Street Fighter V‘s coming to Playstation 4 and PC later this year, but the one place you won’t ever find it for is Xbox One, Capcom claims.
Speaking with Gamespot, a Capcom representative cited the company’s close partnership with Sony in marketing the game as the ultimate decision to skip an Xbox release.
“One comment we see a lot is that something like a Super Street Fighter 5 is going to come out on Xbox,” they said. “But the reality is that this is a real partnership. We are console exclusive for this franchise for this numbered run.”
Continuing, the representative elaborated further that the deal will serve “a gameplay and development purpose, and not just a marketing value.”
Xbox boss Phil Spencer had previously commented on the game’s Playstation and PC exclusivity, saying that such deals are simply a part of being in the business.
“Business deals happen.” he said. “We won’t do all of them. When we have a first party franchise in a genre I’d rather invest in ours. There is a mix of deals to do. But making sure we own IP [that] Xbox gamers love is critical [in my opinion].”
“I’d love it if Xbox fans could play all the games,” he continued, “but business just makes some deals happen. It’s all part of competition.”
On the same note, Microsoft will be publishing Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics’ Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox One as a timed-exclusive, which will be later released on Playstation 4.
Via Gamespot