Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition DLC adds color, commentary

by Ludwig Kietzmann on Aug 31st 2011 10:30PM

Capcom has announced a few different DLC packs for Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition, thereby eradicating any doubt that the popular fighter hadn't been properly modernized.

The first pack, due on the week of Sept 6th, is the fairly self-explanatory (and immediately repulsive) "Color Pack 1." The first of several makeovers, it'll add 7 new colors per character, though these will not be saved in replay files and will not be viewable by opponents who don't own the DLC. It's up to you to describe the many ways in which they're missing out.

You'll also be able to download music packs, which add tunes from Street Fighter III's older entries (New Generation and Second Impact), within "the next month or so." Lastly, Capcom's planning to use "Match Pack" DLC as a vector to satisfy spectators. Two packs offer an hour's worth of content each, drawn from high-level matches saved during a "semi-secret" Capcom tournament and paired with commentary by James Chen. We'll learn more about their price and educational value later in the year.

Source: Capcom Unity

Tags: capcom, dlc, microsoft, playstation, ps3, street-fighter-3-third-strike-online-edition, xbox

Reader Comments (72)

Glad to see capcom is implementing dlc that will improve the value of the game instead of putting money in their pockets..oh wait o well that just business.

@bargaingamer

Let it not be said Capcom never knew how to churn the crank for profits. At this point in time I wouldn't be surprised to see Capcom start making different endings for the game as DLC.

Wait let me shut my mouth. I wouldn't want to give them new ideas.

@Stevetrop Man of Mystery They'll release 2nd Impact next as DLC and cut down the roster

@bargaingamer
Soon they'll just be selling you the game engine and charging you for individual parts of the game like individual CHARACTERS and BACKGROUNDS. If you dont buy the characters you have to fight invisible opponents and without the back grounds the screens will all be black voids. Oh and don't forget the move pack where you can finally start throwing hadokens and spinning bird kicks otherwise you'll just have straight punches and low kicks.

It's like they've never heard of youtube. The song thing might be cool though (although third strike already has the best soundtrack ever).

dlc already man i hate capcom game for this

@bgardner So true. I just read about this game a few days ago and they are already pumping out monthly DLC. I think I'm done with Capcom in general.

Wait, does the game not come with all the colors it originally did?

@WiredKnight at this point? who knows?
I'm surprised they aren't selling us 2nd Impact of original SF3...

DLC that takes away Fighters...Capcom,let's do it!

@WiredKnight It does these are new colors In the dlc

Surprise! Happy Birthday!

@Gandkaidos
Today is my birthday too but that DLC? Really?

@echerringtonYAHOOCOM
I'm just glad street fighter 3 is release finally.

@echerringtonYAHOOCOM *but do we need a street fighter 3 dlc? really?

@echerringtonYAHOOCOM

Street Figher III was released in 1997.

A music pack? Doesn't PS3 let you have your own custom music track for games going? And even if it doesn't, whats to stop you from just playing it on your computer.

Seriously though... a music pack? And a god dang pack of videos...? This is beyond just pathetic at this point. Hey, why listen to the music and watch these videos for free on Youtube, when we can milk your pathetic ass and get you sheepish bitches to pay for them instead!

@DevilSei

It can, but its not PS3 OS based. It depends if the developer implements it.

I am completely shocked at this news. Shocked I say! I don't think anyone saw this coming! /s

@ProfessorBonkle

No, actually, I am shocked. 3rd Strike is over 10 years old. When you resell a product this old, you don't typically expect "new" content to be release for it. The game was already set in stone.

This is like Treasure adding a DLC pack for Radiant Silvergun. "A NEW SWORD BEAM!....$5.00"

Ugh... really Capcom? Just... really?

"Yeah, dude, you are totally missing out. You know how my Ken's gi is white/yellow/purple/green/red? Yeah, imagine it being pink. I know, right? Totally awesome!"

Also, James "I play Felicia just so I can play down losses" Chen is here to save the day!

"The first of several makeovers, it'll add 7 new colors per character, though these will not be saved in replay files and will not be viewable by opponents who don't own the DLC. "

Then what the hell is the point?

The game has the colors from the arcade version.

They should probably work on fixing the bugs that this game is ridden with and fixing its terrible online implementation before starting to nickel and dime the fanbase... but hey, it's Capcom.

Leave it to Capcom to create DLC for a game that was never designed for DLC.

@CaptainProtonX

They could have sold us "missing" characters for $8 a pop like a certain other shameless animus weeaboo fighting game.

@Red Runner which game is that? they all do it now

lol was Vader/Yoda the start of this trend?

@CaptainProtonX
I think you mean leave it to capcom to find ways to charge for DLC on games that they could have given you for free by taping 3 keyboard keys. They're charging for PALLET SWAPS people! why!? Worse yet, why would you pay for it to begin with!? Stop rewarding them for their greed! Just for some customization that 9 out of 10 times only YOU will see!

@CaptainProtonX

:D I can't wait for Capcom to start selling game DLC before the game is released

@Stevetrop Man of Mystery

They sort of already did with that Dead Rising 2 demo you had to pay for...

Achkk. so many fighting games coming out lately, or revived, anyway. I don't know what to pick....

how about patch the game. Alot of the rewards and trophies aren't registering for the PS3 version. including beating arcade mode and pulling off combos in trails mode.

Oh christ in heaven you people are whiny. Absolutely NONE of that stuff is essential to your gameplay experience, so if you don't want it, don't buy it. If they somehow crammed a new character in there, I'd understand, but good lord, it's music and colors. The people who buy it won't have any advantage over you.

@TheChezDispenser

I dont see anyone whining, you must like to make yourself look like a douch.

@Faenix
Red Runner is whining, though not about this topic.

@The Aquacharger

If you still don't think BlazBlue II dicked over its consumers, you are a truly obsessed fanboy.

But yeah, hey guys. Fighting games sometimes had color editors in them ten years ago.

GUESS WHAT? THEY WERE FREE.

COLORS. THEY'RE CHARGING FOR COLORS. DOES NOT COMPUTE.

@Red Runner SFA3 world tour had that color edit feature.

@Red Runner

The funny thing is that this outlandish DLC is just as absurd as 80% of any and all DLC on PS360 that people dump their (parents) hard earned cash into, and pretend to act like they didn't just light some dollars on fire and watch it burn.

To me nothing outside of additional levels to play in a game is worth the extra cash on top of a $60 purchase up front. Even additional playable characters should be a free in game unlockable.

*Continues dreams of Zelda DLC consisting of extra dungeons*

@Faenix

What's a douch? Do you mean "douche"? 'cos you make yourself look like a "douche" when you can't spell "douche" but attempt to use it on the internet anyway.

Also, should I quote some of the folks up top?

@Red Runner

I'll defend what I goddamn please. This has always been about making money. If you want consumer loyalty, go find a little mom and pop bookstore that'll be out of business in two years.

I swear, I feel like gaming is the only medium home to these self-entitled brats: "I SHOULD GET NEW COLORS FOR FREE! I SHOULD GET NEW MUSIC FOR FREE! WAAAAH" The shit is NOT RELATED TO THE MAIN GAME. For $15 you get an online-capable port of 3S, which DID NOT INCLUDE IN ITS ORIGINAL ITERATION these extra color palettes or music from New Generation or 2I.

Whiny bastards.

@TheChezDispenser

How is it "entitlement" to want something frivolous like costumes or colors -- which add NOTHING to the gameplay other than cosmetics -- for free? They spent ZERO money making the color swaps and now they're charging 3 bucks a pop for them. I'd argue that even charging money for CHARACTERS, a move that divides and annoys the fanbase, is a stretch.

Why does the Industry Defense Force act like people are entitled for wanting things that were included at no extra charge ten years ago? YOU are the whiny little sh*t in this case.

Why don't they just release... oh, I don't know.

A compatibility pack?

... why does anyone give a f%$&? It's new content. If you don't want it, don't pay for it. Capcom has stated that this was the most expensive DD game they've done so far, and I for one don't really care if they want to make some additional profit off of new content that wasn't in the original title. I don't WANT that content, so I won't be buying it, but If anyone does want it good on them.

@(Unverified)

Wah wah, Capcom spent money porting it. The $15 tag for ONE GAME (this should have had options to play first two SFIII versions for that much) versus MK w/ 3 games for $10 is pitiful. Don't you DARE defend Capcom's greed at this point.

@(Unverified) Maybe because they made more then enough money of the game and adding DLC to a classic 10 year old game that doesn't need it AND is currently glitchy as fuuuckkk.

@Red Runner I respect your opinion but I don't agree with it. I probably would, if I felt that Capcom was holding out on anything worthwhile, but since I don't think I'm missing out on anything buy not buying it, I don't agree with you that they're being greedy.

And though I don't think it's appropriate to compare one of the best 2D fighter of all times (arguably, I suppose, but I don't many would argue it) to the MK collection- after how great MK9 turned out, I don't know that people would have paid much more than $10 for an MK collection.

I have my issues with Capcom this gen, but this to me just seems like much ado about nothing.

@880Cloud088
Is it glitchy on both consoles? I played for about an hour online the other night and it seemed serviceable. (360 here.) I fully agree that they need to sort that out either way.
But I don't think it has much to do with whatever assets the art guys put together to sell separately.

@SpikePoint

I'm not feeling too generous towards Capcom anymore.

Example: if I get UMvC3 at all, it will be used and for $20. Damned if they'll get money from me directly.

I don't know if i should feel excited or angry about this news, but I love sf3 too much. I own 4 copies of this game on different platforms including the japanese ps2 limited edition. So I guess this post was a worthless attempt at swaying my addiction. I'm just going to blindly buy whatever capcom puts out *sigh*.

I though it was just an Angry Joe sketch, but I'm pretty sure Corporate Commander is ACTUALLY running Capcom these days.

james chen is a fkn boss, im gettin that dlc. If only ultra david was in it.

@adr916

You actually want to PAY for videos that will be uploaded on YouTube later anyway just because it features a "pro gamer"

WHAT

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