Street Fighter 5 will have 16 fighters at launch, four of them brand new

Capcom will continually add characters post launch

[topgun33]

Alright so we have confirmed so far

1) Ken
2) Ryu
3) Chun-Li
4) Cammy
5) Bison
6) Nash*
7) Birdie*

Rumored

8) Alex
9) Urein
10)R-Mika
11) Karin
12)

4 brand new characters (If you seen the silhouettes on this article it looks to be two male and two female
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14)
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16)
For the 12th fighter, I hope its either Necro or Q. Plus with the announcement of future fighters continuously added, we can have a roster as large as Mortal Kombat Armaggedon

[MightyNoX]

ALL POST-LAUNCH CHARACTERS ARE EARNABLE FOR FREE

This is a real great way to keep the community engaged and it's unlike Capcom's usual awful practices.

Ever since the partnership with Sony, Capcom's pulling their act together.

[Abash]

I approve Capcom. This should keep the mainstream gamers playing Street Fighter V for years to come if they continue the new fighter additions all the duration of this gen

[Omegasyde]

I dont know about that....

I think i will wait for turbo tournament street fighter 5 ultra editon (which will release 2 years from now with all dlc but still require you to buy shaders....)

[LeCreuset]

Talk about burying the lede.

[Blurmobjet]

I'm REALLY hating this age of DLC and I REALLY, REALLY want to go back to the days of complete game releases!

Love Street Fighter and Capcom both, but if companies are going to sell us the rest of the game later on down the road then maybe I don't want to pay $60 for their incomplete game.

It'd be okay if they gave us the rest of the characters for free since we already paid for a finished game, but I know that's not how this system works anymore.

I know I'm going to get like 99% disagrees for saying that but its how I feel and I had to put that out there.

[Eonjay]

@Omegasyde

They also stated that there will only be one version. All post release content will be avalible for on the original version. And since all characters will be unlockable for free. People who start playing day one will have access to all the content there after.

[DemonChicken]

I be honest before I clicked in the article I was expecting some dlc BS and/or "insert you edition" multiple versions of the game - glad I was proven wrong!

[Gardenia]

@Blurmobjet

You did not read the article did you?

[Skate-AK]

At the bottom of the article it says the silhouettes are generic and not repetitive of any SF5 characters.

[eddieistheillest]

Woah woah woah. Where the F word is Sagat !!! I guess I'll just have to wait for the FREE update later on. It may be babu steps but Capcom is slowly moving in the right direction.

[OzzY-waZZy]

One of the silhouettes looks a lot like Fei Long. I wouldn't look into the silhouettes too much.

[lvl_headed_gmr]

This is good that Sony is investing in this game.

This is Sony's answer to MS's Killer Instinct since Sony doesn't have their own fighter on the PS4 yet so this is a great investment.

MS investing in Tomb Raider to be their answer to Uncharted 4 since MS don't have their own adventure title.

So just like how SFV will be exclusive to Sony, Rise Of The Tomb Raider will be exclusive to MS.

The universe once again balances itself out. 😊

[Spotie]

Boy, stop.

Guilty Gear is already on PS4, so there's an exclusive fighter XB1 doesn't have.

Tomb Raider is a timed exclusive and that's it. That's a lackluster "answer" to Uncharted.

In the end, nothing is balanced. Not like you say it is, anyway.

[lvl_headed_gmr]

@Spotie

LoL don't be silly.

[About30Ninjas]

I'm pretty sure Sagat will make the roster

[josephayal]

12) Blanka/Sim

[Majin-vegeta]

Sweet cant wait for the beta in 2 days.

[PaleMoonDeath]

Never got my email.. :(

[jannytime]

They will start sending beta codes on Monday :)

[Back-to-Back]

Thank you for the reminder. I just preordered on Amazon. Hopefully they will still have codes left.

[ZaWarudo]

"the initial Street Fighter 5 disc will be the only one you'll ever need to own"

Fantastic news!

"Moving forward, all balance and system adjustments will be made available for free to players. All post launch gameplay related content can now be earned by playing the game,"

Also great news, but...

"there will be in-game currency that will be separated into two different types: Fight Money and Zenny."

"Fight Money can only be obtained by playing the game, and that's what you use to earn the gameplay related content,"

"If you're looking to speed up the process, however, you can access content immediately by purchasing Zenny with real money and using it to buy characters, and other content up front."

UGH, I just hope Capcom makes it a very reasonable system and doesn't force players to grind for hours just to get one character.

[Omegasyde]

sounds like a free to play mechanic in a paid game. That seems dodgy.

[ZaWarudo]

That's what i'm afraid of...
I'm okay with it as long as it's just cosmetics stuff, full characters though? Yeah, no.

We'll have to wait and see how things pan out, but as of right now, i'm being very skeptical.

[Baka-akaB]

The way i see it , it's basically keeping the dlc character form , wich is established anyway and not going away , except it gives you a free via grinding alternative at least .

So i'm not sure it change things for the worst here , we're gaining an alternative to simply paying for a dlc character or boycotting it

[HeavenlySnipes]

Its like that in the NBA 2k games with the MyTeam stuff and the purchasable players. You can spend real money, or grind the mode and earn them.

Granted, I think that in SFV it will be more structured in that you can just buy what you want with the fight money. Even if its a grind, dedicated players won't have a problem I think. Game is going to be huge

[Sevir]

It isn't necessarily free to play, as there will only be one disc which you buy, what this is is microtransactions. With the Denny purchase. Street Fighter 5 isn't free to play, this is simply trying to keep the SF experience whole for the fans, and reward the players to keep playing, if you're an avid SF player, you'll play for over x amount of hours when a content pack drops spend you're earned fight money and upgrade, for everyone who's casual, earn some then purchase the remaining and unlock... Which is better than having to fragment the player base for characters and features some may not want.

This likely came up as something Sony pushed for so Capcom wouldn't release a Super/Ultra SF5 down the road on other platforms. One version, update over the net and tweak minor things on the fly via the cloud and deploy content packs on the SF5 server. If you've been a loyal player you'll have the hours to show you have sufficient Fight Money, you'll upgrade for free. And it gives you the chance to upgrade to the things you want, unlock the characters you want get the balance tweeks that make sense. No buying a massive update which nerds your favorite character

[Blacklash93]

Fighters are meant to played over and over, so even if the pricing for the in-game currency is steep and requires "grinding" it shouldn't be too bad for hardcore players.

Assuming that you can earn the currency by playing normal matches, that is.

[Vandamme21]

I hope the final boss will be a brand new character...I don't wanna see no bison, gill, Seth or akuma as the main boss

[Tony-Red-Grave]

You don't want a tall, naked, two-toned blonde man casting armageddon on you?

[Akuma2K]

I don't think any of those characters will be a main boss (pretty certain Akuma will make the roster, not sure about seth or gill) most likely will be a brand new boss character in the generation of SF5.....imo.

[Fireseed]

Unfortunately the down side to the F2P transition for fighters which albeit is inherently good, most of the time that also means all content produced for the game needs to be playable at some point.

[About30Ninjas]

I'm hoping they do like SF Alpha and give every character they own last boss

[weirdo]

it will be a new boss! (i hope)

[Tedakin]

A Killer Instinct method of one character a month perhaps? Personally I like that. Keeps it fresh each month.

[Jag-T1000]

Can't believe all the disagrees to your comment.(0 to 14) You can tell this site heavily favors Sony. Killer instinct is $40 at the moment and is 18 characters. Another 3rd season (if announce) would be another $20. Keeps you busy month after month with a new character.

[Tedakin]

Yup. Most games I lose interest in a week after they come out. A year and a half later I"m still massively into KI because of the release method. Every month it's like KI Christmas. I actually get excited the day before a new character and update is coming. It keeps the game fresh monthly whereas most games are forgotten shortly after release. I think SF5 would be smart to do a similar method.

[Ripsta7th]

You must be new here
The site is ran by Ponys playing the victim
Everytime!

[Rookie_Monster]

Great news! Can't wait for this game to come out.

Capcom is slowly doing the right thing for gamers.

[MasterCornholio]

Seems like the partnership between Sony and Capcom is doing wonders for the game.

:)

I would never have predicted that Capcom would drop their traditional DLC practices.

[Rookie_Monster]

Good thing is since I am getting both the PC and PS4 version, this will save me a tons of money.

[BoNeSaW23]

Only 16 at launch!? I will be on the sidelines for a long time waiting for the complete edition then.

[Tedakin]

Or you can enjoy it day one and play it and watch it grow. Why wait for potentially a year to play? You're just robbing yourself.

[BoNeSaW23]

"You're just robbing yourself"

Yeah I do that all the time, I'm a cheap bastard and I wait for discounts or GOTY editions because I'm always behind on my game catalog :)

[Kane22]

there will be no other versions of this game.

[BoNeSaW23]

We'll see ;)

[pompombrum]

Actually, if you go over the info they gave, they made absolutely no mention of not re-releasing. Their exact words were "The initial release is the only disc you will need to own."

They then went on to tell everyone their thoughts on how they handled SF4 and acknowledged that the Super/AE/Ultra editions done a good initial job reviving interest and most of their critical points focused more on the inability to pick up and play whatever version people had.

We won't see a Super/Ultra edition etc and while they are remaining coy, I really wouldn't be surprised if Capcom say done a SF 5 2018 edition which would include DLC content up to that point. In fact, I'd go as far as saying that's probably a part of their long term growth vision of bringing in new players.

[Baka-akaB]

yeah obviously they can and will re-release packages with all the released free content from a set period , but it will be something mostly useless for someone that owns the original disk . Unless of course you want everything added since on disc , for reinstall purposes

[Dir_en_grey]

future characters & content will be free by just playing the game... there will also be no complete edition because Capcom promised they won't do that and will just update the game, for FREE!

[BoNeSaW23]

"future characters & content will be free by just playing the game"
Over 2 decades of false promises by Capcom and you still buy that line? Not I. And don't ever expect ANYTHING to be "FREE" from Capcom.

I love SF and SFV is looking awesome! But with a roster of over 60 characters to choose from and we only get 16! That is pretty pathetic IMO.

[Nerdmaster]

@Dir_en_grey
I didn't think people believed in Capcom's "promises" anymore. You know how the saying goes: "fool me once..."

[pompombrum]

Where did they promise this? From all the info I've dug up, they haven't made any promises of no "complete" editions, they just promised they won't be doing different versions which would leave original buyers in the dark.

[Baka-akaB]

as if there was even any harm in "drinking the koolaid" here . If they lied can't we just refuse to buy an additional disk version , or dlc characters and expansions , and drop the game for something else ?

Until then we'll just enjoy our game , while some will wait and see , being all wise and mighty

[Revengeance]

All post-launch content is confirmed to be free.

[blackblades]

There no point in waiting, unless you want a discount. Your going to get each dlc characters free by playing and costumes. The updates like super and ultra is going to be free. Wait all you want but it's pointless and stupid. Even if they're a another version it'll just be an update to the main game since you only need one disc.

[DarXyde]

You may as well just get it at release and grind. Save you're in game currency for characters. It might cost a ton per character, so you might be grinding for a while. Gives you a lot to do, I'd say.

[BoNeSaW23]

Your right. I really hope Capcom will finally show us some proper DLC practices with SFV. Just to early for me to get excited about promised "free" features you know.

[-Foxtrot]

I hear free but see Capcom...come on....what's the catch? There must be something in the small print.

[Sora_1994]

They stated it pretty much you can buy or you can play to get them which translates to(possibly) a grind which isnt that bad but we will see

[Dir_en_grey]

Outfit/Costume DLC's that doesn't affect gameplay, duh.

[Sora_1994]

Hmmm id be cool with that its costumes who really cares tho im sure some will overly complain

[Deathdeliverer]

SFV has become the league of legends of fighting games. Killer instinct already tried to apply a Tekken Revolution style buy only who you want model. Same as league of legends and dead or alive that did the same things a few years ago. The major difference here that I applaud is that you can earn anything for free. Want that new character? Use your game money. Want that costume? Put in the time and it's yours. I have been playing league for years and its a fantastic model. I've bought maybe 3 champions with cash out of the +50 I have. I thought KI was going to do this when they said it was free to play, but the skipped ability to earn for free. Capcom has taken the model seemingly verbatim. Can't wait.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

16 Wut?

Smash 64 had 12 this got to be a joke.

No way it can be true

[Baka-akaB]

So ? The first blazblue had 12 very unique and different characters ...

They insisted they were going that way ever since they announced SFV , showed they are committing to it with the new gameplay and revamped characters , and said they'll keep adding stuff and characters anyway .

I'll take that over having eight different shoto characters ( and that's discounting non shoto characters that still essentially work the same way) , divided into 3 main essential subtypes/archetypes and minor differences , as an example .

Or having a Guile , and then a "lite Guile" variation that is more offensive but harder to play and overall inferior .

[Spotie]

The hell does SSB have to do with anything?

[Solid_Penguin-64]

Pikachu is Blanka's cousin, obviously ;)

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

it a fighting game.
I am comparing fighting game rosters

should I compare it to a shooter instead

[Baka-akaB]

It's still not even the same kind of fighting game while their are so many rivals available . It's the point of smash bros to feature a big roster of fan favorite nintendo characters

And it's still a moot example and point anyway . almost all the popular franchises decided to reduce their roster , get rid of dupes .

It's cheaper and economic for companies , easier and less confusing for beginner willing to start those games , better for character variety , and definitively better for balance .

Bare crossover games , and "Dream match" games like Tekken Tag , or having survived long enough to accumulate 3-4 enhanced versions with additional characters , no one is going to feature rosters like Tag 2 or anime games like DBZ and Naruto (with also tons of dupes and filler chars)

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

@Baka-akaB
Not same? Ryu having his combo input and street fighter play style.

Smash having jump, S, M and H attacks, grab, guard/shield and can be played like Street Fighter via Smash Wii U.

I wont be bothering with this game when it comes out.

[Baka-akaB]

You're just promoting smash , an excellent game , but out of fanboyism then . Should have guessed that and stopped there .

Having Ryu as one character with its trademark moves means its the same kind of game and gameplay ? Ok yeah , let's be done on the subject ... FYI i'm not even downplaying Smash here ... just saying it's a different style of game .

"I wont be bothering with this game when it comes out"

Somehow i get the feeling you werent planning to , even if it had 100 characters . Good day

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

@Baka-akaB

Believe what you want and no I am not promoting Smash.

Only gave counter argument against Smash not being fighting game like Street Fighter.

When comes to fighters nowadays it needs 25 at launch for me to justify a purchase.

Now that it will start with 16 I have no interest.

I just skip it or wait til everything is out.
Either way there gonna be a lot of other PS4 game for me to play.

[Spotie]

Did Smash 64 have a FREE expanding roster?

Didn't the Street Fighter entries from back then have even more fighters than Smash? What excuse do you have for that?

[DarXyde]

If the characters are diverse, it really doesn't matter, particularly because (a) the arcade modes of fighting games generally do not go beyond 10 and (b)are you really going to have mastered 16+ characters?

As stated below, Blazblue didn't start with very many characters. In fact every iteration adds 2-3 characters generally. Chrono Phantasma added a fair amount more, but yes, they're all quite diverse. I'm supposing Street Fighter V will be similar.

For some, rather for many, this game will be worth it at launch. Obviously, with time, the deal becomes sweeter with the addition of characters.

Buy it right away or wait it out, I guess.

[NixonMonoxide]

I won't be fooled twice then Crapcom.
I'll consider buying it, when you actually release a finished title. My wallet won't be releasing £50 to beta test your shite.

Thank god the industry has many other quality fighters to tide me over.

[Veneno]

The beta is free with a pre order, which you don't have to fulfill so there goes your point. Do your research. You are acting ignorant.

[NixonMonoxide]

LMAO! Perhaps you should actually read what I wrote before signing up for fanboy defense force genius.

Maybe you'd notice I'm actually referring to what Crapcom's calling a "product fit for release".

Oh my! So I chuck up a bit of money, pre-order & get to play the beta for "free".

LOl! Lemme guess, you're also one of those who claim PS+ gives you "free" games.

Ignorance is certainly the term that comes to mind. I suggest learning to read, before going "derp! Thuur goes ya point"

[Veneno]

Then I suppose your comment just plain makes no sense. Why would you refer to the retail release as a " beta" if you are not speaking on the technical aspects of the game? If you mean to say the game will not work on a technical level then you would make sense, but what you really mean is the game is a monetary rip off to the consumer, in which the term "beta" has absolutely no relevance to your rant. Why couldn't you use a term better suited to your rant like "rip off" or "scam" etc?

[NixonMonoxide]

My point still remains the same. I referred to it as an incomplete product, and not worth my money.
Wow you pointed out what I'm actually saying! Congrats. I'm sure anyone with half a brain could have figured that out. Cheers there Sherlock.

I'm still calling any shite with 16 fighters releasing for 50 quid a beta.

Cheers.

[DarXyde]

@NixonMonoxide,

I don't particularly care to comment on your other points, but one that stuck out: calling games with 16 fighters at a premium cost trash or a beta.

Super Smash Bros. (the original) was $70 at launch with 12 characters. The original Blazblue had 12 characters at $60. Following versions of the game were about 1/3 cheaper. They're also well-received games. Why does it even matter when they aren't forcing you to pay for it? May as well just buy it, save up in-game money, and unlock them. This is a better approach when it comes to fighting games because it allows them to keep a small, controlled roster where they can update it a few fighters at a time and manage its balances easier. In short, there is unlikely to be a broken version of this game.

If you don't see my point, that's fine. Just don't buy it. I promise you won't master all 16 of the originals anyway, so I don't see much point in complaining about a small roster.

To me, that's like complaining that a party doesn't have enough people even if you aren't going to talk to all of them.

[Deathdeliverer]

Wow Nixon, you seem pretty upset. Veneno made a simple yet solid point. You don't have to pay anything near full price to preorder and even then you can cancel. Instantly he is a fanboy and PS plus assumptions and so on. Going by your response the only fanboy here is you. While you're sitting on the sideline for whatever underlying reason you choose to do so, I and many others will be helping what looks to be the best Street Fighter experience ever, be just that. The best ever. Over 2000 players at Evo for SFIV, far more than any other game in attendance, and every pro hands on says V is better than IV on every level. Can't wait.

[NixonMonoxide]

Upset? Far from it. Hardly a solid point too. Nothing you have to pay a penny for, can be classified as "FREE". What am I a fanboy of exactly? My wallet? LMAO.

Telling me about EVO figures doesn't mean shite to me mate. Just a load of bollocks. I think we're both saying the same thing here. I'll gladly wait, and let gamersheep do the beta test the usual sub-par Crapcom software, then get it for less, if it's worth my time. While you'll gladly "help Crapcom" create the "best" Street Fighter experience ever.

I could hardly keep a straight face reading that one. Win/Win for me.

I have other quality fighters to keep me occupied. Why would I be upset about this?

Even salty XONE owners need not cry over this. It's most likely coming to that console with a SUPER tag within a year..

And will probably be a more complete product, than what Crapcom will be charging sheep 50 quid for.

The feverish fanboy defense is as expected, but I've made my point, so I'm done here.

Enjoy your beta mate.

Cheers.

[remixx116]

Well then I guess you haven't been keeping up very well huh??

Everything will be unlockable in game.......all future doc can be obtained for free if your willing to put the time in, so essentially its up to you how free it is.

Not to mention they said there will be no turbo super awesome editions or any such thing .

As well they said Xbox will not be getting ANY VERSION OF SFV.

If you don't like it oh well, but I'm a big fan of the new model of doc and such.

[Revengeance]

Wow you just made some of the dumbest responses.

"Nothing you have to pay a penny for, can be classified as "FREE".

So did you miss the part where you don't have to pay for ANY characters or balance updates?

"Even salty XONE owners need not cry over this. It's most likely coming to that console with a SUPER tag within a year."

Did you miss the part where Sony has full control over SFV and anything that has to do with the game, and it's NEVER coming to Xbox?

Did you also miss the part where this will be the ONLY version you ever need to buy? I'm guessing not because you didn't do your research. Maybe you should've read this before making such wild claims.

http://blog.us.playstation....

"Ignorance is certainly the term that comes to mind. I suggest learning to read, before going "derp! Thuur goes ya point""

Damn I could apply this you so well LMAO!

[Spyroo]

Dude it's around £40 where you getting it for 50? Wherever your getting it from your being ripped off, I bet it's GAME

[ICANPLAYGAMES2]

F#@k that games as a service b.s. (this isn't why I chose to game on consoles in the first place, it's not what I signed up for), they can keep it. Well at least it works out for me, I spend so much less on games and all that crap these days, I rather like all the extra pocket cash.

[Deathdeliverer]

You buy the full disk game with all the modes, characters and whatever else. The "service" is simply that instead of going to buy Super Street Fighter V and whatever else they used to do, you will get that for free. Your game will simply expand. No need to worry about a new version that you are getting but your friends aren't. That one disk purchase is all you will ever need to buy. Character additions and costumes will come after and you can get them for free just by playing the game and using in game currency. Obviously there will be a cash option to get characters immediately instead. It's no different from any other console fighting game it's just that now you won't have to go buy Blaz Blue, Continuum Shift, then extend, then chrono phantasma and so on. They add all that on for free, mode additions and anything else. I hope this clears things up and helps. I really think this is all great news and the people at the conference on stream and in person went nuts.

[ICANPLAYGAMES2]

So it'll be kinda like MK X, where the dlc, regardless of whether already on disk or not, can be grinded for without having to pay should you choose not to. Good to know, I hated picking up a game that I couldn't play with friends (because either me or they didn't upgrade our copy when a new version came out, when the other did). I imagine the grind will be quite slow (I'm thinking like the more recent Gran Turismo games, and now that I think about it what you described sounds a lot like GT6).

[Deathdeliverer]

Exactly. You will not be separated from your friends. One version to ever buy. I'm sure the grind will be hell if you want everyone, but if you aren't that kind of player you will probably be better off. Either way they said they will be adjusting the currency based on beta results. No more split player pools has me hype.

[josephayal]

Blanka is next

[Stokedup]

As long as Cammy is there I'm allll good!

[Whirlwind_Fanfare_08]

Am i the only one is okay with them stating that the game will start with 16 fighters and will have to unlock the rest?
guilty gear and blazblue don't have a big roster of fighters, but i'm fine with it! don't matter to me because i'm used to it. This does not keep me from buying the game and enjoying it.

[Gazondaily]

Most people are happy with the news so you're clearly not the only one

[theshredded]

First game I know I'll be purchasing in 2016

[greyfawkes1105]

I'm holding out for the Super Duper looperArcade extreme ultra turbo edtion. Capcom will release this game 6 times before the definitive edtion comes out

[Whirlwind_Fanfare_08]

Guess you gonna have a long wait then, because from what i heard, there won't be no multiple versions of it!
everything is gonna be released on one disc.
So no super duper looper turbo ultra extreme arcade edition for this one.

[Deathdeliverer]

Did you even glimpse at the article Grey? There's one version that gets added to. If they made another disk it would be the same disk and a box full of character unlock code leaflets. You get everything free ( except non gameplay stuff I.e. Costumes) you just have to unlock them via in game currency or cash.

[Kluv]

I must be in the severe minority in hoping to see Ibuki. T.T

[Jag-T1000]

So.... to unlock your first character you will have to finish the game with Ryu, with an ultra combo, 1000 times to collect 5000 in game points .....or..... pay $5(real money) to buy instantly.

[Deathdeliverer]

What they expect is for people playing repeated online sessions to be racking up currency the fastest. That's why they said currency payouts are still being determined and that the 3 betas will help set a baseline. I'm sure they will be seeing the average amount of matches players can knock out per hour, the win/loss average in said hour, and if there will be bonuses for special finishes and its rate. I'm sure there will be a grind but no where near your speculation. Also I wouldn't be surprised if there was a season pass that gave you the next "X" amount of released fighters for $x. There probably be booster packs to double or triple your currency gain for X amount of days. Like I said earlier, they are using the league of legends method and look at how it's working for them. No one is even close.

[MasterCornholio]

From your comment it appears that it's a good way to get people to play the game online. Which isn't bad at all for match making.

[S2Killinit]

This can only get better if Capcom lets us know when Deep Down is coming.

[Killzoner99]

No doubt Sony was behind this genius move. They don't want Capcom gouging there customers and I applaud them for that.

[Majin-vegeta]

16 fighters??Not bad considering each one is different and no characters will be alike.This will give them time to diverse future characters while we get to master the characters we will have at launch.

[About30Ninjas]

What worry me about SF5 is the two paying Method they gonna have for the game, I just wanna pay 60 bucks and have a complete game