Street Fighter's stoic hero Ryu becomes "Evil Ryu" when rage overwhelms his natural balance. Street Fighter V's slow loading times and insane focus on microtransactions has enraged many people, leading a majority of the prior games' audience to stay away.

Street Fighter's stoic hero Ryu turns "Evil" when overcome by rage. Franchise fans know the feeling: Missing features, sluggish loading times, and constant pressure to buy more content have driven the majority of past players away from Capcom's latest sequel.

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Street Fighter V: Champion Edition arrives on February 14

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 18, 2019
Updated June 19, 2025
1 min

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Capcom has announced Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, which will come out on February 14 for PlayStation 4 and PC.

The Champion Edition of Street Fighter V will include most of the DLC Capcom has released for the fighter, excluding fighting Chance costumes, brand collaboration costumes, and Capcom Pro Tour DLC. This version will include 40 characters, 34 stages, and over 200 costumes.

Champion Edition will also add Gill as a new character for the game. Gill was originally the boss of Street Fighter III. Gill will also be available to those who own the normal version of Street Fighter V starting in December.

The original version of Street Fighter V released in 2016. It has sold over 3.7 million copies.

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