Street Fighter 5

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Street Fighter 5 will use rollback-based netcode similar to GGPO, wants 'to bring back that sense of 'Oh my!' moments like . . . Third Strike'

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Street Fighter 4, the pivotal entry that brought the Street Fighter series back into mainstream popularity, has had a lot going right for it; however, the netcode has remained somewhat of a sore spot for many online warriors. This brought into question whether we'd see a major change to how Street Fighter 5 handles online connectivity.

Writer Alessandro Fillari at Destructoid must have asked the right question during his playtime with Street Fighter 5 as Capcom mentioned their new, proprietary netcode called "Kagemusha".


Being rollback based, Kagemusha is essentially their own version of GGPO--a lauded netcode that acted as a selling point for games such as Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Online Edition, Marvel vs Capcom Origins, and Darkstalkers Resurrection.

For players who don't have local scenes nearby, this is a huge announcement. Online warriors will hopefully be able to prepare for tournaments much more by playing from their homes.

Furthermore, VideoGamerTV, while discussing their time with SF5 over gameplay footage, was told that Capcom "really [wants] to bring back that sense of 'Oh my!' moments like there was in Street Fighter 3 Third Strike." Essentially, "they're looking to create those moments again when it comes to high level, competitive gamers, the ones who are just amazing to watch."

This should come as no surprise. With the financially beefed up Capcom Pro Tour in 2015, Capcom and Sony are clearly making moves to increase Street Fighter's weight in esports. Watching highly skilled players create moments similar to the most famous of them all (EVO Moment #37) is a great way to raise the spectator aspect of the game.

Are you excited to see rollback netcode in Street Fighter 5? Is the direction of Third Strike what you've wanted to see? Let us know in the comments below.

Sources: Destructoid and VideoGamerTV's YouTube channel.

Fonte: http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2015/jun/12/...s-third-strike/