Earlier this week, Famitsu reported details on the timetable and names for Capcom's planned costume packs for Street Fighter IV. The list seemed strange, with different price points per platform and a weird-looking schedule. Today, Capcom posted up similar details for the US market.
Each costume pack will contain five alternate costumes--one per character--and will sell for $3.99 on the PlayStation 3 or 320 points on the Xbox 360. There will be one pack per week starting on 2/17, the game's release date.
- 2/17 – Brawler Pack DLC Pack will include alternate costumes for: Zangeif, E.Honda, Rufus, El Furete, and Abel.
- 2/24 – Femme Fatale Pack will include alternate costumes for: Chun-Li, Cammy, Sakura, Rose, and C.Viper.
- 3/3/09 – Shoruken Pack will include alternate costumes for: Ryu, Ken, Akuma, Gouken, and Dan.
- 3/10/09 – Shadowloo Pack will include alternate costumes for: Seth, M.Bison, Sagat, Balrog, and Vega.
- 3/17/09 – Classic Pack will include alternate costumes for: Guile, Dhalsim, Fei-Long, Blanka, and Gen.
In addition to downloadable costumes, Capcom has also detailed a free Championship Mode download that will come at an unspecified date. This add-on will build in new ways to interact with players online, including a replay mode that will allow you to upload and download match recordings. A new ranking points system will be added and there will be new ways to get into tournaments.
The replay mode sounds especially awesome to me. Seems like there's always one or two totally insane comebacks floating around YouTube at any given time. Being able to watch those on a TV would be waaaay better.
Here's a pile of shots of the new costumes in action.