Yoshinori Ono habla sobre la Arcade de SSF4, posible Update para la version casera

Hace poco entrevistaron a Ono san el productor de SSF4 en la revista Japonesa Famitsu, en ella el habla sobre el lanzamiento de la Arcade SSF4 y lo que podria significar para las versiones de las consolas. Aqui les dejo la entrevista y les subrayo unas cosas interesantes:

"First, the juicy bits on the arcade version. At present, the staff is at work on porting the game over, said Ono. However, they plan on releasing more than just a pure port.

The arcade version will offer compatibility with the NESYS IC card system. This is to be expected, of course, as the original SFIV did too.

More significantly, the staff is planning some balance adjustments in order to, as Ono describes it, better show off the Street Fighter-like areas of the game. The reason for this, said Ono, is because fighting game fans tend to gather in arcades, and for these fans, they need to make doubly sure that there aren't any characters who are too strong. Using Sagat as an example, he said that there should be a way to defeat even though toughest characters.

These changes are just in the staff's sights, though. First up comes the port.

Famitsu asked Ono if the arcade version will add arranged costumes and new characters. Ono responded with "Wa ha ha" -- a laugh. This prompted the interviewer, himself laughing, to say that there might be great meaning in the laugh. All Japanese interviews are this annoying, by the way.

Asked about a release time frame for the arcade version, Ono said "It seems that there's a rumor on the internet about October, but we'd like to make it into something that satisfies everyone, so we plan on taking time for tuning."

Later in the interview, Ono promised to let everyone know as soon as a release time frame comes into view for the arcade version. He also said to expect national tournaments for the arcade version.

Moving onto the home version of the game, Famitsu asked the obvious question: will all those arcade adjustments make it into the home via an update? Replied Ono, "For me, the IV series ends with Super SFIV. We want both Super SFIVs to be played for a long time, so we'll listen to feedback after the arcade version is released to determine if players want the home version updated."

Famitsu also asked if any such updates for the home version would be free. Replied Ono, "If it's a tuning update similar to the June 15 update, I believe we'd be able to offer it for free. However, if it's the kind of update that adds new moves, it's possible that it could be paid."

Separately from the arcade version, Ono said that owners of the home version are asking for additional download content, including new costumes, new characters, and new functionality for the Replay Channel. He said that the staff would like to implement everything they possibly can, but the priority now is on the arcade version's development. Delaying the arcade version's release any further is something Ono said he definitely does not want to do."