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\nStreet Fighter 5<\/strong> was infamously poorly received by fans at launch, and to commemorate its eighth anniversary, Capcom has admitted to its mistakes.\n<\/p>\n

\nIt’s easy to forget that with how good Street Fighter 6 is<\/a>, once upon a time Capcom wasn’t in the fighting game community’s good books because of Street Fighter 5. The at the time highly anticipated sequel was a bit of a let down for many fans of the series, in particular because of technical issues and a general lack of content. It eventually turned things around more-or-less, but it certainly put a sour note for many fans. The game hit its eighth anniversary over the weekend, and to mark that occasion, the official Japanese Street Fighter Twitter account didn’t do a simple “happy birthday” kind of message, but actually fully acknowledged the mistakes that were made.\n<\/p>\n

“Street Fighter celebrates its 8th anniversary. The initial phases of release betrayed players’ expectations in many ways, including network issues and a lack of content,” reads the tweet, as translated by Automaton<\/a>. “This is something we are truly sorry for. After much reflection, the Street Fighter 5 development team worked hard to tackle all issues, and the final game had 45 playable characters, as well as the addition of the Battle System, V-Skill, V-Trigger II and V-Shift. <\/p>\n

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Street Fighter 5 was infamously poorly received by fans at launch, and to commemorate its eighth anniversary, Capcom has admitted to its mistakes. It’s easy to forget that with how good Street Fighter 6 is, once upon a time Capcom wasn’t in the fighting game community’s good books because of Street Fighter 5. The at the time highly anticipated sequel was a bit of a let down for many fans of the series, in particular because of technical issues and a general lack of content. It eventually turned things around more-or-less, but it certainly put a sour note for many fans. The game hit its eighth anniversary over the weekend, and to mark that occasion, the official Japanese Street Fighter Twitter account didn’t do a…<\/p>\n

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