I guess I'd be okay with that if they kept updating SFIV in the meantime. Having a next-gen version of SFIV in the 2015-2017 range with all the missing SF characters from SF1/Alphas/Third Strike/Final Fight plus some additional brand new characters and new modes and such would be great, as far as I'm concerned. I've never loved a fighting game as much as SFIV and would easily buy updates every year for another five years.
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Capcom: "Street Fighter V will probably take until 2018 to come out"
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Red Liquorice
Member
But it's only 3 new matchups for all the Ryu/Ken/Akuma players.Hey 3 characters in a roster as huge as sf4 is a big deal. That's over 100 new match ups in the game
Hey 3 characters in a roster as huge as sf4 is a big deal. That's over 100 new match ups in the game
You jest but I would really like to go back to small rosters of 10-12 characters if that means games will be done quicker. It's hard enough to balance a 12-fighter game, let alone a 16, 24 or 32-fighter one.
Another pro is that a game a small roster will be easier to learn and each character well be deeper and more memorable. Apple got it right: too much choice is bad.
brandonh83
Banned
Street Fighter V and Avatar 3 in the same year? Yes!!
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Skull Girls is the game for you then!
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
Probably because people expect SF to essentially reinvent itself with each new numbered entry.
I don't know anything about MK10's development, but I'd be extremely surprised if they were recreating all the character models from scratch instead of using the characters they already made for 9 and adding more characters and new moves.
because I guarantee you all the people complaining about there not being a new sequel now, would be complaining even more if SF5 was announced with the same SF4 art style and character models. I'd be right there with them in that case.
I'd much rather them get as much mileage out of 4 as they feel they can before going all in and giving us a real SF5 than to half ass it.
BronsonLee
Member
Draglade 3-4-5, THE GRAP(e) TRILOGY
I... I haven't understood anything lol
Maybe it's because English is not my first language, but I'm like WAT.
SolarPowered
Member
Smash will keep it alive. Guilty Gear will provide sustenance for the core.
You can when you can count on the roster to double and triple in size by the time SFV drops lol.I can't look forward to something I'm already playing
michaelius
Banned
So i don't have to buy any Capcom game till 2018 ? Sounds great to me.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
GoofsterStud
Member
So we are going to get Capcom VS SNK3 or Darkstalkers in the meantime.
RIGHT? Right? right...
RIGHT? Right? right...
Lmao smash being the premier fighting game at tourneys
Where is your god at now, Evo?
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Man... and I thought SE was king at disappointing their fanbase.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Smash keeps it alive because of strong casual build up. That's what he means
So basically this translates to "we'll happily keep porting SF4 to each new platform for the next few years and maybe release another update or two!"
I also like that Ayano ignores Street Fighter Alpha and EX.
ihearthawthats
Banned
sounds very tongue-in-cheek. weird for people to take this so literally.
2. they're not $60 msrp
3. if you want something drastically different, there are numerous options this gen like ttt2 or p4a.
4. even if you hate non-capcom or whatever, capcom still has 3 fg ips this gen.
1. they're pretty different
2. they're not $60 msrp
3. if you want something drastically different, there are numerous options this gen like ttt2 or p4a.
4. even if you hate non-capcom or whatever, capcom still has 3 fg ips this gen.
Makes sense since it sells like several time more than all the others, if any game is going to keep the community alive it might be that. They game has to be competitive like melee and attract a crowd.
Unless KI is fuck all amazing or something, just some avant garde fighting game.
Sir Garbageman
Member
2018 seems bonkers. If I were betting I'd say arcade release early 2016 with console release in the fall.
Well, Ultra SF4 is due out next February on current gen consoles. I can see an xbone/ps4 port following 3 to 6 months later along with a PC version. That means 2014 is not going to have a SF5. There will inevitably be a balance patch released in 2015 as well but I do feel the roster is as finished as it's ever going to be.
So let's say capcom begins SFV production sometime in 2015, they have a new engine and with it need to rebuild every single character model into a tweaked fighting engine that adds something new to the genre. Having a SFV that works at least the same way as SF4 did when it launched means they need about 18 characters and probably at least 12 backgrounds. This is a game that would take at least 2 years to make , making the earliest we will get a 5th street fighter game 2017. Obviously they will milk it for 5 years or more once it's out , probably doubling the character count in the process.
So let's say capcom begins SFV production sometime in 2015, they have a new engine and with it need to rebuild every single character model into a tweaked fighting engine that adds something new to the genre. Having a SFV that works at least the same way as SF4 did when it launched means they need about 18 characters and probably at least 12 backgrounds. This is a game that would take at least 2 years to make , making the earliest we will get a 5th street fighter game 2017. Obviously they will milk it for 5 years or more once it's out , probably doubling the character count in the process.
SFIV, SSFIV and AE are all very different games. Please don't talk about things you know nothing of.
Rice-Eater
Member
I've been saying 2016 for a while now and I'll stick to it because I think Capcom is bluffing about the development of SF5 not even being started yet. USF4 will be fine and if they wanted to do another update after that, I'd be happy with that. But 2018 just seems a little too excessive considering next gen starts this coming Holiday season. Having a new SF game about 2 or 3 years after the next gen consoles are released seems like the ideal time.
You ready for Ultra street fighter 4 2nd impact and 3rd strike
They're all the same game- or rather, different versions of it. I miss the days when new versions of fighting games would at least get new backgrounds and music, new moves, and new or redrawn sprites.
I thought one advantage of going with polygons instead of sprites is that it would make updating the graphics/character models far easier- They haven't changed anything since Super in 2010.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
If they're serious about 2018 then it'll never come out. Because Capcom won't be around.
Platform: iOS/Android/browser
Yeah, because I bought Super SF4 a few months before Arcade came out. Didn't think Oni, and Evil Ryu, Yun and Yang were worth it.
They give you the worst character
Takamura-San
Member
I hope this puts to rest all this SF5 nonsense.
Cannot wait for USF4.
Cannot wait for USF4.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
There are plenty of fighting games to play from this console generation.
Are less-than-annual $15 expansion packs too rich for your blood or something?
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
So I take it you don't play online then? Honestly I don't look at fighting game expansions as WHAT NEW CHARACTERS CAN I PLAY but more of a HOW DO THE CHARACTERS I LOVE PLAY NOW!? With the mindset of number 2 it makes new versions of the game feel drasticly different from each other as you don't play your characters the same way between them so it's a new experience plus all the other characters play different as well so it's even more stuff to learn and experience.
It's showcased a lot better in ASW games but the mindset still works just as well in sf4 across the versions.
Mechanized
Member
What I'm interpreting this as is that there is still a chance R. Mika will be added to the game.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Give me dem jiggle physics on dat ass, needs to be like a wave in the ocean on impact.
I'm not being serious
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
This joke is bad
abstract alien
Member
Sounds about right. What's the issue?
Following what they did with Kuma in SFxTK, I expect to see R. Mika's clothes added as an alternate costume for Gief, Hawk, or Hakan.
So I take it you don't play online then? Honestly I don't look at fighting game expansions as WHAT NEW CHARACTERS CAN I PLAY but more of a HOW DO THE CHARACTERS I LOVE PLAY NOW!?
Yeah, playing online doesn't give the same feeling as going to an arcade, and my internet was lagging enough that the few times I did, it affected the way I played. I moved to a new place with a better internet connection and with Ultra coming out, I was interested, but now that I know of Capcom's general outline for releasing SF5, and knowing that Ultra isn't the last version, I'm probably going to skip this one too.
I would rather pay a lump sum for the best version there is, instead of the piece meal effort that Capcom is known for. I don't know, I'm just looking for a reason to jump back in, but I don't think Capcom's giving me a good reason for it. With this, and Breath of Fire 6 going mobile, I'm just unhappy with the company right now.
JordanN
Banned
They'll start to be a little old (5 years) but the installbase would be massive so Capcom wouldn't have any other choice.
SneakyStephan
Banned
So they hope their current game will be played competitively for a long time (and I assume will support it for a long time)
Somehow this is a bad thing and they need to shit out another sequel faster?
I wish other devs designed their games around being played for years, seems gaf would rather have the battlefield/cod formula, make the game obsolete within 24 months.
Somehow this is a bad thing and they need to shit out another sequel faster?
I wish other devs designed their games around being played for years, seems gaf would rather have the battlefield/cod formula, make the game obsolete within 24 months.
