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EPISODE · Oct 7, 2020 · 56 MIN

Street Fighter 5 survived where Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and Street Fighter X Tekken died, we discuss why

from EventHubs Podcast · host Jonathan Grey, John Guerrero

Capcom's fighting game department has been notoriously bad at launching games in recent years as Street Fighter X Tekken, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, and Street Fighter 5 all suffered through horrendous early chapters. Why though, did Cross Tekken and Infinite wind up failing entirely while Street Fighter 5 was ultimately able to keep its head above water? We investigate the particulars to find possible answers to this question. Timestamps 01:07 - Street Fighter X Tekken's sad story 05:56 - SFxT rough launch woes 13:21 - "SFxT seemed to be including things to outright piss off the player base" 16:00 - Flooded fighting game market 22:00 - Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite's initial hype and early warning signs 28:00 - It hits the fan 34:55 - Functions 47:56 - What about Street Fighter 5's launch? Bad looks... but not AS bad? 50:50 - Raptor's final answer

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