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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade PC DRM unveiled.

    Capcom has revealed more on the fighting game's PC edition, including the new lag-busting tech, system requirements and, unfortunately, some absurd DRM which disables features and reduces the character roster if you're not online.
    May 26, 2011 8:15am PDT
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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade PC DRM unveiled.

    Capcom has revealed more on the fighting game's PC edition, including the new lag-busting tech, system requirements and, unfortunately, some absurd DRM which disables features and reduces the character roster if you're not online. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      It's not like it is surprising from Capcom, but it is disappointing. Especially as the pirates will have ... : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
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        It is disappointing, but it's expected after what Svensson's said about his displeasure with the DRM in S... : ZuljinRaynor
        • People are disappointed about the DRM and how they can play their games and you are concerned about custo... : p34nk
      • Barring GFWL I don't see how pirate version could be nicer. : Xulu
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        well, after you buy it, just crack it. That way your game is fully functional. JUST LIKE THE PIRATES! : vertdangThis person is cool!
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          Seriously, when are these morons behind these stupid DRM schemes going to realize that LEGIT customers ju... : ShXIII
          • A lot of legit customers don't crack their games, and are just screwed. : aasyranth
        • And then get banned if they detect it... Or not be able to get official updates, etc. I don't like t... : FreonThis person is cool!
      • I had no idea Capcom was going full Ubi on this thing. Paying customers getting fucked once again. : EnhancedInterrogator
    • For me its not a deal breaker, but its also no longer a day-one purchase. Might just wait for a Steam sal... : Sideways BobThis person is cool!
    • It's like they don't want us to buy it just so they can say "see? see? PC gamers are pirates!" And the... : paketepThis person is cool!
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      Well, it seems that Capcom managed to get aboard the fail boat, just as Ubisoft was getting off. : alexandros1313
      • Source on Ubisoft getting off? : Marrbe
    • Leaderboards are screwed up EVERYWHERE, this isn't a PC-only problem. I bought Sonic 4 for 360 and peopl... : satsun
    • Man WTF. : Crabs Jarrard
    • Fuck these guys. They should have stuck with It's not coming to the PC. : capt trippsThis person is cool!
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      Since 2009 I'm playing SFIV online 98% of the time, online is where it's at. No problem for me. Cant w... : lokobra
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        Is there still a solid number of people playing SF 4 on PC? : Dontdrop
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          Yes and no. Many left since Super released on consoles, but theres a crowd still stuck on vanilla. Acc... : lokobra
          • I had no idea major nelson listed GFWL games. Fallout 3 is surprisingly high on that list. Yeah defini... : Dontdrop
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      Oh seriously, just go fuck yourself, Capcom - All you do is make people like me that buy all my games wan... : Durajim
      • Guess they didn't see any of the backlash from UBI's always online DRM. They must have felt they had to d... : pyideThis person is cool!
    • Nice, so if some idiots take down Live like they did to PSN I can't even play proper offline with my buds... : herradura99This person is cool!
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      .. Aaaannnnh the pirates will crack it and play all 39 characters without any limits besides online play ... : FreonThis person is cool!
      • I'm actually hoping to unlock the CPU versions of boss characters to play them locally. : sukabljat
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      Oh no, my always-on internet connection is required for a game in which the primary draw is the online pl... : ColoradoCNC
      • exactly the same thing you would have done anyway while the pirates continue to pirate and the people it ... : kiddygrinderThis person is cool!
    • Doing the right thing is hardly ever the easiest thing but when it is, it's awesome re: Netflix vs. Torre... : mortThis person is cool!
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      It's upsetting that when Capcom's programmers are putting out such BRILLIANT ports on the PC there are co... : MeestaNob
      • I wouldn't even call it a port. The SFIV arcade machines are PCs with intel CPUs (usually a core2duo) and... : ProziumThis person is cool!
    • I dunno, it's not like it's that big a deal. I can't remember the last time i played sf4 without an inter... : exspes