While Mortal Kombat X is the fighting game that’s on everybody’s lips and in everybody’s heart and mind, Street Fighter V is coming next year. It’s apparently being funded in part by Sony, meaning it’ll be exclusive – on consoles at least – to the PlayStation 4. 2016 is still a long way away though – but those aching for a bit of Street Fighter IV will get to play what should be the very, very last release of the game on PlayStation 4 in May.
Capcom’s announced that it’ll be releasing its seminal fighter on the PlayStation 4 on May 26. Ultra Street Fighter IV is coming to the PlayStation 4, complete with every single bit of character and costume DLC released for the game since Street Fighter IV’s original console release nearly 6 years ago.
It’ll be released at a budget price too, coming in at less than half a retail game – $24.99. This is the sort of “remaster” I can actually get behind. Street Fighter IV still has a very, very active community, many of whom (like me, actually) are only keeping their old-gen consoles so they can play a bit of Street Fighter.
Capcom says that this release will be the ultimate version of Street Fighter IV, presumably running at a full 1080p and 60 fps. The only thing keeping the PC versions – which already matches those metrics – from being good is the frankly awful netcode that hampers its online play.
The PS4 version will also get rid of the “minor” input lag that affected the PS3 version of the game.
While this is a meaningless “coup” for many of you, Street Fighter’s PlayStation exclusivity is probably a “bigger deal” than Tomb Raider’s Xbox One exclusivity – especially as Sony is essentially poising its console to become the platform of choice for fighting games, which have a larger following than you might believe. Of course, there will be a PC version of Street Fighter V, which will allow cross platform play with the PS4 version.
Last Updated: April 20, 2015
Dutch Matrix
April 20, 2015 at 08:38
Come on man! IS this like the 76th release of Street Fighter? Ye Gods! It’s like those 175 games in one cartridges you got back in the day.
Same game, just different start up level/weapons!
Lord Chaos
April 20, 2015 at 08:50
You joke, that was my time passer during Saturday’s load shedding.
And it’s 250 games on one cartridge.
Dutch Matrix
April 20, 2015 at 08:52
Ever so sorry. Remember I’m from the Vaal. The Playstation 1 is still big over here…
Lord Chaos
April 20, 2015 at 08:54
So next year you’ll be able to go see The Matrix at the Cine?
Dutch Matrix
April 20, 2015 at 08:58
The what at the what?????
Admiral Chief asked for this
April 20, 2015 at 08:59
There is no spoon
Lord Chaos
April 20, 2015 at 09:00
The Cinema, or do you only have a drive in?
Dutch Matrix
April 20, 2015 at 09:03
Yes. With those heavy metal speakers you hang in the window. Only that one night, the speaker was stolen. And that is how I got her pregnant… 🙁
Umar
April 20, 2015 at 08:45
Will probably buy this….I too can get behind a cheaper version of a remastered game. Remasters that sell at FULL price still boggles my mind.
Lord Chaos
April 20, 2015 at 08:48
Remasters of games not yet 5 years old even more so.
Umar
April 20, 2015 at 08:49
sigh..I’m just gonna go to a cave somewhere and play Mame32 rather
Skyblue
April 20, 2015 at 09:14
Preach it
Admiral Chief asked for this
April 20, 2015 at 08:50
MK > SF
Lord Chaos
April 20, 2015 at 08:52
Well it is MK X and SF V… 😛
Dutch Matrix
April 20, 2015 at 08:52
ME>MK>SF
Umar
April 20, 2015 at 08:53
<3
Admiral Chief asked for this
April 20, 2015 at 08:59
DX>SW>ME>quite a few other>MK>SF
Dutch Matrix
April 20, 2015 at 09:00
Playing with a hungry lion’s testicles>DX
Admiral Chief asked for this
April 20, 2015 at 09:05
What a weird fetish you have, oh well, I’m not gonna judge you for THAT
Dutch Matrix
April 20, 2015 at 09:12
Well, at least with a lion you don’t go
http://media.giphy.com/media/d5YuC7VO3Quis/giphy.gif
5 minutes in.
No wait. That sounded so wrong…
Admiral Chief asked for this
April 20, 2015 at 09:18
O_O
Splooshypooh
April 20, 2015 at 09:01
Whats SW?
Admiral Chief asked for this
April 20, 2015 at 09:01
Star Wars, duh, 😛
Splooshypooh
April 20, 2015 at 09:16
*facepalm* Mondays….
Admiral Chief asked for this
April 20, 2015 at 09:18
There there
Skyblue
April 20, 2015 at 09:09
…
Tbone187
April 20, 2015 at 15:46
Tekken > MK