My SF future progression suggestion expanded:

SFIV update:  SFIII characters added

Dudley - redeem sport of boxing with the MMA craze sweeping the world.  Chance meeting with Balrog...

Ibuki - Overhearing from her ninja peers and superiors about her "lack of ability," she reluctantly sets out to prove them wrong and searches for "stolen clan secrets" in danger of being "assimilated" by S.I.N.  During her investigation, she seems to have caught the attention of a certain Spanish assassin...

Hugo - After his wrestling organization goes bankrupt, Hugo enters the tournament to convince a promoter to allow him into his organization.  By chance, he finds the "Red Cyclone."

Elena - While an exchange student in Japan, Elena's best friend Narumi leaves with her family abroad because of her dad's job.  Missing her dearly, Elena enters in search of her friend hoping she'll see her.

SFV:  (not a tournament)  Bison's Omega agents, Cain (formerly Charlie but brainwashed and "morphed") and some ex Korean mafia enforcer with brutal Tae Kwon Do techiques and mystic abilities, nab Akuma after a devastating fight with Gouken to complete Bison's ultimate plan, assimilate Akuma and Rose and house himself in the young body of the "kid" Balrog nabbed in his ending. 

Alex debuts as a guy fighting a drug sindicate in his town that attacked a store clerked by his mentor's daughter.  He finds out there are some deep ties to Shadowloo...

Yun and Yang debut to fight off a "Korean enforcer" taking over the resources of the town bosses in their neighborhood.  In the end, their efforts earn them the title of "protector of their town."

In the end, Bison will be interrupted by the "shoto clan" where Akuma is saved, though some of his power sapped out (never a secret boss from here after), Rose is depowered, and Bison is stuck in the subconscious of the "kid" who will become the next protagonist.  Chun Li, Guile and Cammy nab Balrog, see Vega "die", and find Bison's "body" making them think Shadowloo is kaput.  The Shadowloo Omega agents take the reigns of the organization secretly.

SFVI:  (no mention of SFIII story)  The "kid" all grown up comes about with an urge for evil, which he suppresses as much as he can.  He's hunted by the "new Shadowloo" who is preparing their own "secret plans."  Urien emerges from SFIII as the sole heir of all assets involved with the defunct Illuminati and forms a new organization but finds this "new Shadowloo" in his way...can you imagine "improved Seths" vs. "Twelves."  Chun Li and Guile take the reigns on investigations.  Vega, facially scarred and psychotic, gets involved with destruction in his mind.  In the end, Bison will emerge from the body of the "kid" no longer needing a body.  He makes one on his own from energy and defeated enemies (kind of like in "The Mummy."  With this new threat, Chun Li, Guile, and other heros will have to make "uncomfortable alliances" to fight off this new threat by an old forgotten enemy...but that's for the next game...

I would love to see Cody in SF4.... but I like Jailbird Cody. I liked him a lot in SFA3.

Jul 23, 2009 -- 4:53AM, p wrote:

you still have those things.  just not everyone has ALL of them.  let's let everyone have a dragon punch, EVERYONE.  now, while we're at it, let's give everyone a fireball too.  let's add a teleport to the list, gen's crane style too since he's the only one with a crane style, you get the picture?  works of art isn't always about what you put into it, what you take away is just as important.  whatever you want to do within the game is still there, you just have to pick the particular character with those attributes to do it.

(to whoever made the statement about charge characters) yeah, just because you can use one charge character well doesn't mean you can use them all well.  just because you can use a shoto well doesn't mean you can use the others too.  sure, but the learning curve for the characters all together in 4 are watered down tremendously.  it's probably why this game is so popular and a game like mvc2 or blazblue isn't.  easy to play.     

You think BlazBlue is harder to play then SF? The Drive button in that game makes it almost as beginner friendly as Smash.

If you guys think you'll get these kinds of update via DLC you're going to be dissapointed, it's impossible to alter the game's code by DLC since it's on a cd even if you install it to your HDD they can't do this so if they do a SFIV dash it's gonna be a whole new game full retail price.

BTW they hinted on a new SF IV with more cutscenes and stuff the dld would be way too big for dlc.

Jul 26, 2009 -- 2:37AM, JUST-S wrote:

Street fighter IV is a great game but i always find my self going but to the cvs and alpha series cause of the characters.

what i wish to see in the next game is

a more in deaph trial mode with preview mode like the street fighter ex series

i was a big fan of the v-ism in the alpha series so the ability to change grooves would be awesome

and i dont see the problem with going all out with a range of characters like

evil ryu

Kairi ( this guy was man )

alex

guy

T. Hawk

D. Dark

Cody

karin

imo we should go all out

 

and most importent alt ultra moves

 

How many times will we have to remind people that CAPCOM does not have the rights to the EX characters! Technically speaking, they were part of a different continuity anyway.