 9:15PM
@End User
so you're telling me you don't know much about Halo 3 ODST which was out for a month and you know more about Super Street Fighter IV which isn't out until March 2010 ??
How to STFU 101
http://www.destructoid.com/guide-how-to-stfu-about-super-street-fighter-iv-150353.phtml
Vcize @ Oct 16th 2009 10:26PM
There's no way in hell they could have made ODST out of DLC for Halo 3.
Also, they've said several times that SSFIV will contain tweaks to the core engine itself, beyond what they could do to DLC. Not to mention stuff like MP lobbies, etc that are also likely beyond the realm of DLC.
Also, 8 fighters is about what some entire games have, and those are just the new ones.
End User @ Oct 17th 2009 4:23AM
I know basic skills of quantification, and I could really give fuck-all about SFIV *OR* ODST (in fact, I've never once even played a Halo game *gasp*). As I said in my first post: "I'm not really into SFIV, but my concern is more about general trends in game updates/distribution/marketing/pricing."
And while acefondu at least gave a reasoned explanation of his perception of SSFIV's added value, my main issue still hasn't been addressed, namely: "Someone please explain the logic about how that's actually *better* for the consumer than having it be DLC at the obviously more appropriate price point of maybe $20." Basically, tell me why, as a consumer, Capcom's position is worth defending.
Hell, I'll even grant a DLC price of $30 or $40, if the added value is as much as acefondue believes, but to make it another game, incompatible with the first, with network and balancing fixes that should be a free patch, is simply exploitative. And when Warhawk or Burnout Paradise can be offered as purely downloadable titles, don't tell me that the "Super" in SSFIV is just too big to be DLC.
Haohmaru (PSN - DimmuBurgerKing XBL - A Real Puppet ) @ Oct 17th 2009 10:25AM
You act like this is a new trend in fighting games. Regardless, we're getting a ton of new content for our $40. The eight (8!) new characters, new stages, and improved online play have already been mentioned, but the existing characters are getting fine-tuned as well, including new supers/ultras and other moves. I don't think your bitching is justified.
doom saber @ Oct 17th 2009 12:55PM
@enduser
40 bucks for a DLC is worse imo since I would assume somethin' like SSF4 would take a good chunk of hdd space
I have heard that the new game will sport new abilities like if I am not mistaken, a different kind of focus attack that does multiple damage.
That would be hard to implemeted on the original game
mietha CAG @ Oct 16th 2009 4:38PM
I wonder how many people actually understand that Dan reference... :)
Jampirow @ Oct 16th 2009 4:38PM
$40? Sounds fair enough to me.
acefondu @ Oct 16th 2009 4:40PM
$40 is exactly the price I was hoping for.
CH3BURASHKA @ Oct 16th 2009 4:50PM
I recall a book in which a boy lost his friend's football (by throwing it into a passing car, WTF?) and had to earn it back by removing slugs from his neighbors backyard for a cent a worm. I don't know why I thought of it, but it made me chuckle to think of him scooping out 4000 slugs, perhaps 4400 to take tax into account.
RKN @ Oct 16th 2009 4:56PM
PC version Capcom?
Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 16th 2009 5:00PM
Want a good PC fighter? Find a copy of Melty Blood and Melty Blood ReACT. There's an installer for a translated version out there, but you'll need the disc. It's one of the best fighters I've ever played.
RKN @ Oct 16th 2009 5:18PM
I have heard of it and will give it a try, thanks.
alamos @ Oct 16th 2009 5:50PM
Well there's a PC version of the standard SF4 if you didn't know. You can pick it up on Steam or order a disc version for 20 bucks if you're lucky to find it at that price. Pretty good version, graphics are solid and very forgiving on a lower end system. I currently run it at 1280x1024 with most everything on low with a Geforce 8600GT, 2GB of ram and a 1.8ghz Opteron and get a solid 60fps. Sure, sacrificing graphical quality but oh well xD. I dunno if it works with Xbox 360 arcade sticks that they released.
xxricefarmerxx @ Oct 16th 2009 5:02PM
hoping for 30 bucks... 40 bucks with a lobby system, it might be worth it
Joe @ Oct 16th 2009 5:07PM
How bout a nice 29.99 price tag
jynxycat @ Oct 16th 2009 6:53PM
How about $10?
In fact, let's make it $3.99
xandeR- @ Oct 16th 2009 5:10PM
And I already preordered it. :-D
$40 is such a fair price people. It's a standalone title with tons of balance improvements, new characters, new stages, new modes, better online and A NEW TITLE SONG.
NO MORE INDESTRUCTIBLE!
CloudStrife @ Oct 16th 2009 5:46PM
I CAN FEEL IT COMING OVER ME, I FEEL IT ALL AROUND MEEEEE
C.A. @ Oct 16th 2009 5:47PM
Just to rub it in...
Here we go again!
I can feel it coming over me, I feel it all around me.
I've been waitning for this moment all my life, it's my destiny!
Coz the fight inside of me, it's waiting to come up now.
No matter what, no matter how, I know I'll make it through somehow!
Coz when the road feels too long, I'll still be holding on, I'm gonna keep on going, I know how to be strong!
Yeah!
Indestructible!
I wont let nobody take me down!
Indestructible!
Nothing's gonna stop me now!
Indestructible!
Gonna, gonna make it gonna keep on coming!
Indestructible!
The last man standing!
I'm waiting for whatever, I'm never giving up!
Nothing can break my spirit, Got to save my strength to fight!
Yeah
CJLopez @ Oct 16th 2009 5:17PM
its ok, i dont feel raped like the ones who oozed the 60 price tag back in march
jynxycat @ Oct 16th 2009 6:54PM
The people who've spent hundreds of hours, and played thousands of matches?
Ya, we clearly got screwed.
Shimrra @ Oct 16th 2009 5:19PM
40 is not that bad I got rid of mine a month ago so I got about 30 credit for it. which is alright :)