Capcom's Christian Svensson confirmed that the balance patch announced for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition would also be making its way to the PC.Is the version 2012 balance update for SSF4 AE coming to the PC as well? — Glutenbob
Svensson: Timing may be slightly different and I still have to work this out with the team but we will keep the PC in sync with the console version.
Yoshinori Ono seemed unsure if the AE balance patch would hit PC on his Twitter account, why is that? — Caruga
Svensson: Ono wanted to talk to me first about it since he and I hadn't discussed PC before and the PC SKU has been handled by our office. We spoke about it this morning. Naturally, I'm supportive and we'll make it happen.
Can you talk to us about Street Fighter X Tekken on the PC? Ono wrote yesterday on his Twitter to wait for news about this. Can you say anything? — Shredder
Svensson: It's not green lit yet. We're working on it.
Will there be a Marvel vs. Capcom 3 for the PC? — PurpleAkuma
Svensson: It's not currently in the plan or a part of our rights from Marvel.
How come more fighting games aren't released on the PC? Don't they do as well as their console counterparts?
Svensson: To put something in perspective, our historical PC revenues on a given game are about 5-10% of an equivalent title on consoles, even when simultaneously released. We're trying to improve upon that and we are bringing more PC titles to market than ever before, but that doesn't mean every game will come.
How were the PC sales of SSF4 AE? — Darknite
Svensson: I'm not answering because IR has asked me not to answer "sales type questions" in the future in light of my previous answers. My personal expectations were that we would have sold more than we have at this point.
Some OEM deals are in the works though which could help.
Will there be any future patches for the PC release of SSF4 AE? — Caruga
Svensson: There is an additional update coming with a few more fixes, more hardware support, new resolutions to be supported and a couple other odds and ends. I do not have an ETA for you though.
"Can you talk to us about Street Fighter X Tekken on the PC? Ono wrote yesterday on his Twitter to wait for news about this. Can you say anything? — Shredder"
I was reading this and laughed when I got to the name. TMNT makes me dislike my real name, sigh.
Why the f*** wouldn't the patch come out on PC as well?
Gotta love this stupid questions, seriously. ¬.¬
@#3
In the other article, was stated that they are gonna be basically testing changes on the arcades first. So if they are capable of doing that then it should be on both, no reason not too.
PC is the best Version if yours can handle the settings.
Get a half decent video card(ati 4850 or better or Nvidia 8800 or better) and power supply and you are good to go.
Sven+PC
FTW
At least the questions are getting better that's for sure.
@#5
At the rate they are planning out pumping out fighters, i cant see sf4 series lasting as long as the old classics. Them games had to survive as there wasnt much else to lean on and nothing else planning on being made at the time(USA atleast, plenty of other countries play KOF). Nowadays fighters are in full swing so the latest whatever is probably going to be the center focus.
If 3s can manage to step back into the limelight then maybe sf4 series can live when SF5 comes out.
I hope that they fix that stupid random issue where your buttons get unassigned and you need to restart etc to get them back.
I actually (stupidly) replaced a sanwa button because I thought it died. Serves me right for not properly testing things... :(
I wish I could have no screentearing (v-sync adds horrible delay - similar to that of my 360 setup) - that and the lack of players are the only things that bother me about this version.
It's a shame that MvC3 on PC isn't or may not be possible because of rights issues from Marvel. That was the one game I wanted the most for PC. Still though, SSF4 AE on PC is a big step and I hope SFxTekken will come through as well. If the information about Windows 8 having a 360 emulator is true, then MvC3 can be played on PC after all.
Yep it would have been very weird if they were willing to skip the PC for their balance patch.
It's not new features or new moves. Its just a modification of parameters. The hard work is to do the balancing not to implement it. I guess the patch will be ridiculously small.
SF5 won't be here for a long time, but I am wondering if we'll get two characters with this update. It seems a bit....senseless to have made some chars OP and then just release a balance patch when it could have been avoided in the first place. Since it's going to cost money to distribute this, I just wonder what's in store... xD
Naw I thought they mentioned just balance nothing new hence why it's free.
I wonder why people always ask for pc versions of street fighter and then when it finally does come out the sales aren't so good my opinion is that capcom not do pc gaming and let those pc gamers get a cheap ps3 or 360 off craigslist or ebay
Don't touch Fei's EX rekkas, we don't want another useless EX move in the game.
His damage output should be toned down (close St HP and Dragon kicks primarily, maybe Rekkas too).
That's about all that should really be touched IMO.
@25
It's not our fault we don't want to look at a wire frame for a background.... :(
only 5-10% bought sf4 for the pc? no wonder they don't want to make a 2012 pc version, it's bad for business.
While PC may have superior Tech (at some ppl's houses) a platform is ONLY as good as the SUPPORT it receives!
I have no problem with a good PC, but consoles will ALWAYS be better for gaming because of the support they receive.
I mean seriously, what good is the PC if it doesn't even get the game? I.E SSF4.
@11
It's quality over quantity bro. SF4 is a three year old game and we're all still maining it. It's still the evo main event. SF4 will be king of the heap until SF5. It'll still reign over SFxT too.
@Balance Patch
I'm like whatever at this point. I don't even care. I didn't want one in the first place, I love the way AE plays. But if they are going to do it, a new Character or a New stage would be amazing!
Even if they wanted to throw it to us for free! Hell, I'd love to pay for it, but if they want to do a free patch then I'll still hope for a few new perks.
This may have been planned from the start right? There were a TON of conspiracy theories surrounding AE's release...
Flamming characters, hidden De-Bug menus, Henery Cen saying AE Cab had 6 characters not 4!
So who knows, I'll keep my fingers crossed.
@30
5 -10% for SSF4? That's not what he said. And the sales being below his own expectation (Seth only) doesn't mean it didn't sale well. Capcom already said that they were very happy with the sales and the fact that they were in the top seller on steam.
Btw if the sales were that bad SFxT would have been dismissed straight away!
@32
Oh shut up. PC receives fine support in general, it's all about the developer. Go and look at all the support Team Fortress 2 and the Left 4 Dead games have gotten. TF2 has had so many free updates adding a plethora of content.
Don't speak about what you don't know. Console wins in two ways: Ease of use and portability.
Fei long damage is not anything new, his HP does 100 which is the same amongst the whole cast, his flame kick is 120,140 and 160 with ex as 200. His rekka does only 120 and is reduced by scaling. His Rekkas are not safe anyway except the ex version. So why nerf him? He has issues with zoning characters already.
@34
So I need to shut up? Your an idiot! I'm not bashing PC games. I'm saying they do not receive the SAME SUPPORT that consoles receive!
I'm not saying they don't get ANY support! The point you make support my theory! "ease of use and portability" right? It's a streamlined version of the game, making it much easier for developers.
Furthermore, hacking isn't as much of a problem on console! This makes it easier for them to recoup their cost and achieve maximum profit.
I realize that PC games get support. I realize that mmos get great PC support. But I feel that Console support as a whole is > PC support.
So you can stfu.
It only takes so long until the console troll kids came a runnin' into a PC related topic. PC useless platform? Where came the great graphic developements from? Without PC, you would still think, PS1 is the latest and greatest!
1: I agree with Aluppoj. (I own all consoles and a powerful PC, so I'm completely unbiased)
2: @#35
Fei Long might have had high damage all this time - but it has only become an issue now due to the nerfs of everyone else. Also, 200 is just obscene for a single EX move (Akuma and Evil Ryu's EX srks are 190 I believe? And they're excused given their balls-out nature), and HK being 160 is pretty high with all things considered.
Also, Fei isn't exactly supposed to be a zone character anyway. He's supposed to be a poke, punish and fish character with an emphasis on rushdown. Right now he can basically do everything and with high damage.
Correctly-spaced LP rekkas are safe on block too - and lets be honest, doing that really isn't hard to achieve. (I used to main Fei until things got too easy and uninteresting in this game)
@37
I'm not trolling. I have NO PROBLEM with PC gaming! I realize that PC is the most powerful choice of gaming system... But you need to realize that it LACKS the first party CONSTANT SUPPORT that consoles receive!
That's the point. And it's pretty much a fact.
@39
Like what?
Apart from fighting games all the good games on console make their way to the PC. Some time 1 year late that's true
but they arrive with better graphics and a cheaper price!
It doesn't work the other way around (best FPS, best RTS, Best flight sims, best racing sims, best stregegy/managment game-> all on PC never to touch the console universe) and Console develloper tends to treat their customers like cash cows. It is not as often the case with PC devellopers.
Free update are common on PC (ex: Left for dead 2). On console ... hum not so much.
A devolopper leave us with an unfisnished game or poor game design? Leave it 1 or 2 year and the community will fix it (ex: Oblivion, Vampire the mascarade etc..)
Oh and important point: You console have a very limited span of life not a PC.
OH MAH GAWD, I made it to the first page of Eventhubs!!!
My dreams have come true.
Thank you based God.