BBFC rating suggests Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition coming in June

Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition will apparently make its way to the UK in some form this June. Eurogamer has taken note of the British Board of Film Classification rating, which has the latest version of the fighter dated for June 24.

If the classification is for consoles, it goes against previous statements made by Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono, but would play into cryptic tweets he's made about Arcade Edition DLC. The new version would likely include the four new playable characters: Yun, Yang, Oni and Evil Ryu.

We've contacted Capcom to clarify exactly what's going on here. If the BBFC also classifies arcade machines, the DLC hints and classification could be two separate stories on parallel lines. However, if the classification is for consoles, it's still unclear if the new game will be a DLC code in a new retail box, or if current SSF4 owners will be able to buy it as a DLC expansion. Ono keeps using the term "DLC," so we'd lean toward it being the latter.

Update: Official statement: "Capcom has not made any announcements."

Reader Comments (34)

if this turns out to be a disc form release im giving up on ever buying any capcom fighting game again... screw that...

@KiDPANDA

If it's anything more than $20 I'm not buying it. As I assumed this would be DLC for $20 in the first place.

@KiDPANDA
I think it would be fair for Capcom to offer both DLC and retail. Why continue to print Super SFIV discs when there is more content to the game?

It would still be an insult if the DLC is relatively expensive however.

@Lerkero

Well put it this way atleast the content isn't on the disc already... or is it

@KiDPANDA Don't tell me you already fell for that and bought both SF4 and SS4, did you? I stopped at SF4. I haven't bought SS4 and I won't buy any further versions. It's an ok game, but it's not worth spending any more money on it. I learned my lesson in the 16-bit days. I bought the original SF2, and then had to get SF2T to play as the bosses, but I didn't buy SSF2 until I found it for a couple of bucks at a pawn shop.

@Lerkero
to be fair they can switch out the SSF4 into a retail disc sure if they want. but they should also release it as DLC. im not going to plunk down 30$ again

@MEGATOOL
coming from the age of spending hours at home and arcades playing all kinds of fighting games i willingly and proudly bought SF4 and SSF4 being a big fan of the series. and i did buy it back in the snes/ sega days as well. but i hear ya about falling for it, and to add with the revolution age of DLC it wouldnt make sense to release a new print solely for more new characters.

@oOWallaceOo
we must go deeper...

@KiDPANDA did you read the article or just hit the auto complain button? DLC DLC DLC DLC DLC DLC

@KiDPANDA I'll bet you made that threat when Super Street Fighter IV was announced, too.

I'll admit the news is a little aggravating, but I'm not overly worried about this. If they're only adding those four characters to this update it's definitely not a must-have for me, especially when you've got Street Fighter vs. Tekken on the horizon.

@MNeko

nope i didnt make that threat with SSF4. like i said i proudly bought it willingly because of the promise of DLC and stuff. but knowing me ill eventually pick up whatever SF stuff comes my way :)

@ (Unverified)
holypants batman, troll is hungry.

I'm pretty sure people will ship a flit if it's another retail version of the game. Just saying.

@Rollins

Yeah I might be more inclined to buy retail ($15-20 range) than download this unbalanced DLC expansion onto my SSIV disc and mess up the more perfectly balanced Super version

Do I want to date the overpowered characters in AE...yeah
But I'd marry the Super version

Plus Shoto's (besides Evil and Ono) suck in AE

Can't wait for Super Street Fighter 4 Plus Ultra Arcade Champion's Mega Fancypants Edition.

@DekuTree

I can only accept Turbo Fancypants. Turbo makes it good.

I'll pass...I'm waiting for Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition Turbo.....2

I'd welcome the DLC, but another box edition? Have to pass.

@mrmojoz I want a box edition! I didn't buy the first two, and this one would be exactly what I want!

The original was $60, Super was $40, if it is a retail version I hope it goes along the same curve and is priced $20.

If its a DLC I hope they patch the absurd trophy requirment for the mission mode, no way 100% is attainable, I broke 3 conrollers getting 84%

Maybe they can include a trial of KOF 13 and SNK fans will eat that up.

There's a sucker born every minute

It could be both dlc & retail who knows with capcom.

@bargaingamer
or it could be a dlc code with retail copy of SS4.

Capcom blows.

They just can't seem to let this game go.

@Funkmaster General
That isn't the problem, but the fact that they promise SF4 would be the only edition and if revisions were to be done, they would release it in form of DLC. Yet they launch SSF4. They hamfisted justified it with a lower price tag, but nevertheless was a jerkass move. And they claim the same above DLC update if anything get added to the game.

Now it seems that the story repeats again. What a way to disrespect your clients, Capcom.

YES! Now I can play against 45% Ryu, 45% Evil Ryu, 8% Yun/Yang/Oni, and 2% everyone else!

With each passing rendition released their training in milking a franchise grows stronger each day.

@Stevetrop Man of Mystery

You have earned a Trophy: Third Strike Sucker

"Manage to sell the 3 copies of the same game to a million suckers"

This will be a wonderful opportunity for all of the people who have never had an opportunity to purchase Street Fighter 4 in any version on any platform.....

@eudaimo: Off the top of my head, at least one iteration of Street Fighter 4 is on: 360, PS3, 3DS, PC, iDevice. Come on now, that pretty much covers everyone. There's been more than enough opportunity.

@MGTrey Scorpion and Subzero. Oil and Water. Sarcasm and teh_internets. :)

Seriously, Capcom? Seriously? Come on. DLC or GTFO.

In all honesty, this is probably a classification for the new arcade boards where it's two on one machine instead of two cabinets system linked together for multiplayer.

xbox 360 consoles & accessories

Update: Official statement: "Capcom has not made any announcements."

Yeah, everytime they are cornered, they do the same "i don't know" routine just to unveil it weeks later. What a bunch of jerks!

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BBFC rating suggests Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition coming in June

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Posted: Mar 29th 2011 11:42AM KiDPANDA said

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