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Added by Jeff Gerstmann on June 15, 2009

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Earlier today, Capcom released a "benchmark tool" for the upcoming PC release of Street Fighter IV. It's essentially a non-interactive demo of the game that'll run and let you see how well the game will run on your system.

Yeah, I think it's sort of silly, too. But considering this is a game you probably wouldn't want to play at all if you couldn't get it running right, it makes some sense.

More interestingly, some folks have been digging through the audio files and came up with some announcer audio that specifically mentions Dee Jay and T. Hawk, two Super Street Fighters who didn't make it into the original release of Street Fighter IV. As EventHubs points out, the two characters were, at one point, under consideration for inclusion in the game. So this leads to the obvious question: is this leftover audio that just never got cut out of the game files, or is this a sign that additional characters are still on the way?

That's something we'll probably have to wait for Capcom to reveal. Meanwhile, if you're after that benchmarking tool, FileShack's hosting it. It's nearly 400MB.


76 Comments

ImAaronJ
on June 15, 2009
!!! PLEASE BE DLC!

Oh, and don't make us pay for costumes. That'd be great...

Br3adfan
on June 15, 2009
T-Hawk is a punk

McPaper
on June 15, 2009
Im surprised how well my PC ran the SF4 benchmark. It managed to retain great visual quality despite not being on the highest settings. Capcom have really optimized the game.

djgeki
on June 15, 2009
Oy...why these two and NOT Ibuki/Karin or ANY other character from Alpha/SF3?

Scooper
on June 15, 2009
I hate T-Hawk he's a punk ass.

ArbitraryWater
on June 15, 2009
I'm pretty sure that T. Hawk and Dee Jay are everyone's least favorite Super Turbo characters.

Kou_Leifoh
on June 15, 2009
I never understood the hate for T-Hawk and Dee Jay. Seriously, casuals are just too shallow when it comes to fighting game characters.

And character DLC won't happen.

ImperiousRix
on June 15, 2009
More characters, plz.

danterandal19
on June 15, 2009
@ArbitraryWater: I agree with you.

Honestly, I don't really like any of the Super Street Fighter characters- the gameplay, not the characters, drew me to that update.

If T.Hawk and Dee Jay are your thing, and they offer this as DLC, go for it. I'll skip.

Lazyaza
on June 15, 2009
Cant wait to test this out. Should get a nice consistent 120fps+.

Gambit
on June 15, 2009
Fuck T.Hawk they can put in dee jay if they want.

vladgd
on June 15, 2009
im a man who loves me some dee jay.  hopefully this is true, and if they charge for it...please don't be $5.00. 

thegoldencat7
on June 15, 2009
They're definitely the two worst characters from 2.  So no rush.

Kou_Leifoh
on June 15, 2009
Hopefully SFIII characters will become apart of SFIV.

Bishop113
on June 15, 2009
NOOOO! If they bring T-hawk in the game will be ruined!

Kou_Leifoh
on June 15, 2009
@Br3adfan said:
" T-Hawk is a punk "
@Scooper said:
" I hate T-Hawk he's a punk ass. "
@danterandal19 said:
" @ArbitraryWater: I agree with you.Honestly, I don't really like any of the Super Street Fighter characters- the gameplay, not the characters, drew me to that update.If T.Hawk and Dee Jay are your thing, and they offer this as DLC, go for it. I'll skip. "
@Bishop113 said:
" NOOOO! If they bring T-hawk in the game will be ruined! "

carlthenimrod
on June 15, 2009
You couldn't pay me $10 to add Dee Jay and T. Hawk into my game.

Scooper
on June 15, 2009
@Kou_Leifoh: ;(

I do wanna learn how to play T-Hawk though... I never knew what his moves were.

TripMasterMunky
on June 15, 2009
Someone needs to make a T. Hawk page.

whatisdelicious
on June 15, 2009
I'm hoping it's just leftover. They've said in interviews that they'll add costumes and other stuff like that where it doesn't split the user base in a meaningful way, but stuff like new characters would be off-limits.


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