SFIV PC could be here this summer

By Dan Pearson Published 2 March, 2009

Capcom remains non-committal.

The release of Street Fighter IV on PC is still only a 'maybe' for summer, according to Capcom's Vice President of business development, Christian Svensson.

The executive wasn't about to be goaded into putting a date in black and white, simply stating, "Let's say summer."

The masterful take on the 2D fighting genre has already shifted in excess of 2 million copies worldwide and confirmation that a PC version is on the way will be welcome news indeed for the series' non-consoling fans. Joystiq is also reporting that a Madcatz stick bundle could be in the offing.

In the meantime, why not check out our Street Fighter IV review?

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About Dan Pearson

Dan Pearson joined Eurogamer in 2006 before moving over to GamesIndustry in 2010. He covers all areas of the business and spends much of the rest of his time shouting at his cat and killing dwarves in poorly constructed fortresses.

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Comments (12) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • JohnnyWashnGo #1 3 years ago

    Would much rather play this on a games console than on a PC. It just seems wrong.

  • gelf #2 3 years ago

    I really want it on PC, saturn pad converter ftw

  • Spielo #3 3 years ago

    Seeing as the original arcade machine ran on standard PC hardware, surely there isn't much work involved in getting the PC version on the shelves? I guess summer is just around the corner now anyway...

  • kestral #4 3 years ago

    I'm not enjoying this atm. just get beaten up and the commandlist is illegible on SDTV

  • Optimaximal #5 3 years ago

    @JohnnyWashnGo

    Speak for yourself :p

  • roz123 #6 3 years ago

    I will be getting this when its released. Cant wait to see what user created content gets made for it.

  • ChthonicEcho #7 3 years ago

    "Let's say summer"? What the fuck?

  • Santino #8 3 years ago

    when this gets pirated to hell and back they will only have themselves to blame, what a slap in the face to pc owners. ii'd have bought it on release day as well as the ps3 version if it was released at the same time, but now i will wait for it to be really cheap in some deal before i think about it.

  • TheMoonRat #9 3 years ago

    santino; the fact is, PC games DO get pirated. Therefore it makes sense to have the console versions come out first; get most of the sales, then when they die off release a PC version, gain a bit more money but in the knowledge that it won't have effected the console sales.

  • UncleLou #10 3 years ago

    when this gets pirated to hell and back they will only have themselves to blame,

    Not really. I don't see how this could give anyone an excuse to pirate it. Of course, it will be used as an excuse.

  • DodgyPast #11 3 years ago

    /weeps
    Edited by DodgyPast at 02/03/09 @ 17:57

  • Number1Laing #12 3 years ago

    I really want it on PC, saturn pad converter ftw

    Are you sure that doesn't work on a PS3?

    Seeing as the original arcade machine ran on standard PC hardware, surely there isn't much work involved in getting the PC version on the shelves?

    The game works great on a PC that is specc'd to the original hardware, I am sure, but now they gotta make sure it works on the many different hardware configurations that are in people's home.

    In any case, I doubt they are too rushed to get this out, the PS3/360 versions are selling like gangbusters, and fighting games are a nonstarter on PC (aside from roms/GGPO/etc., which publishers don't make any money on obv), I can't imagine there is a ton of interest in this port.

    TheMoonRat has the right idea I think.