Why didn't Super Street Fighter IV come to PC?

Why hasn't the modified version of Street Fighter IV, known as SUPER Street Fighter IV, come to PC? Are PC gamers such a small percentage of the people that bought the original version, that Capcom felt it wouldn't be a worthwhile version? Also, I have the original on PS3 and want to buy it on PC, but I'm waiting until the price for it on STEAM drops to $20.00. How long do you think it'll be until that happens?

The reason is piracy.GeneralShowzer

Well, damn. Was there a really high level of piracy for the original version?

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]The reason is piracy.BluRayHiDef

Well, damn. Was there a really high level of piracy for the original version?

It was pirated on the 360 too, about 800 000 times. Really don't get it.

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2009/dec/28/street-fighter-4-one-most-pirated-titles-pcxbox-360/

"The PC version of the original was actually a strong seller worldwide, said Ono. However, it was also "number one in piracy."

Capcom - Idiots.

What makes no sense is that they didnt release SSFIV, but they keep releasing other games (Lost planet 2, Dead rising 2, etc) I mean... im grateful that they have released those... but i dont know... its like "piracy" was just an excusebarney_calhoun_

Aren't the games developed on PC and then ported to console? If that's the case, then releasing it on PC would have been effortless.

[QUOTE="barney_calhoun_"]What makes no sense is that they didnt release SSFIV, but they keep releasing other games (Lost planet 2, Dead rising 2, etc) I mean... im grateful that they have released those... but i dont know... its like "piracy" was just an excuseBluRayHiDef

Aren't the games developed on PC and then ported to console? If that's the case, then releasing it on PC would have been effortless.

PC is still pretty new to Capcom, and I think they are using at as a guinea pig right now. They have released games in genres that almost never get released on PC (SF4, DMC4, and RE5) and they have tried not releasing SSF4 on PC. I think they are trying to see if PC piracy affects console sales by setting a baseline with SF4 and then running the test with SSF4. They have also tried a low price point with Dead Rising 2, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them try a $60 price point with some game down the line. They are simply trying to figure out the best way to be profitable on the PC (or if they shouldn't be on PC at all) right now.

Fighting games aren't a big genre on PC. Fighting games have always been for me about competing with friends on the same couch - PC isn't the best platform for that.RK-Mara

[QUOTE="barney_calhoun_"]What makes no sense is that they didnt release SSFIV, but they keep releasing other games (Lost planet 2, Dead rising 2, etc) I mean... im grateful that they have released those... but i dont know... its like "piracy" was just an excuseBluRayHiDef

Aren't the games developed on PC and then ported to console? If that's the case, then releasing it on PC would have been effortless.

What makes no sense is that they didnt release SSFIV, but they keep releasing other games (Lost planet 2, Dead rising 2, etc) I mean... im grateful that they have released those... but i dont know... its like "piracy" was just an excusebarney_calhoun_

It is an excuse.

They act as if piracy is new. Piracy has, and always will be there.Piracy is the scapegoat for poor sales figures and excuses to not release content.

Crytek, for example, blamed piracy for poor sale figures of Crysis, but didn't realize that upon release only a small fraction of gaming PCs could even run the game, and all the best stuff could be accessed for free in the demo. People either couldn't run it or got their jollies off with the demo. Add to that all the savvy people who knew to download it before they purchased a game they might not have been able to run.

I'm tired of publishers and devs using the same sorded excuses for their poor sales. Seems like Gabe Newell is the only guy in the industry that gets it.

[QUOTE="barney_calhoun_"]What makes no sense is that they didnt release SSFIV, but they keep releasing other games (Lost planet 2, Dead rising 2, etc) I mean... im grateful that they have released those... but i dont know... its like "piracy" was just an excusetequilasunriser

It is an excuse.

They act as if piracy is new. Piracy has, and always will be there.Piracy is the scapegoat for poor sales figures and excuses to not release content.

Crytek, for example, blamed piracy for poor sale figures of Crysis, but didn't realize that upon release only a small fraction of gaming PCs could even run the game, and all the best stuff could be accessed for free in the demo. People either couldn't run it or got their jollies off with the demo. Add to that all the savvy people who knew to download it before they purchased a game they might not have been able to run.

I'm tired of publishers and devs using the same sorded excuses for their poor sales. Seems like Gabe Newell is the only guy in the industry that gets it.

Meanwhile, at Valve.

[spoiler] I couldn't resist. [/spoiler]

Generally PC is an afterthought to the publisher if they feel like it than they will devote the time resource into it, otherwise they will skimp on us altogether that is why the console fannies always give us " pc gaming is dying " quote all the time. We have exclusives from blizzard, tw series, mods, full-fleged tf2, and neat little games like minecraft to keep us busy.

i recall reading somewhere that capcom has plans to release it.lawlessx

The market for it on PC just doesn't seem to be there. I've played it on both consoles, and I'd have to say it was better on the 360. Surprisingly in both terms of graphics and online community. The difference in frame rates isn't very noticeable. However, if you play it nearly as hardcore as I do, you will notice the split second differences that add up during a match. The game just feels buggy on the PS3. And the network seems to have tons of lag. Capcom has been stating piracy as an issue as to why it hasn't been released for the PC. If you can, get it on the 360. It's still decent on the PS3 if you're a PS3 owner. But it seems a PC version isn't going to be released anytime soon. I find it better suited for consoles anyway.

The market for it on PC just doesn't seem to be there. I've played it on both consoles, and I'd have to say it was better on the 360. Surprisingly in both terms of graphics and online community. The difference in frame rates isn't very noticeable. However, if you play it nearly as hardcore as I do, you will notice the split second differences that add up during a match. The game just feels buggy on the PS3. And the network seems to have tons of lag. Capcom has been stating piracy as an issue as to why it hasn't been released for the PC. If you can, get it on the 360. It's still decent on the PS3 if you're a PS3 owner. But it seems a PC version isn't going to be released anytime soon. I find it better suited for consoles anyway.

worthyofnote

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The market for it on PC just doesn't seem to be there. I've played it on both consoles, and I'd have to say it was better on the 360. Surprisingly in both terms of graphics and online community. The difference in frame rates isn't very noticeable. However, if you play it nearly as hardcore as I do, you will notice the split second differences that add up during a match. The game just feels buggy on the PS3. And the network seems to have tons of lag. Capcom has been stating piracy as an issue as to why it hasn't been released for the PC. If you can, get it on the 360. It's still decent on the PS3 if you're a PS3 owner. But it seems a PC version isn't going to be released anytime soon. I find it better suited for consoles anyway.

-CheeseEater-

I love this post.

Because piracy.

[QUOTE="barney_calhoun_"]What makes no sense is that they didnt release SSFIV, but they keep releasing other games (Lost planet 2, Dead rising 2, etc) I mean... im grateful that they have released those... but i dont know... its like "piracy" was just an excusetequilasunriser

It is an excuse.

They act as if piracy is new. Piracy has, and always will be there.Piracy is the scapegoat for poor sales figures and excuses to not release content.

Crytek, for example, blamed piracy for poor sale figures of Crysis, but didn't realize that upon release only a small fraction of gaming PCs could even run the game, and all the best stuff could be accessed for free in the demo. People either couldn't run it or got their jollies off with the demo. Add to that all the savvy people who knew to download it before they purchased a game they might not have been able to run.

I'm tired of publishers and devs using the same sorded excuses for their poor sales. Seems like Gabe Newell is the only guy in the industry that gets it.

Meanwhile, at Valve.

[spoiler] I couldn't resist. [/spoiler] BluRayHiDef

Rofl. That's awesome.

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

Meanwhile, at Valve.

tequilasunriser

Rofl. That's awesome.

You've never seen this picture before? It's used pretty often. There are so many things wrong with this picture and so many questions that come to mind. It's absolutely hilarious.

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[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

Meanwhile, at Valve.

BluRayHiDef

Rofl. That's awesome.

You've never seen this picture before? It's used pretty often. There are so many things wrong with this picture and so many questions that come to mind. It's absolutely hilarious.

You've never seen this picture before? It's used pretty often. There are so many things wrong with this picture and so many questions that come to mind. It's absolutely hilarious.BluRayHiDef

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]You've never seen this picture before? It's used pretty often. There are so many things wrong with this picture and so many questions that come to mind. It's absolutely hilarious.tequilasunriser

I lol'ed hard, when I first saw it.

I am gonna go ahead and say it: Every serious company that makes a pc game knows that it does not matter how much the game gets pirated but how much it sells and how to make people buy it. If you pick a game off a platform because of piracy when it was high, its like saying that you are either completly stupid or greedy. The game sells you freaking capcom psychos, why take it off pc? If you thing that EVERY single number of those pirated copies was gonna be a buy OR that it they will buy the console version just because there is no pc version, you are only fooling yourself. Street fighter was not a pc oriented game to begin with. Instead of beeing happy it did suprisingly well, they whine about it. Greedy bastards.dakan45

I don't often agree with you, but on this I do. I don't know if SSFIV could sell well, but to stop from releasing future fighting games because of piracy when it still sell well is absurd. It's not like if it was costing them a lot's too to produce either. I will pass out from lot's of games I could buy, only because I don't have a console anymore. The older I get, the less I'm getting into the hype of marketing and greedy plots.

[QUOTE="worthyofnote"]

The market for it on PC just doesn't seem to be there. I've played it on both consoles, and I'd have to say it was better on the 360. Surprisingly in both terms of graphics and online community. The difference in frame rates isn't very noticeable. However, if you play it nearly as hardcore as I do, you will notice the split second differences that add up during a match. The game just feels buggy on the PS3. And the network seems to have tons of lag. Capcom has been stating piracy as an issue as to why it hasn't been released for the PC. If you can, get it on the 360. It's still decent on the PS3 if you're a PS3 owner. But it seems a PC version isn't going to be released anytime soon. I find it better suited for consoles anyway.

-CheeseEater-

The truth is that SSF4 is a DLC at its best but was priced as a full expansion+ game. The fact also that Capcom continued to make PC games dispels the ideal that piracy as a viable excuse. If a developer feels so against a platform, they would not make games for said platform.. That was not the cause here. It was more a feeling that the game was a expansion priced DLC ($39.99 USD) and they felt it would not sell well on the PC platform. They couldn't really state that so had to throw out the trump card of "piracy".jedikevin2

It is really because Capcom are dumb. I don't pay for XBL Gold. I don't want it. Why should I pay for something that's free on my PC? So when I heard Super Street Fighter IV would be releasing I waited and waited for a freaking PC version. No dice. And really, piracy is a stupid excuse. Ono is a troll and Capcom make terrible business decisions as it stands. I want the game for my PC so I can play online for free. It isn't hard to hook my 360 pad to my PC. Nor would it kill Capcom to put out a PC version of the game. They keep putting out other games, but they give piracy as some stupid excuse as to why we can't have Super SF4. I don't buy that nonsense one bit. I'm so furious I could play an open-ended RPG. Yeah. I'll do that. I'll pay for The Witcher or something. Then videogame sites can write opinion pieces about how Japanese games don't sell. Then Capcom can give us another excuse as to why Super SF4 never arrived to the freaking PC.

Sorry about the rant. :P