Street Fighter IV PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions have been confirmed for North American release, but if you are hoping to play it at your local arcade store before that, tough luck: Capcom confirmed that the arcade version of the game won't be released officially in the U.S.
"At this point, it does not look like Street Fighter 4 arcade machines will officially hit the U.S. arcade market," Chris Kramer, senior director of communications and community for Capcom Entertainment, told Edge-Online. "There's not really an arcade business in the U.S. anymore. It's sort of like an 'amusement' business that sometimes has arcade games in it," he said.
This marks the first Street Fighter title no to hit the U.S. arcade market.
Determined arcade store owners can shell a few thousand dollars to import the game from Japan, but Capcom doesn't indorse this practice as it technically violates some of the American import laws.
