It never really worked anyway

Capcom announced that a new batch of content will be coming to Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition next week with Mega Man costumes for Ryu and Sakura plus a masked wrestler outfit for Zangief.

These new costumes getting added to the game means that Street Fighter 5 will need a new update which Capcom confirmed will be coming on February 26 and online servers are scheduled to go down from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST.

The developers have also released a special announcement regarding the Version 4.021 update which will impact PC users of the game with the statement that SF5 on Steam will be losing DirectInput controller support once that patch goes live. PlayStation 4 controller / arcade stick users will be affected by this change the most.

Street Fighter 5 didn't launch with native DirectInput support, and many players will note that the feature never really functioned on PC anyway without some tinkering — so it's not really surprising to see it go.

It's not all doom and gloom though as PS4 and DirectInput controllers will be supported by using Steam's controller settings and configurations though that may require your PC to be running in Big Picture Mode to use properly. Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers use XInput, so they will be unaffected.

It is currently unknown whether this new update will also fix Blanka's game-breaking time freeze glitch or if will remain in Street Fighter 5 for the time being. You can check out Capcom's maintenance announcement below plus their full DirectInput notice after the jump where they detail how to set up controllers through Steam.



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