Ono hints possible reveal at PAX 2013, lots of requests for PC ports of previous Street Fighter titles and more on possibility of SSF4 AE v2012 update

MY FRIEND OBRO BEING FEATURED!!!! :D

"I have you and your low income in the palm of my hand, peasants. >;D" - Ono

Bout freeking time

SUPER HYPED MY QUESTION GOT FEATURED!!

Please God let it be a current gen Darkstalkers game

Okay... moving on again.

That Trollono. Nothing confirmed, nor denied.

Let the speculation begin!

What is the exact date of PAX 2013?

So he basically might as well have said nothing.

oh Ono u so silly SSF4 2013TE ;p

Damn you Ono with those winks. I'd really like to see an update for ae.

I don't want more updates for AE. Time to move on to Alpha 4, SF5, Darkstalkers or CVS3.

SSF4 Hyper Edition 2013 Rolento,Hugo,Poison and Elena lol

Yeah we need a ssf4: TURBO! SF4 is way too frickin' slow

can somebody tell me where can i find the first complete pack of alternate costumes for Street Fighter 4 on the PSN?

Darkstalkers please. :(

CVS3 wont happen for a long time and if it does happen I want this to be a project they work on for a LONG time so the game won't suck. I am not interested in a alpha 4. I want more focus on Street fighter 4. I want more things to be done with this series and I want a 2013 update for sure for AE.

In before people expect something outrageous like 8 new characters for AE.

I wish that UMVC3 would get ported to PC so I could completely get rid of my Xbox.

I really dislike these posts about nothing. If he says something concrete then please post it right away but this is just a waste of everyone's time.

As much as i like AE, i honestly think they should leave AE alone already at this point. The game is fine as it is, another update would be pointless. They should focus their resources on a brand new game like a new SF, Darkstalkers, or even the revival of some of their older series like Rival Schools or CVS3(Though RS and CVS3 are pretty unlikely it would be awesome nonetheless.) I guess the only thing we can do for now is to play the waiting game, let the speculation begin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile...

yes alpha 4 its coming ssf4 its getting boring i still play it though i hope 213 update don't disspoint me i wish cvs3 happens but it will one day

god will you people stop with the sf4 update crap. it's like 6 years old. i just want a new game. alpha 4 or cvs3 would do just fine.

Wouldn't Alpha 4 be more backtracking?

Update AE. Big update, last time.

SF5 on the next generation.

That is all.

lol sick of people saying AE 2012 is fine as is. UNBLOCKABLES MUCH lol. Plus you really want to leave yang as he is now. The game still needs work.

Fan: I like Karin
Ono: Me too
Eventhubs: Ono possibly confirms Karin in next Street Fighter update.

I think a 2013 update would be cool for SSF4, I'd like to see 1 or 2 more characters added...just to fill the character select screen bottom row lol

I realize that people want an update for AE2012, but isn't it time to just let the game evolve? If there were broken characters, I'd understand, but I think people just want diversity for the sake of diversity now.

The game is fine as is. I'd rather they spend more money on events like IPL and fight clubs. That will do more for the game than a few characters.

alpha 4 or cvs3 would be moving foward, with straight up 2d coming back. no easy inputs, no shortcuts..no focus attack or ultras..you cant reversal within 1 or 2 frames stay playing sf4 then.

#31 lol your a fool if you think capcom won't put scrub friendly features in future games they make. Look at SFxtekken. gems and abc launcher combo's lol There is nothing wrong with focus attacks or ultras.

If you say, "no SFIV update" and instead say, "Alpha 4 please"(+) - You're doing it all wrong.

+SFIV is LITERALLY 18 characters away from having every SF character EVER in the same game. That's counting Gill and Urien / Juni and Juri as completely different characters. This could be the pinnacle of the series and, if not on this console I hope on the next, don't redo all this work for V, just build this game to the definitive edition of the series, hell it already is. What's the incentive to start over? Pull a Madden here, add a online training, new modes like "ALPHA" (++) and other weird specific play modes (III with Parry anybody?) and a couple new levels and characters?! Anybody who says that wouldn't reinvigorate the FGC and wants Alpha IV (stupid) and V (unnecessary) is a liar, liar, liar.

+ And Alpha 4? Guys ... there is literally SEVEN characters from that series not in SFIV yet and that's generously counting the twins as separate different characters.

++ Add an "Alpha" mode to SFIV - Guard break, counters and air blocking // no FA or Ultra. - Boom. Alpha iV. 1/100 the cost. You're welcome.

I hope people still don't take this man, seriously.

sf4 is fine as I don't think there is much needed besides a rebalance maybe, I don't think it needs more characters there are a lot of characters that hardly gets played,a4 sf5 should be next and then darkstalkers

Capcom, don't be stupid enough and rebalance SF4 yet again, AE V2012 is very balanced no matter how much scrubs say otherwise.

Wow... I completely agree with #33. With how far SF4 has come, I can't imagine why anyone would want a complete do over other than that they're either want completely new models, or that everything goes back to sprites (and that's NOT gonna happen).

@36 Yes compared to most fighting games it is. Still the game has alot of issues that needs attending to. I want one last balance update removing unblockables/1frame blockables while tuning up characters who need tuning and nerfing characters who need nerfing.

oh good, AE not getting an update but there's reveal at PAX?

i never said anything was wrong with ultras or focus attacks, but who even says sf really needs it.sf needs to go back to the roots they really came from. capcom seems to think we need a come option when we really dont. i say we need a game with no scrub friendly crap like shortcuts for moves.

@40

Dude, if you're struggling with shortcuts, or people using shortcuts against you, you must be bad. No joke.

Five years in, anyone who plays this game knows that shortcuts, input leniency, and input leniency on charge buffering have all become Sub mechanics to be utilized by good players and pros alike.

They create combo opportunities (especially for charge characters) that wouldn't otherwise exist. (Guile FADC Ultra2 for example)

In reality shortcuts just made the game moderately more accessible to new players. And struck a much better balance than SFxT's gems.

So a kid can now perform an SRK. Big deal.

Controls are supposed to be intuitive. People shouldn't struggle to perform moves. Aside from that, I've played for 25 years, I input the same as I always had in past SF games and I get the moves I want. I don't see shortcuts bothering tournament players.

And I'm not sure how much more "back to roots" you want SF to go. SF4 is closer to SF2 than any other SF in the series. The focus gives it a parry element (thank god). But beyond that it mimics SF2's ground game with plenty of footsies and projectile space control.

@33

I agree completely, (except about alpha mode)

SF4 has a great roster. Add to it. Otherwise we're getting 8-12 character restart on the next SF! Zzzzzzz, enough moving backwards.

AE doesn't really needs another update IMO.

@40 Capcom DID go back to their roots by bringing back most of the original cast unlike SF3. I agree the reversal window and shortcuts should go. Even still scrub friendly or not playing at highlevels will weed the scrubs out unless your playing online lol. SF4 is a good fighting game that needs at least 1 more update and ill be satisfied.

who said shortcuts were a problem for me. i guess you like to read between the lines that aren't even there. and 42 i 100% agree. the game is 6 years old. i mean really how much can it really change.. an update would be a waste imo. "add 15 more characters, so we dont play them."don't get me wrong i love playing sf4 but the updates are getting old. we need a fresh game.

@43

I respect your comments, but I think you're off-base on shortcuts.

Do you enjoy power-steering in your car? Why would you purposely remove it making your car Needlessly difficult to drive?

Would this make you a better driver? Probably not. Especially if that power-steering enables you to perform cool tricks/mechanics that wouldn't work otherwise.

Making the game playable is an evolution. Just as much as graphics or music.

It's also a much less invasive process than adding auto block, auto tech mechanics. That's crossing the line of helpful and becomes hurtful IMO.

(Again, I am not reliant on shortcuts. But I see a bigger picture as far as they are concerned.)

@44

The game hit Japanese arcades in 2008. It's not 6 years old.

We don't need ports of anything on GGPO, Ono.

Geez, i hate how trollish he is

@45 Oh dont get me wrong shortcuts is not really a big problem for me.I just feel there is no need for them because the inputs we have now are already simple. People simply need to practice and learn how to do them. In the end its not that big of a deal. Leave them in lol. I just want an update to AE 2012.

i just meant i dislike shortcuts. it has no place in a fighting games. but yet its still there

@48 indeed

@43
Yes at least 1 more update, cant jus leav it slowly dulling

Sure it doesnt NEED one but one would really liven it up more instead of it jus dying down n i wished theyd please cut it out wit SFxT if it is taking up time for other projects bcuz I recently jus played it, it was fun, wont lie but it gets reaally frustrating, , especially wen u r unsure of fighting someone wit under full bars bcuz that could either b crazy laggy or moderate n they dont allow u to search urself a fight, random ass sh!t that more often then not ends up wit the crazy lag people that should jus get offline

I miss Haradas straight forward answers, Capcom dont answer sh!t

me: can i please have the last 15 seconds of my life back ono: maybe try...see ;P

@49

I agree. Please update that bad boy.

@50

I hear ya, but that's a very 2009 attitude. And if that's your opinion, then I guess I can't change it. But.....

1) Consider the cool crap that can be done with combos because of SF4's lenient controls. I'm not talking about scrub play. Those guys suck, and are no threat with their mashed reversals.

I'm talking about DESK style combos. I'm talking about Balrog focus absorbing a projectile, dashing forward, ultra 1! That's the cool stuff SF4 does with stuff like SC and input leniency.

2) They open the game to more players. More players = more revenue. That = more Street Fighter games for us!

So let them have an SRK! Let a kid throw a Hadoken! Are they really a threat to us? No.

Remember, power-steering doesn't make a bad driver good. But it can sure make a good driver better if he uses it properly:)

Peace.

@33 SF4 will never be the pinnacle of the series for the simple reason that people are freaking sick and tired of the game already. The chimpanzee art, lackluster animation and the crude gameplay elements (damage scaling, ultras, super long reversal window, focus attack guessing game etc) are not going to be remembered as classic elements. Basically people tolerated SF4 because it's the first SF game in donkey years, but their tolerance has ran out and they are ready for a SF game that doesn't look ass and doesn't leave people feeling that their opponent can body them even without knowing the fundamentals of a fighting game. A balance patch is going to do nothing to change that.

Yeah...I am on-board with #33's logic, but...I'd love to see a cooler art style, more in the vein of MvsC3 or, just more epicly kewl.

Do SF5 on next gen. More mature graphic style. No more overly long Ultras. Flesh out everyone's story. Add in the last 18 characters + 10 brand new and bam! THAT's gonna be definitive.

Please update SSF4AE and if Alex does not get added the game will get boring easily but I would love to see SFA4 anyways save SF5 for Playstation 4 and XBOX720

a game with the marvel art style would actually be pretty sick. a sf game that is

NOOOOOOO! No more new fighters (ok, maybe ONE more). We're gonna have a fighting game implosion jut like the 90s at this rate. There's way too many fighters coming out left and right. Good games that could've had a chance won't get it if every fighting game out there is still relevant by the time they come out.

UMVC3 and SF X TKN still need to be explored and/or rebalanced more. Tekken's a solid 3D fighter title for competitive play. AE could use a patch to get the fking unblockables dealt with (as much as possible). Then we still got KOF13, Injustice coming soon (it really does look solid...no lie), and new Blazblue coming soon. We got A TON of fighters, and games like Skull Girls and MK9 have already gotten left by the way-side. We honestly...HONESTLY don't need more new fighters right now. We need time for these to resonate for a bit.

However, if they didn't update AE anymore, then it'd be acceptable to add an extra one in its place. Still, lets face it: the only thing replacing SFIV is SFV.

SonicfanQ> yes I merely want an update to SSF4AE I haven't played that game for a year and a half now and I just want Alex in it and I know that flaming character being burned by Dhalsim is Alex

SSF IV AE v2013, the game need this update.....

Draconian> exactly!!!

I... don't really think his 'hints' should be news anymore lol.

i started AE just 6 months ago. i wish for nothing more than a refreshing update for AE so it stays fresh. i bought all costumes for a reason, infected two of my friends as well three months ago for a reason AND our local offline community just recently started to grow...FOR A REASON. i can speak for a particular bunch of people who think that SSF4AE is the sh*t in comparison, FA is such a fantastic tool that i cant imagine having more fun with parrying or such...epicly creative. grounding the game shouldnt be considered yet, honestly! SF4, AE in particular, can handle more than 6 years on top!

AND i would love to spend 4.99 or so! as our off-comm would...

Can the community not just stop asking him questions?

I hope when Capcom does release a new update to SSF4, no one would complain about them milking their fans period.

damn you capcom.

and damn you marvel.

when i will see a version of marvel vs cpacom 3 arcade edition this year 2013, i want the game give me this game when when when when.

i am very tired of waiting, when is the update and dlc characters for marvel vs capcom 3 arcade edition.

stop keeping me waiting marvel and capcom.

when when when when when when.

...I don't know if I'd be interested in rereleases other than some of the later ones like CvS2. I got away from Nintendo when they started pulling that.

Ono has setup shop in which he sells flowers.

;P ;D ;P ;D

Ono is quite the happy fellow.

Can't believe anyone is complaining about shortcuts. If shortcuts were in the first street fighter 2 nobody would be complaining. It's just an alternate way of inputting. "shortcut" is just a name attached to it.

I think instead of further balancing the characters they could possibly be thinking about adding Hugo, Rolento, Poison and Elena, since the models are ready from SFxT.
If that's the case, I'll pass.
I'd rather see Karin, Alex, Birdie and Sodom in SF5 on PS4.

I'm afraid of asking for another balance, because of unpredictable nerfs that would piss everybody out.

typical Ono response lol.

#73

Psst, it doesn't work like that. You can't just magically import models and textures from one game and transplant them into another, especially when SFxT uses a modified version of the SF 4 engine and just balancing alone for these four extra characters (Protip: It would mean that the update wouldn't be free) would be a pain in the ass and not worth it.

Because so many people that totally main Evil Ryu, Oni, Yun, and Yang, right? That's about how popular they would be regardless of what characters get added in. People don't play characters that suck, that's just the fact of life. Correction--They'll play characters that suck, for about a week.

You got to give it to Ono,though:The man can capture our attention like no one and he does it having fun! XD

That said,If(That's a big IF)SFA4 comes to fruition,it must be 2D PLS! BibleThump.Aside from that,an update for AE2012 would be cool.It would reinvigorate the masses and provide competition against the new blood(InJustice,New Blazblue) SFXT2013 seems to be doing great,so they can forget about that for a while.

Also:People complaining about shortcuts sound so insecure about their own skills.Like Aluppoj said:Let them have their shortcuts.If know your character and strategies,no mere shortcut or wake up shoryu will take you out.Believe in yourself! >:O

The more people playing,the merrier.

@76
Why must it be 2D? Fighting games with 3D graphics have consistently outsold 2D ones.

I want SF5 also but don't people realize that we are not gonna see it on this generation of consoles (PS3/Xbox 360), for one it would not be a smart move for Capcom since the Next Gen consoles release later this year or some time next year and with the rumored announcement that Next Gen will NOT be backward Compatible it would be a waste to drop something as big as SF5 on dying consoles. Two Capcom would have to make the game from scratch so it would probably take 2-3 years to develop with a Japanese arcade release to drop first. Third if you think SF5 will feature the 39 characters in SSF4AE your probably wrong, SF5 will probably only have between 20-30 characters with the whole SF2 cast returning. Right now now an update to SF4 would be the smart choice since it would not take them to much time (4-6 months) to add new characters, stages, balances, modes, ect plus SF4 is still very popular and if Capcom added 6 new characters (Alex, Karin) and a couple new stages it would do alot for the game.

PS. SF4 is not 6 years old, later this week it would have been on consoles for 4 years!

@76 people that are upset about shortcuts aren't made that players have an easier time (I think it's great).
The people that are upset are the people that have accidental moves come out. The system is very lenient and sometimes it can really bite you in the ass.
Edit: one of the best suggestions is just the ability to turn it off or on in character select. Kind of like in Marvel.

@caliban why make a half statement? Could you explain why shortcuts are a problem? There's a crap ton of reasons given as to there usefulness. But you make a half statement and offer no explanation ie you are a troll. Please explain why. If you dare say that dashing into a hadoken causes you to always perform an srk than you have no idea how to execute moves in the sf games without the shortcuts.
Lemme help you out dummy. Dash return stick/pad to neutral before starting the qcf motion. Fact is if the shortcuts are negatively impacting your performance the problem is your execution.

1 frame reversals are needed when online lag causes that same window to extend to 3 frames, so my idiot little friend if capcom didn't allow for it your failed mashed out srk won't work. Causing a but hurt moron to flame until we end up with sfxt vanilla and those god damn assist gems. So thank capcom because they've given you the tools to stand up even for just a moment with the people who sit in training mode for hours to hone their execution.

In short you've exposed yourself. Well done.

Update this game Ono! No alphas! Darkstalkers or let's hear something about sf5!

Yes to an update for SSF4! Add rolento, Hugo, poison, and Elena. The assets have already been created, I'd gladly pay for DLC if there are new characters and a rebalance.

Please no. Not stupid remakes. :( What a wasted opportunity.

Fans are so dumb, they'll buy the remake, play it for 20 minutes then move on to another casual game. So it will all be for nothing.

Sigh...move along.

Forget Alpha 4, boring; TXSF is still due to come out at some point. Do we really need anymore Street Fighter games? It's time for something different.

@84 Sadfully i agree. I love Street Fighter as much as everyone else but a SF5 or even an Alpha 4 isnt neccessary, and neither is a AE update. Adding more characters seems unnecessary, people were practically CRYING for Elena and then when they finally added her in xT, nobody aside from a few people really used her. And its not as simple as porting over Hugo, Rolento, Poison, and Elena's character models, they will have to be redesigned and balanced to fit into SF4's engine,as well as slightly adjusting their character models for the engine. Not to mention the rest of the cast needs to be rebalanced as well. The community needs to let the game evolve instead of asking Capcom for a balance patch for every little thing. As for the unblockables well simple..dont get put in that situation in the first place. Its called adapting to the metagame. Like i said as huge of a SF fan as i am, i feel at this point they should leave AE alone, and focus on a different franchise like Darkstalkers, or even as unlikely as it is a new Rival Schools or even a Capcom vs Snk 3.

#33 and #59 all the way !

The characters that could be brought over from SFxT are not only the obvious Hugo, Poison, Rolento and Elena. I've said this before, but they could also do Alex, Sodom, Charlie, Gill and Urien based on some of the swap costumes. They would just need some tweaks to the models and the movesets added on. It would take more work then just adding the other 4 but the foundation is there. It's just a matter of if this kind of update will ever happen or not.

Alpha 4? Why? SF4 has most of the cast of Alpha except for Birdie, Sodom, R Mika, Rolento & Karin. Either add them to the roster or move on to SF5, DS4, or CvS3...

hmm looks like the people that play sfxt would want an update and people that play ae want an update. Lol imagine if... no... capcom pls... Biblethump! not like this.

Why do people even mention a limit to the amount they would spend on an update? Is $10-30 too much for you? Its pittance compared to what you get back. Get a job. Relax.

Update AE-- leave sf5 for next gen obv.

People who complain about ultras, damage scaling, shortcuts and input leniency are most likely players who think they are better than they are and when they lose , they blame the game. They don't have the mental fortitude to look within and question what it is that they are doing wrong.

@90

That's the truth man.

Now that we know that next generation consoles are coming out in 2013, i'm pretty sure that capcom are working on their next gen VF fighting games (SFV).

An update of SF IV AE is unlikely to happen.

Ono is a knobhead

OMG! My tweet is on Eventhubs Main Page! XD

Who wants to bet that if it's DS4, he's going to use SF4 graphics making them ugly and bloated?

What about custom combos, and super combos lv.1-3? Not quite alpha without that

@88: man i've been saying that for the longest. I can't really picture an A4
Unless its a return to 2d. Just add the remaining alpha characters dammit

If Street Fighter Alpha 3 was pretty much Street Fighter II2, then Street Fighter Alpha 4 is pretty much Street Fighter IV. How about just a Alpha collection on the PSN/XBL.

Put the Time and Money into Street Fighter V for 2015.

Ono's interview are basically always "maybe :p ".
Like that everybody can hope for the game he wants o/

Eye_of_Orochi, kuiper_felt> Amen to both of you, I think it's absurd that SF X Tekken got an update and SSF4AE won't anyways Ono please upgrade SSF4AE first then do SFA4 but save SF5 for Playstation4 and XBOX720

AlphaLegend> Upgrade for SSF4AE is the right thing right now