Street Fighter IV punches onto PS3, Xbox 360 and PC

Mike Bantick
Wednesday, 28 May 2008 08:33

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In a genre loaded with titles such as Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden II, Dragon Ball Z: burst Limit and more, can the venerable Street Fighter franchise muscle onto the current generation of platforms with Street Fighter IV?  Some details have emerged.

Rather than trying to out fight the current crop of console fighters, Capcom are playing the nostalgia card with Street Fighter IV.

Crashing onto PS3, Xbox 360 and PC at some stage (no specific release date or even season has been announced), the following information fell onto the desk from Capcom this morning.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: May 28, 2008: Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced the development of Street Fighter IV, the next iteration of the genre-establishing fighting game series, for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360? video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows-based PC.

Few videogame series have had such a strong impact on their perspective genres the way Street Fighter has over the decades. Creating a global legacy spanning over twenty years of fighting games, the Street Fighter series has become a pillar in the fighting videogame genre. Street Fighter IV for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system, and Windows-based PC continues this tradition of excellence with a return to the classic 2D Street Fighter fighting action mixed with new characters, amazing visuals, and next-generation fluid gameplay.