In a recent interview with Yoshinori Ono by Gamespot, he talks a lot about Street Fighter x Tekken and many of the new gameplay elements you can expect to see in the game. He mentions Pandora mode is put in place to allow for a more "Tekken" feel to to the game, hoping that players will use it as their last ditch effort to change the momentum of the fight. He also talks a bit about the gem system that allows you to customize your characters moveset and to make "my Ryu different from your Ryu".

At the end of the interview he also mentions that while they are aiming to make SSF4: AE ver. 2012 the most balanced and perfect version of the game, he is pretty much ready to move onto the next project, whether it be Street Fighter V or a new Darkstalkers.