Gamespot: Yoshinori Ono talks DLC, Beta Woes and Xbox One Fans

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Could you explain a little more how Fight Money works and address discussions that you’ll inevitably introduce microtransactions for cosmetics?

D: We’ve revealed new details on how players can earn Fight Money. The first is by completing daily goals, which can be something like getting five wins in ranked mode, or executing 30 special moves. It should be something that’s fairly easy to accomplish to get the bonus, and it also rewards players that are continuously engaging with the game. Rather than build a system that requires players to grind for hours on hours, we’d rather just have them come in on a regular basis and complete a daily goal.

The other philosophy we have with the system is we want to encourage players to experiment with the variety of characters. So another way to get Fight Money is to level up individual characters in the game. Levelling up won’t affect gameplay balance, just lets players know how much time has been spent perfecting a specific character. But with those two combined you can get a sense of where we’re going with the system.

It’s a system that is supposed to create long-term engagement with fans and allow them to really work towards getting content for free in the future. We’d like it to be an achievable task for just about anyone.
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You’ve held multiple betas and each of them encountered significant issues. What has the takeaway from that been for you, and should fans be worried about the launch of the full game?

O: As you said, since we started we’ve obviously had an initial rough patch in getting people connected and fighting. That’s very much the purpose of the betas, to get these things worked out before the game hits shelves and people are asked to pay for it.

We’re very pleased and grateful that fans have stayed with us for the whole time. It’s the first in the series’ history to hit the consumers hands without any kind of arcade version. We don’t have the chance to put it in arcades in a limited test and get feedback in the way we would have done in the past, so we’re getting very valuable feedback from seeing all the different players and play styles they’re using [in the beta].

I think we’ve seen, as each beta phase has continued, we’ve been able to identify the rough patches--whether it’s our net code or the way we’re connecting to PSN. It’s really helped shine a blacklight on those issues for us, so we can focus on them. By the time we’ve hit the weekend on each phase, I think it’s reached the point where people are matching and enjoying the game.

[The feedback from players] has been positive, because people initially had doubts when the game was announced. We’re pleased to see that has been washed away, so it’s been reassuring. It’s going to be a great experience.
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What are the chances of getting Skullomania in Street Fighter 5?

O: Aaaaaaahhhh. I get a lot of requests for Arika’s Street Fighter EX characters. There are issues around using characters from EX that would bore you to hear about. So I’ll just say that it’s not easy as it might be, getting characters from another game, unfortunately.

The game has a long-term strategy, we’re going to be bringing content to it for years to come. I’d say never say never, who knows, 2019 or 2020 may be the year of Skullomania.

Every year is the year of Skullomania for me.

O: Hold on to the hope you have, but be ready for disappointment.

There is no disappointment in being a Skullomania fan.

O: Do you actually have questions on that laptop screen you've been looking at?

No, I was just looking at a picture of Skullomania…

O: Oh my god.
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What is your message to Street Fighter fans on Xbox One?

O: [Laughs] There’s plenty of time to save $300 before the game comes out. The PlayStation 4 is at a very attractive price point at the moment. [Laughs]
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Yoga Flame me if old.
 
Yowch at that XBO comment about saving for a PS4.

For some reason I didn't realize there wouldn't be an aracade version coming out first...weird.
 
I doubt there is a huge Street Fighter fan base that owns only an Xbox One. Yes there are some, and I expect them to reply saying so, but it seems like the fighting game audience and focus has shifted to PS4 for this generation.
 
What is your message to Street Fighter fans on Xbox One?

O: [Laughs] There’s plenty of time to save $300 before the game comes out. The PlayStation 4 is at a very attractive price point at the moment. [Laughs]
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Perfect anwser to a dumb question :)
 
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should have been his response.
 
Ono telling it like it is. I like the way they handle fight money.

SFV is a true exclusive that'll probably push a lot of PS4's
at such an attractive price point
 
I'd be 100% for SFV being on xbone if the games were completely similar and had cross play between the systems. But since that will never happen, I think consolidating the playerbase takes precedence over releasing on more consoles (call me crazy).
 
I'm more excited about the fact that all platforms are unified. So everyone regardless of platform will get to fight off against each other.
 
You forgot to quote this part:

What are the chances of getting Skullomania in Street Fighter 5?

O: Aaaaaaahhhh. I get a lot of requests for Arika’s Street Fighter EX characters. There are issues around using characters from EX that would bore you to hear about. So I’ll just say that it’s not easy as it might be, getting characters from another game, unfortunately.

The game has a long-term strategy, we’re going to be bringing content to it for years to come. I’d say never say never, who knows, 2019 or 2020 may be the year of Skullomania.

Every year is the year of Skullomania for me.

O: Hold on to the hope you have, but be ready for disappointment.

There is no disappointment in being a Skullomania fan.

O: Do you actually have questions on that laptop screen you've been looking at?

No, I was just looking at a picture of Skullomania…

O: Oh my god.
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The Skullomania part is hilarious

What are the chances of getting Skullomania in Street Fighter 5?

O: Aaaaaaahhhh. I get a lot of requests for Arika’s Street Fighter EX characters. There are issues around using characters from EX that would bore you to hear about. So I’ll just say that it’s not easy as it might be, getting characters from another game, unfortunately.

The game has a long-term strategy, we’re going to be bringing content to it for years to come. I’d say never say never, who knows, 2019 or 2020 may be the year of Skullomania.

Every year is the year of Skullomania for me.

O: Hold on to the hope you have, but be ready for disappointment.

There is no disappointment in being a Skullomania fan.

O: Do you actually have questions on that laptop screen you've been looking at?

No, I was just looking at a picture of Skullomania…

O: Oh my god.
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xxracerxx said:
Yowch at that XBO comment about saving for a PS4.

For some reason I didn't realize there wouldn't be an aracade version coming out first...weird.
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SF5 is a console/PC game only at the moment, Capcom has been basically out of the arcades for almost a decade.

SF4 and its revisions were like bones tossed to arcades.
 
RE_Player said:
I doubt there is a huge Street Fighter fan base that owns only an Xbox One. Yes there are some, and I expect them to reply saying so, but it seems like the fighting game audience and focus has shifted to PS4 for this generation.
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KI was a Xbox launch title and I don't think there were any fighters for PS4 at launch. People were also stunned when SFV was announced as an exclusive. I only have a PS4, but if the shoe was on the other foot and SFV was an Xone exclusive: a) I'd be upset b) I really wouldn't want to buy an Xbox. But yeah if you want to stay relevant in the FGC you are going to need a PS4 this gen.
 
KTO said:
KI was a Xbox launch title and I don't think there were any fighters for PS4 at launch. People were also stunned when SFV was announced as an exclusive. I only have a PS4, but if the shoe was on the other foot and SFV was an Xone exclusive: a) I'd be upset b) I really wouldn't want to buy an Xbox. But yeah if you want to stay relevant in the FGC you are going to need a PS4 this gen.
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KOF, Guilty Gear, SFV are all console exclusive from what I can tell. Tekken has playstation exclusive content. JRPGS/ Shooters are going to PS4. Dang. >.> I still want rise of the tomb raider badly though.
 
KTO said:
KI was a Xbox launch title and I don't think there were any fighters for PS4 at launch. People were also stunned when SFV was announced as an exclusive. I only have a PS4, but if the shoe was on the other foot and SFV was an Xone exclusive: a) I'd be upset b) I really wouldn't want to buy an Xbox. But yeah if you want to stay relevant in the FGC you are going to need a PS4 this gen.
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Injustice port was at launch
 
SensibleSucker said:
Crappy snide response to be honest (get a 2nd job anyone..) Keep at it and I won't be getting your game even when I get a ps4
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I mean what else can Ono say? Lie that it'll come to Xbox eventually?

All he can do is recommend people buy a PS4 which is more affordable now..
or gaming PC but he's gotta promote that PS4 haha
 
OleGunner said:
I mean what else can Ono say? Lie that it'll come to Xbox eventually?

All he can do is recommend people buy a PS4 which is more affordable now..
or gaming PC but he's gotta promote that PS4 haha
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Ono is notorious for being a quirky weird troll lol. I'm sure he didn't mean it in a negative way but just poking fun. Like it's available on PC which I'm sure we all have I mean..
 
Akara said:
Ono is notorious for being a quirky weird troll lol. I'm sure he didn't mean it in a negative way but just poking fun. Like it's available on PC which I'm sure we all have I mean..
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Heh, yeah totally. I like Ono's quirkiness and enthusiasm.
But he can't bite the Sony hand that feeds him and heavily promote PC of course.
 
OleGunner said:
Heh, yeah totally. I like Ono's quirkiness and enthusiasm.
But he can't bite the Sony hand that feeds him and heavily promote PC of course.
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I lowkey hate deals like this even though I own a PS4 but hey I'll go by their word that it's for the greater good and that it wouldn't have happened without Sony's money.

Sony, mind putting some of that cash Falcom's way now ?! #bringgamesover
 
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