Street Fighter 5 Announces Dan DLC Release Window | Game Rant
Street Fighter 5 is quickly approaching its fifth anniversary, which makes it all the more impressive that Capcom continues to roll out new DLC for the popular fighting game. As with most games, whether they're brand new or providing post-launch content, 2020 has not made game development any easier. Over the summer, Capcom confirmed that the upcoming DLC character Dan was planned to release this winter. Capcom has now updated fans regarding Dan's new release window, with a delay of a couple of months.
In a short message to the community from Street Fighter 5's producer, Shuhei Matsumoto, he tells fans that Capcom is working hard to deliver the next season of content. Dan was originally announced as a winter 2020 release, but will now be delivered in February 2021 - which is technically still winter, but doesn't quite fit into 2020. Still, the two-month delay is likely to be better than many Street Fighter 5 fans expected given the recent lack of communication.
Matsumoto cites the difficulties of working from home due to COVID-19 as impacting development. He describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Capcom developers' work and lifestyles. Specifically, Capcom has prioritized the safety and health of the development team, as well as their families. Capcom fans should be able to understand the challenges 2020 has posed, and why Capcom chose to delay Dan as a result.
While it isn't explicitly stated by Matsumoto, it can be reasonably assumed that Capcom's having similar difficulties not just with Dan, but with all of Street Fighter 5's Season 5 content. Dan was originally planned for winter 2020, with Rose in spring 2021, Oro and Akira Kazama in summer 2021, and a mystery character in fall 2021. How the new delay will impact those releases in unclear, but Season 5 may end up lasting more than just a full year.
It's also possible that Capcom is able to clear up its development pipeline in order to deliver the rest of Season 5 as promised. After all, Capcom may have plans for a Season 6 to come after Season 5 that can't be delayed easily. Street Fighter 6's release is believed to be in 2022 based on recent leaks, so Capcom will want to release as much of its planned Street Fighter 5 content as possible before then.
Regardless of how long the delay may be, whether it's for Dan or any of the other Season 5 content, Street Fighter 5 fans are likely to be understanding. This year has taken its toll on everyone, and if anyone were to be delayed, at least it's just Dan.
Street Fighter 5 is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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