Capcom have famously followed the release of a new Street Fighter game with Super and/or Ultra versions, but this will not be the case for Street Fighter V.
Capcom’s Matt Dahlgren has said this fragments the fan base and a single update a year isn’t very appealing.
“We’ve done away with that model in favour of a completely new approach for Street Fighter V, which works a lot more in the players’ best interests,” said Matt. “Moving forward, Street Fighter V is the only disc-based product you’re gonna need to own. From this core, you’ll be able to upgrade to all content throughout its lifespan. All adjustments will be made available free of charge to all players.”
Of course there will be DLC, but some of this can be purchased using the in-game currency which can be won by fighting. This may include new DLC characters.
“We’re still trying to find the right balance for that,” said Matt. “We do want that to be an achievable goal, make it a realistic goal that if players are continuously playing the game, they can get the character when it drops.”
Source: Gamerevolution
JoeBoi
Well that’s a shocker. The cynical side of me wonders how much currency you’ll have to grind out for dlc. I’m sure microtransactions will be very prominent in this game.
The Lone Steven
So, basically, they’ve reverting back to how additional content used to be unlocked, only with DLC. It’s good that they are doing that but I would rather have all content in the game that is DLC be unlockable content without the need to download it.