Street Fighter 5 producer Yoshinori Ono has reiterated that it won't be free-to-play.

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“Let me set this straight: Street Fighter V is a packaged game,” Ono told Famitsu (via Shoryuken ). “Not [free-to-play].”We didn't hear Capcom mention any plans for a F2P model or version when IGN reported on the debut of Street Fighter 5 at the PlayStation Experience over the weekend. However, Shoryuken reports that in an interview in June, Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto implied they were considering a pay model to help close the skill gap for future Street Fighter games. Ono was quick to deny it on Twitter then too, but with speculation renewed upon the announcement of Street Fighter 5, he may have felt it was worth reiterating.And while SF5 certainly shares a lot in common with the SF4 aesthetic, IGN couldn't help but notice some similarities with Street Fighter 3's move set

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