SFIV gets pricey wardrobe overhaul

By Robert Purchese Published 6 May, 2009

New clothes for nearly nine quid.

Capcom has released The Complete Alternate Character Costume Pack for Street Fighter IV on Xbox Live Marketplace.

This offers all 25 fighters a new outfit and costs an alarming 1000 Microsoft Points (GBP 8.50 / EUR 10.20) to download. Capcom had previously released these outfits across five bundles for 320 MSP (GBP 2.72 / EUR 3.84) each, however, so you will make a saving.

Capcom will be adding The Complete Alternate Character Costume Pack to the PlayStation Store tomorrow.

Thanks, VG247.

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Comments (36) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • DAN.E.B #1 3 years ago

    piss take

  • Zanuah #2 3 years ago

    ...

    Dammit, I should have seen this coming... I bought all of them separately... Grrrrr..

  • fiery_jackass #3 3 years ago

    ridiculous. If you're buying these, you're part of the problem

  • Gnort #4 3 years ago

    Sod off, Capcom.

  • bad09 #5 3 years ago

    I'm out screw you Mr Capcom.

    / Vows NO MORE DLC only FULL games off networks from now on

    / prays EVERY gamer follows suit

    EDIT - oh, did I mention, SCREW YOU MR CAPCOM
    Edited by 1 at 06/05/09 @ 09:02

  • metalangel #6 3 years ago

    I bought a nice, REAL fleece from Peacocks for less than that. Pretend clothes costing more then real ones = FAIL. Though I hear SFIV itself is made of fail, too.

  • coderkind #7 3 years ago

    Pretend clothes last longer that real ones though, so maybe Capcom should be charging double?

    It is a piss take though; should be unlockables depending on game progress. Shame, as otherwise I think SFIV is amazing.

  • The_Inquisitor #8 3 years ago

    You can't deny it is a saving of 600 points, but I still can't allow myself to be tempted by something other games offer as standard. If Virtua Fighter 5 done the same, I would have had to remortgage my house to buy them all.

  • Brianstorm #9 3 years ago

    who cares my official tournament edition fightstick arrived yesterday, what a piece of kit it is!

    @metalangel, who did you hear sf4 is made of fail from, clearly deluded as it's the best fighting game ever made.

  • aidey6 #10 3 years ago

    So instead of the old days, up down left right A and start a la Sonic the Hedgehog cheats are over, paying for alternative costumes, utter madness....

    Gamers shouldn't waste their hard earned cash on this blatant fleecing consumers

  • muscleblade #11 3 years ago

    "Though I hear SFIV itself is made of fail, too."

    You heard wrong! Its the best fighting game ever made and might be the best game this year.

    I bought a couple of the costume packs myself. I know i shouldnt. Its a total ripoff no doubth.

  • JohnnyWashnGo #12 3 years ago

    Rip off.

    Nobody buy this crap and maybe, just maybe, Capcom will stop treating us like crap.

  • mrpon #13 3 years ago

    What idiots buy this type of shit.....oh

  • deadmonkeyuk #14 3 years ago

    Is it April the 1st

  • spitfire1945 #15 3 years ago

    Ridiculous!!!

    Major Fail!

  • muscleblade #16 3 years ago

    If you play SFIV online you will quickly notice that many players have the new outfits. If Capcom can sell it at a ridiculously high price - they will.

  • menage #17 3 years ago

    "Vows NO MORE DLC only FULL games off networks from now on "

    Bit of a gray area for me. Some shit like Fallout DLC isn't technically a game to me, but also bigger than normal DLC

    Ah well, may be expensive, don't really care. I don't mind being part of the problem if it helps games like SFIV or LBP survive the generic game onslaught. And I don't really care if it costs me 4 bucks a week. I pay that shit for Live and hardly ever use it as well. Plus I only paid 38 euro's for the game to begin with.
    Edited by 1 at 06/05/09 @ 09:30

  • stampax #18 3 years ago

    lol. thats all ive got to say.

  • damascus #19 3 years ago

    Pass. I don't buy DLKs i.e. downloadable keys.

  • metalangel #20 3 years ago

    The fail comments are from several folks irritated by the cheap new characters... Seth in particular. I haven't played it myself.

  • neonxaos #21 3 years ago

    I'm one of those idiots who will probably buy this. I refused to buy at the original price point, but this is a little more acceptable. And I do want to support Capcom for making a great game.

  • Ranger101 #22 3 years ago

    I still play online with only the 2 default colours available. Fuck the costumes.

  • Ranger101 #23 3 years ago

    "And I do want to support Capcom for making a great game. "


    You already did... by buying the fucking game in the first place.

    Saying that, the Championship edition was a nice FREE DLC addition so they made up for the costume gayness malarky.

  • neonxaos #24 3 years ago

    I'm a reviewer, so techically I paid nothing. :)

    The costumes are an optional extra. If you're fine with your two colours, then happy days for you. I certainly understand why game companies see DLC as a golden opportunity to make a little more profit. The industry is rough, companies do what it takes to survive. That's the way of business. If you choose not to buy these costumes, the core game still works exactly like it should, and you're getting everything you paid for. I honestly don't think Capcom is ripping anyone off with this.

  • paulf #25 3 years ago

    'I honestly don't think Capcom is ripping anyone off with this. '

    apart from when you look at the ad next to the article and it has the full game at £28.99 so you are paying almost a third of the price of the game for something that essentially just a cosmetic 'upgrade'

    of cause you dont have to buy it if you dont want to - but really 8 quid plus is a stupid price for something that doesnt add any gameplay or any real value

  • stepneg #26 3 years ago

    I love SF4 and it's one of my most played games but I'm not paying for skins it's just horse armor all over again.

  • speedjack #27 3 years ago

    Lees than half that price I may have bitten.

    Not a chance now.

  • metalangel #28 3 years ago

    Hey, maybe Capcom will release Street Fighter 4 Champion Edition? And then Street Fighter 4 Turbo? And them Super Street Fighter 4? Anyone who remembers the 16 bit days (and themselves or a friend saying over 70 bucks each for all three SNES versions) will know this sort of thing is nothing new to Capcom.

  • kangarootoo #29 3 years ago

    From an outsider's point of view, Capcom have been selling reskins of SFII full price for the last decade, so I'm not sure why people are suddenly getting their noses out of joint over this.

    ;)

  • SomaticSense #30 3 years ago

    "The fail comments are from several folks irritated by the cheap new characters... Seth in particular. I haven't played it myself."

    Then you don't really have a right to an opinion then do you? Besides, I literally can't think of a single other recent (as in the last few years) fighter I've played that didn't have a cheap boss character. Tekken 5, Virtua Fighter 5, and particularly DoA5 (the worst by a million miles) all had ridculously cheap characters.

    Saying that though, I find Abel a hell of a lot harder to deal with than Seth.

    Back to the topic though, I can't remember as much moaning when all the costume packs were released seperately at a combined 600 points more than this, nearly twice as much. Granted 1000 points is still way, way too much, but there seems to be more of a furore over it even though they are now cheaper!

    But then, I work in a convenience store, and know all too well that too many consumers complain over multipack stuff being too expensive, but then go and buy the single units instead which works out a lot more. I call it 'perceived value', which means that even though the price initially looks less, when you think about and a do a modicum of research it is actually more expensive.
    Edited by 1 at 06/05/09 @ 13:59

  • neonxaos #31 3 years ago

    ^ This.

  • Slipstream #32 3 years ago

    I bought them all seperatly. Why oh WHY did I not see thhis coming!?

  • schoozzzmmii #33 3 years ago

    Is this actually out yet? Can't see it on the marketplace :(

  • BBIAJ #34 3 years ago

    To everyone that is complaining, it was announced (on EG too I believe), that at the end of April, the costumes would all be bundled for 1000 M$ Points, so those that bought them and are now crying foul, pay more attention next time, simple!

  • The_Inquisitor #35 3 years ago

    "From an outsider's point of view, Capcom have been selling reskins of SFII full price for the last decade, so I'm not sure why people are suddenly getting their noses out of joint over this."

    They weren't just 'reskins' though, they usually included new characters, moves, stages, music and a more balanced fighting system.

  • Slurmseh #36 3 years ago

    Yeah these aren't on the European marketplace?

    Good story EG!