You'll be able to fight for the future in the online version of a past Street Fighter starting August 23, when it hits PSN. The XBLA release follows the next day. Check out a trailer above to see some of the stuff added to this version of the beloved 1999 fighter -- like GGPO-based online play, graphical filters, and challenges.
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike goes Online starting August 23
by JC Fletcher 
on Jul 20th 2011 7:00PM
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You'll be able to fight for the future in the online version of a past Street Fighter starting August 23, when it hits PSN. The XBLA release follows the next day. Check out a trailer above to see some of the stuff added to this version of the beloved 1999 fighter -- like GGPO-based online play, graphical filters, and challenges.
Reader Comments (38)
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:06PM Epoque said
There were still people playing this online when they shut down the original Xbox Live service. I know I'd still been playing it from time to time and there were always people on.
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:11PM type2red said
Yea I agree before Microsoft shut down the service I was still playing but atleast now it's way better netcode and the game is based on the original arcade coding which is important to me as I was considering buying a cps3 board and game, so capcom gets richer and gamers get what they want everybody's happy.
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:11PM tendoboy1984 said
Give it a rest already! First you rehash Street Fighter 4, then you rehash Marvel Vs Capcom 3, now this? Too. Many. Fighting. Games.
Give Mega Man some more love... :(
Give Mega Man some more love... :(
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:18PM Dance Mofo said
@tendoboy1984 well at least you'll have: Street Fighter II, Street fighter II HDR, Street Fighter IV, & SSFIV. All that is missing is Street Fighter to complete the sequels. Besides where is that?
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Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:15PM Dance Mofo said
the features on this is better than MvC3. Don't know what features UMvC3 has yet so...
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:16PM Faceless Troll said
This seems like a step backwards somehow.
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:21PM Urethra Alfredo said
@Faceless Troll
You're a step backwards.
........burrrrrrrrrrn.
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You're a step backwards.
........burrrrrrrrrrn.
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:56PM Pugnaciousturtle said
@Urethra Alfredo OH SNAP THE TROLL GOT TOLD
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Posted: Jul 20th 2011 8:17PM Faceless Troll said
@Urethra Alfredo How very third grade of you. Perhaps you'll graduate to "I'm rubber and you are glue" for your next trick.
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Posted: Jul 20th 2011 8:27PM Special Agent Bob said
@Faceless Troll
Whoa Troll thats second grade right their.
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Whoa Troll thats second grade right their.
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 8:36PM Urethra Alfredo said
@Faceless Troll
Calm down, old bean.
Just having a spot of fun.
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Calm down, old bean.
Just having a spot of fun.
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 9:11PM Faceless Troll said
@Urethra Alfredo If you can't swim with the sharks don't jump in the pool.
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Posted: Jul 20th 2011 9:19PM Urethra Alfredo said
@Faceless Troll
THERE ARE SHARKS IN THE POOL???
GRAB THE CHILDREN!!
EVERYBODY SWIM FOR YOUR LIVES!!!
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THERE ARE SHARKS IN THE POOL???
GRAB THE CHILDREN!!
EVERYBODY SWIM FOR YOUR LIVES!!!
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:18PM KiDPANDA said
ill continue passing on Marvel vs Cap 3: SSBMBARCADEEDITONSUPERTEAMCOMBO and SF4:AlmostFinishedEdition
and now ill pass on SF3:3s until SF3:3s:FINALEDITONISWEAREDITION is out
and now ill pass on SF3:3s until SF3:3s:FINALEDITONISWEAREDITION is out
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:18PM ShokLoc said
I think I'll get this. Never go to try it out the first time, and the amount of features in it for $15 is ridiculous.
On another note, has anyone here used GGPO? I've heard good things about it, but never tried it myself.
On another note, has anyone here used GGPO? I've heard good things about it, but never tried it myself.
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 9:10PM Stuwie said
@ShokLoc Yeah ggpo is the cats ass it's how I've been still playing for years mad people still playing there's pretty much no lag at all so this is great news for this release it'll be much better then ssf4's online can't wait for this the best street fighter returns
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Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:28PM EliminatorZigma said
Releasing updates and improvements to existing games as completely new games only worked when patches were hard to transfer.
Get your shit together, Capcom. You're not in the 1990s anymore.
Get your shit together, Capcom. You're not in the 1990s anymore.
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:29PM Truant said
Video actually looked pretty cool. I was cracking up at the marketing words being flashed up there. Was like a used car infomercial. Unintentionally awesome.
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:30PM Cleric said
I'm not buying anything from a company that blames the fans for their own game being cancelled
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:43PM DeadInside said
Really? No one? Ok I'll do it.
Three strikes and you're out Capcom.
Three strikes and you're out Capcom.
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:45PM Kimchi Kommando said
@DeadInside
Don't you mean Crapcom. . .HAHAha ha ha ha. . .
Sorry.
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Don't you mean Crapcom. . .HAHAha ha ha ha. . .
Sorry.
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 8:03PM DeadInside said
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:43PM Kimchi Kommando said
I just want to know SF 3rd Strike will have that persistent online DRM crap. If that is the case, no thanks.
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 7:53PM Kimchi Kommando said
I am I the only person who wanted Hugo's girlfriend (or whatever) to be a playable character :P
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 8:03PM Vampettrelli said
I love all these re-releases with online features, brings back sooooo many memories of sitting on the edge of my bed in nothing but my vest and boxers & maybe a juice =) years later, as a 20 year old, I still do the same lol
Speaking of old re-releases, dnt want to sound like a spammer, but there's a petition to bring back Mean Bean Machine to the PSN/XBLA with Online Versus mode, spectator & Leaderboards.
http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/mbm
Speaking of old re-releases, dnt want to sound like a spammer, but there's a petition to bring back Mean Bean Machine to the PSN/XBLA with Online Versus mode, spectator & Leaderboards.
http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/mbm
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 8:16PM themisanthrope said
Beats got beats got beats beats in mah headddd...
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 8:17PM skbkoy65 said
Best of the series day one buy waiting for this and from dust
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 8:46PM Vampettrelli said
@cvfdsoa809
DOWNVOTE POWERS...ACTIVATE
DOWNVOTE POWERS...ACTIVATE
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 9:05PM awesomerobot said
What a bunch of negative nancy's - this is awesome news!
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 9:05PM adr916 said
i guarantee this game wont have an ultimate or super version so i might just get it havent played it in years
Posted: Jul 20th 2011 10:50PM Perrsun said
Thankfully it'll have spectator mode. It was complete crap that MvsC3 shipped without it.
