HOLY GUACAMOLE! SSFIV Arcade Edition coming to PC in July!!!

[ibex333]

For me this is pretty much the most epic gaming news of the year. Just about everyone I know, including me was 100% sure that it is NEVER coming to PC. and here it is... I cannot believe it. I am almost jumping up and down with joy like a little kid. Wooooooooooooo!!!

And did anyone say FREE multiplayer and superior graphics?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/45760/

Buying on the day it's out off course.

Get ready to have your asses handed to you online by me people! ; )

 

[smackababy]

They announced AE was coming to PC a while ago. The only reason Super never came was some bs piracy thing. I will probably be buying this as well as the Xbox version. Sadly, the competition on the PC is very lacking, at least in Street Fighter IV.

 

[ibex333]

Yeah. But the whole piracy thing was a poor excuse and if you pirate you cant even play multiplayer, - one of the main selling points! I doubt anyone who takes this game even remotely seriously, pirated it.

 

[terry107]

I like guacamole. I like Street Fighter. This news is relevant to my interests.

 

[quadomatic]

YES! I was about to cave and get SSFIV for 360. I'm glad I don't have to now.

 

[oogabooga]

YES! I was about to cave and get SSFIV for 360. I'm glad I don't have to now.

Just curious - is it a preference to have it on PC or is there a different reason why?

Is SSFIV through GFW? I think I have SFIV on steam and the GWL live implementation kinda bugged me.

 

[Barfo]

Holy crap yes! Can't wait for it to be released. What's the different between SSFIV and the Arcade Edition?

I wish they ported Mortal Kombat to the PC as well. That would be so awesome.

 

[zerocool84]

I'd rather them release MvC3 then this as I prefer that style combat over SF4.

 

[Barfo]

I'd rather them release MvC3 then this as I prefer that style combat over SF4.

Too bad, you don't get what you want and we do

 

[JujuFish]

I'd also like to see MvC3 on the PC, but I won't complain about getting this.

 

[AgentUnknown]

which joysticks work with this game? I have a TE for xbox. The graphics are actually better? I thought the 360 was an accurate port.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I can't seem to locate any give-a-crap.

 

[Fenixgoon]

what's the difference between SSFIV and regular SFIV?

i bought SFIV and had fun with it for a little but man my logitech gamepad sucks for it (the PS2/3-style thumbsticks screw me every time)

 

[Ancalagon44]

Piracy you say? Tell us another one Capcom!

I'm glad its being released all the same. I already own SF4 and SSIV so I dont think I'll buy this, the Arcade Edition just doesnt offer enough that SSIV doesnt have. I am getting two custom arcade sticks made, but I think I'll use those more with my 360 than my PC, although it would be nice to have SSIV and all those older MAME games on the same machine.

which joysticks work with this game? I have a TE for xbox. The graphics are actually better? I thought the 360 was an accurate port.

Your TE will work on your PC, but it might not be as configurable as you like. I had a Hori stick which I used on my PC and 360, I had to use a third party unsigned driver (very difficult with 64 bit Windows these days) to allow me to use the joystick properly. I cant remember exactly why I had to do that.

If your joystick is dual modded (ie works on PS3 and 360) then it should be a lot easier. Set it to PS3 mode and it should be fine.

Well, the 360 is a lot less powerful than a modern PC. Remember, the XBox is close to 5 years old. PCs are an order of magnitude more powerful. The Xbox version is great, but the PC version simply allows it to use far more powerful hardware. Also remember that the arcade machine it runs on is most likely also Windows based.

what's the difference between SSFIV and regular SFIV?

i bought SFIV and had fun with it for a little but man my logitech gamepad sucks for it (the PS2/3-style thumbsticks screw me every time)

SSIV adds quite a few new characters. Off the top of my head it adds DeeJay, Hakan, the Korean chic (forget her name), Makoto, Dudley, Ibuki, and a few others which I also forget. But its quite a lot.

the Arcade Edition adds one or two characters above and beyond that.

SSIV also changes the balance of the game quite a lot. Rounds generally last longer because players do less damage to each other. Some characters, like Rufus, got nerfed a bit more, and characters like Dhalsim nerfed a bit less.

 

[Mike Gayner]

I played the last "new" street fighter on PC and it was EXACTLY the same as the old SF but with updated graphics. Literally, the gameplay was identical to the SF2 game I had on my 486 like 15 years ago.

 

[gorcorps]

I played the last "new" street fighter on PC and it was EXACTLY the same as the old SF but with updated graphics. Literally, the gameplay was identical to the SF2 game I had on my 486 like 15 years ago.

Except the... you know, ability to play online. It's kind of important.

 

[smackababy]

what's the difference between SSFIV and regular SFIV?

i bought SFIV and had fun with it for a little but man my logitech gamepad sucks for it (the PS2/3-style thumbsticks screw me every time)

SSFIV adds a lot of balance changes, a new ultra for everyone (now they have 2 to choose from), the ability to get more costumes (DLC), and 10 new characters (DeeJay, Hakan, Juri, Makoto, Dudley, Ibuki, T.Hawk, Adon, Guy, and Cody). Arcade Edition adds another 4 (Yun, Yang, Evil Ryu, and Oni Akuma) plus even more balance changes, the ability to pick which version to play (Super or AE), and some other features such as follow a player's replays and crap.


The Xbox360 TE sticks work pretty well on PC.

I played the last "new" street fighter on PC and it was EXACTLY the same as the old SF but with updated graphics. Literally, the gameplay was identical to the SF2 game I had on my 486 like 15 years ago.

Yeah, exactly the same except for an ultra meter as well as a super meter, a new mechanic to center the gameplay around (Focus Attacks), new characters, and a refined engine. Exactly the same... :eyeroll:

 

[AdamK47]

I can't seem to locate any give-a-crap.

If you truly were at zero on the give-a-crap meter you wouldn't have posted here.

 

[ibex333]

which joysticks work with this game? I have a TE for xbox. The graphics are actually better? I thought the 360 was an accurate port.

Yes, your arcade stick will work. My TE does. ; )

 

[KeithTalent]

This is relevant to my interests.

Anyone have recommendations for a decent joystick? Something that is not flimsy, has decent weight, and has the buttons in the proper spots?

KT

 

[ibex333]

This is relevant to my interests.

Anyone have recommendations for a decent joystick? Something that is not flimsy, has decent weight, and has the buttons in the proper spots?

KT

The Madcatz TE off course! Unless you want to go the custom route. Though I must warn you, a joystick doesn't magically make anyone better. In fact it will make you much worse before you get any better! I had this thing more than a year now, and I still suck badly in Street Fighter. Even with a shitty gamepad or keyboard I am much better. But I am forcing myself to learn the fightstick cause these things are cool...

 

[GundamW]

The Madcatz TE off course! Unless you want to go the custom route. Though I must warn you, a joystick doesn't magically make anyone better. In fact it will make you much worse before you get any better! I had this thing more than a year now, and I still suck badly in Street Fighter. Even with a shitty gamepad or keyboard I am much better. But I am forcing myself to learn the fightstick cause these things are cool...

The TE is very nice, responsive, and heavy duty.

I got SF4 on Steam when it was on sale. Graphics looked really good on my PC.
I may get SSF4 when it goes for <$10 on Steam.

What I really wish on Steam is the Marvel vs SF4 game and the new Mortal Kombat game.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

I'll be using my xbox 360 controller. Hopefully they'll have the nvidia 3d bugs worked out with this version. Definitely on the will buy list.

 

[skace]

I played the last "new" street fighter on PC and it was EXACTLY the same as the old SF but with updated graphics. Literally, the gameplay was identical to the SF2 game I had on my 486 like 15 years ago.

SF4 isn't identical to SF2. However, it is a very, very well done release to a series and a lot of developers would do some good by taking out a piece of paper and taking some notes.

I know a lot of people have been in pain when SSF4 didn't come to the PC, but I am glad to see that they will be working to get AE over here. I never bought the piracy excuse.

As for which system I'd play it on, 360 definitely has a better group of people to play against - it is more normalized. PC can have really great performance but also absolutely nasty performance and lag based on who you are playing. In general, if you and a friend have good computers you will have the best experience playing online against each other on PC. However, if you want to play random people, the 360 usually offers a better experience simply because you don't get nearly as many horrificly lagged "i'm playing this game on my p3 laptop" people.

I personally hope they change the SSF4 AE settings so that the default option isn't to lag to person with the quicker computer.

 

[KeithTalent]

The Madcatz TE off course! Unless you want to go the custom route. Though I must warn you, a joystick doesn't magically make anyone better. In fact it will make you much worse before you get any better! I had this thing more than a year now, and I still suck badly in Street Fighter. Even with a shitty gamepad or keyboard I am much better. But I am forcing myself to learn the fightstick cause these things are cool...

Well I have not played this version of the game, but I am very good in most of the arcade versions, so hopefully that will help a bit.

I'll take a look at that one, thanks.

KT