The answers to life’s ultimate questions will finally be decided this week in Las Vegas, on the battleground of kings… Street Fighter IV.
Where: The fabulous (and it really is kind of fabulous) Capcom suite at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.
When: Microsoft Community Battle is Thursday, January 8, from 7-9:30pm.
Sony Community Battle is Saturday, January 10, from 3-5:30pm.
Capcom Unity members are welcome BOTH nights!
Who: You!
We’re opening the door to 20 Capcom Unity members on each night. Each invited member can also bring one guest of their choosing.
Drop this guy a message if you’re interested in representing Capcom against the filthy hordes from Microsoft and Sony, and if we can get you in he'll send you a reply (unfortunately we can't accommodate everyone, so if you don't get a confirmation we won't be able to have you play). Microsoft and Sony will also be picking 20 reps, so check here and here for the lowdown from their end. You must be 18+ to attend.
Each night will feature a battle to pick a representative platform champion. The champs will each win a Collector’s Edition Street Fighter IV, with the Microsoft champ returning to battle the Sony champ on Saturday to decide once and for all which platform rules, and which drools.
Sony and Microsoft will also be sweetening the pot in their own ways, so this is one you don’t want to miss!
@Transient: I understand your thinking, but
s-kill1) there won't be arcade cabinets at CES, it's console.
2) as chunbelievable pointed out, arcade cabs might not have the character you were playing on the home console.
3) we'll have our new Street Fighter fightpads and joysticks available at the event. They are the same (fantastic) design for both PS3 and XBOX, so that could easily sidestep any controller issues.
4) finally, the game itself is identical on both consoles.
So yeah, I see where you're coming from, but I think this is the best solution given that this IS a cross-platform challenge :)
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