Super Street Fighter IV Super Complete Alternate Costume Pack $9.99 on PSN

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According to Capcom's site, the SSFIV Super Complete Alternate Costume Pack is on sale at $9.99 on PSN this week. (Usual price: $17.99)

http://www.capcom-unity.com/jgonzo/...:_ssfiv_super_complete_alternate_pack_on_sale

A couple of things to take note of:
1) Pack includes only the Super SFIV costumes; vanilla SFIV alternate costumes are not included
2) Only you will see the costumes during online play; your opponent will not
 
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[quote name='apterous']would jump on a deal like this for Xbox.[/QUOTE]

Same here. I've been waiting forever for a sale on these.
 
i was tempted but than i remembered the original costume bundle started out as $20 than on sale for $10 than shortly after a permanent $10 price than later on sale for $5 (when i bought it) and than again a sale of $3.
so patience is a virtue, plus i still feel like 10 is way to much for a visual only dlc.
 
Is this really the complete, as in every single costume ever released, set. Last time a "complete" set was on sale, it was only like one alternate for most of the characters.
 
It's the complete version of the costumes that came out when Super was released. One alternate for each character, including the 10 newer ones.
 
Yeah still way too much for skins that do nothing but look different. Capcom is one of those companies that is getting into the nasty habbit of sucking the life out of us with nickle and diming. This stuff use to be unlockable for beating the game back in the day, now we shell out big bucks for costumes? Come on Cap, get back to rewarding the gamer. $3, MAYBE $5 max for me.
 
[quote name='BiggNick']Yeah still way too much for skins that do nothing but look different. Capcom is one of those companies that is getting into the nasty habbit of sucking the life out of us with nickle and diming. This stuff use to be unlockable for beating the game back in the day, now we shell out big bucks for costumes? Come on Cap, get back to rewarding the gamer. $3, MAYBE $5 max for me.[/QUOTE]

You mean they're a business, trying to make money, knowing that users (just like many that have posted in this thread) will buy this content? No way!
 
[quote name='BiggNick']Yeah still way too much for skins that do nothing but look different. Capcom is one of those companies that is getting into the nasty habbit of sucking the life out of us with nickle and diming. This stuff use to be unlockable for beating the game back in the day, now we shell out big bucks for costumes? Come on Cap, get back to rewarding the gamer. $3, MAYBE $5 max for me.[/QUOTE]

Just be glad it's costumes only and nothing gameplay relevant. Unlike, say, the douchebaggery behind BBCS: charge $40 for an update with 3 new characters, then charge another $21 for 3 more through DLC.
 
I have to go with vote with your wallet on this one.

I have been a pretty hard core Street Fighter fan for 20 years.
I won't go into the details, but suffice it to say...
I've spent more money on this series than any other game in my long gaming history.

And I have not purchased any of the DLC content for SFIV.
I am not saying I am unwilling to pay for palette swaps... when priced correctly.
At this point in the product life-cycle, with MVC3 nearing launch
I would buy a costume pack which contains EVERY SFIV and SSFIV costume for $5 (400msp).
And I too prefer it on 360.

But why on earth would I want to pay $10 for palette swaps when:
A) I could buy Undead Nightmare or some other expansion pack which adds hours of additional play to a game?
B) I can probably find an actually copy of the full game SSFIV easily for about $10 (and have it on 2 systems)
C) I can still see all the alt costumes when other characters choose them. (win for saving cash IMHO)
D) I could use it on a used Project $10 game to gain back the crippled online play.

I don't think paying for colors is in my budget unless they are very very cheap colors.
Sorry Capcom, try again.
 
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[quote name='nnickers']Just be glad it's costumes only and nothing gameplay relevant. Unlike, say, the douchebaggery behind BBCS: charge $40 for an update with 3 new characters, then charge another $21 for 3 more through DLC.[/QUOTE]

The first arcade revision of Continuum Shift, entitled "BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II", was released in arcades on December 9, 2010
It features all the console exclusive characters, numerous balance changes, and other cosmetic changes such as a new announcer.

Hmm, and where do you think they learned this? Capcom
SF, SFII, SFII:CE, SFIIT/HF, SSFII, SSFIIT/X, HSFIIA, SFA/Z, SFA2, SFA2G, SFA3, SFA3U, SFIII, SFIII2, SFIII3, SFIV, SSFIV...

I'm sure someone will tell me I missed several...
EX, Vs., Gem Fighter, The Movie...
 
[quote name='shouamabane']The reason we have SSFIV is because we bought all of those older games.[/QUOTE]

And the reason we have BBCS, Tekken 6, MVC3, the list goes on and on.
Thank You Capcom... Now how about that $5 complete costume pack for 360?
 
Is anyone else having trouble finding this on the PS store?

edit: I was able to find it on the store via search, but it comes up as a blank screen that says: "No content was found."
 
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maybe i'm just too old to appreciate this but why on earth would anyone pay for something that doesn't add/change/affect gameplay?
 
[quote name='V3rtigo']maybe i'm just too old to appreciate this but why on earth would anyone pay for something that doesn't add/change/affect gameplay?[/QUOTE]

ahem: Horse Armor.

'nough said
 
[quote name='nnickers']Just be glad it's costumes only and nothing gameplay relevant. Unlike, say, the douchebaggery behind BBCS: charge $40 for an update with 3 new characters, then charge another $21 for 3 more through DLC.[/QUOTE]

Nevermind that those characters are completely new content -created- after the game's release, and not unlock codes for content (ie costumes) already on the disc. I'd rather pay $7 a pop anyway for each new character as DLC than wait until next June or so and have to pay $40 again to play them.

Oh yeah, +1 for "Want on 360" ;o;
 
[quote name='BiggNick']Capcom is one of those companies that is getting into the nasty habbit of sucking the life out of us with nickle and diming. This stuff use to be unlockable for beating the game back in the day, now we shell out big bucks for costumes? Come on Cap, get back to rewarding the gamer. $3, MAYBE $5 max for me.[/QUOTE]

What? Do tell, when was the last time Capcom had unlockable alternate costumes for fighting games? The only time (that I am aware of that) they did an alternate costume was for Chun Li in XvsSF (I've played the majority of Capcom fighting games, but I'll admit that there are some games I didn't get to play), all other games have only had palette swaps, something that Capcom actually made unlockable. I agree that they are overpriced skins that do nothing for the game and are also a standard unlockable for other companies, but saying that it should be unlockable in this case doesn't make sense given the fact that it's never been a standard for Capcom fighting games. If anything, Capcom is technically one of the "better" DLC producing companies in that they provide content they never would've bothered to add in the past no matter how trivial the content may be. I'm not saying we should buy it (I actually would consider it when it eventually hits $3, but even then I'd think twice before buying it), but don't condemn them for being business minded.
 
Just added a couple of notes about the pack one should note if you're interested in getting it.

Personally I'm still on the fence about getting this myself (cause I hardly play Super SFIV much anymore), but I thought there might be others interested anyway, so I thought I'd share.
 
We can piss and moan all day about dlc prices and their worth, etc. Or we can support a company that has revived a genre and given us fighting game fans two of the best fighting games ever made in the past few years. Not to mention MVC3 which will be out soon. And like it or not, the more money Capcom makes from its fighters, the more chance we have of getting more fighting games.
 
[quote name='Dmonrei']What? Do tell, when was the last time Capcom had unlockable alternate costumes for fighting games? The only time (that I am aware of that) they did an alternate costume was for Chun Li in XvsSF (I've played the majority of Capcom fighting games, but I'll admit that there are some games I didn't get to play), all other games have only had palette swaps, something that Capcom actually made unlockable. I agree that they are overpriced skins that do nothing for the game and are also a standard unlockable for other companies, but saying that it should be unlockable in this case doesn't make sense given the fact that it's never been a standard for Capcom fighting games. If anything, Capcom is technically one of the "better" DLC producing companies in that they provide content they never would've bothered to add in the past no matter how trivial the content may be. I'm not saying we should buy it (I actually would consider it when it eventually hits $3, but even then I'd think twice before buying it), but don't condemn them for being business minded.[/QUOTE]


How about Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (Specifically SF3: Third Strike), outfits unlockable by beating the game with specific characters? Also in most other SF games there was a "secret" outfit depending on how long you held the character select buttons.


I'm 28 and have always hated MK, been a SF fan since it's inception (Street Fighter Arcade...miserable game lol) and have LITERALLY owned every US release of EVERY SF game, and some imports (still love my Saturn). Capcom usually has great unlockables, charging for outfits is BS.


Anyone defending that they are a "company that wants to make money" is a waste of time. Oh noes, how EVER did they make any money before DLC?!? BS guys...I fully support GOOD downloadable content, which Capcom has released a decent amount of. I just find it laughable people defend BAD DLC, which will just lead to more bad and overpriced DLC. To each their own, but we are allowed to express our opinions on the matter.
 
I am locked out from this deal because I used the costume unlock code that came with the game at launch.

Since I have one of the costume packs, the complete pack is unavailable.

If anyone knows a work-around to get this deal to work, let me know.
 
[quote name='shouamabane']I am locked out from this deal because I used the costume unlock code that came with the game at launch.

Since I have one of the costume packs, the complete pack is unavailable.

If anyone knows a work-around to get this deal to work, let me know.[/QUOTE]

The same thing happened to me. The best solution I ended up finding was to make a brand new PSN account and just make the purchase on that account. You should then be able to use the outfits with your primary account on the same system.
 
[quote name='wastedyears']We can piss and moan all day about dlc prices and their worth, etc. Or we can support a company that has revived a genre and given us fighting game fans two of the best fighting games ever made in the past few years. Not to mention MVC3 which will be out soon. And like it or not, the more money Capcom makes from its fighters, the more chance we have of getting more fighting games.[/QUOTE]

Um, what? There would be no need to revive a genre if people had supported SNK when they were making dozens of kickass video games. No fighting game, not MvC, not MK, especially not SSF4 can come close to touching Mark of the Wolves. Too bad most people barely know it exists, let alone those who have actually played it.
 
i also won't buy these costume packs out of principle. it was understandable for 2D characters to simply have color-swap for secondary characters. now that characters are in 3D, most other fighting games have completely new secondary costumes. VF, tekken, SC, etc. it's a shame that capcom designed all non-new characters for SSF4 to wear the same costume they've been wearing for the past decades, and making gamers to pay for something original.
 
[quote name='Thrinn']The same thing happened to me. The best solution I ended up finding was to make a brand new PSN account and just make the purchase on that account. You should then be able to use the outfits with your primary account on the same system.[/QUOTE]
Amazing. Why didn't i think of that?! Doing this when I get home.
 
[quote name='raiser']I don't think paying for colors is in my budget unless they are very very cheap colors.
Sorry Capcom, try again.[/QUOTE]

These aren't palette swaps. They're entirely new costumes that each have individual color patterns. Like you mentioned earlier, it's BB that charges for new colors.

Pretty sure this deal is for the first round of alternate costumes that came out, since the new batch of costumes haven't all come out yet.
 
[quote name='specialist']These aren't palette swaps. They're entirely new costumes that each have individual color patterns. Like you mentioned earlier, it's BB that charges for new colors.[/QUOTE]

Disagree. These add nothing to the game play, simply different textures (colors).
It's like charging $10 for a new COD map, that is the same existing map on the disk, only at night (different lighting).

They are palette swaps. You are buying colors. Modern high-tech colors yes.
I am fairly certain they are not even DLC, but just paid on-disc unlocks.
Ask the rest of the clan here what they think of paid unlocks...

And again I said I WOULD actually pay $5 for a complete costume pack...
I'm just playing devils advocate here, they want $18 for it regular price, and it's just colors.
Not characters, not maps, not extended game modes, just costumes.
Like buying clothes for your "avatar" or Horse Armor... bleh!
But if that's what people like to spend money on, who am I to say you are wrong.
 
I get what you're saying, but again, you're just calling them palette swaps because it doesn't feel like anything but buying alternate colors for you. That isn't the case here.

Plus I'm not entirely sure what you're so against with these. They add absolutely nothing to gameplay, at most you can just choose to NOT buy them. It's not like CoD because if you don't have a certain map pack purchased you won't get paired up with people who do.

If when you chose your character in the game you only had two colors available to you and Capcom charged you $0.50 for each additional color, then yes they would be charging for swaps.

Don't like it? Don't buy it. Wait for MvC3 for the complaining about DLC characters. You'll have a better argument when that comes out.
 
[quote name='specialist'] Don't like it? Don't buy it. [/QUOTE]

RIGHT! Didn't. Won't. Not at $18, not even at $10.
Vote with my wallet 100%.
Cheap Ass Gamer 100%
Buy used or on clearance >90%. (patient enough to wait 6-12 months most of the time)
I'll make exceptions and buy new for companies when they make something original and exciting or sequels to games I totally enjoyed, and/or they include something amazing for free to early adopters (i.e. RockBand 3 free Doors and 3 free DLC songs for Gamestop preorder).

I almost never pay for on-disc DLC, or anything that doesn't add actual gameplay.
I'll even post my opinions on the blogs and message boards of the companies in question.
That's how I vote with my wallet.
I have faith that they listen to their consumers. (I know Harmonix, Epic, Capcom, Sega and some others do)
If not, they will go away in time.
 
Some of these alt costumes look awesome, but I would never use them. They throw off me off somehow and I play considerably worse when using them of other people's PS3s.
 
[quote name='V3rtigo']Um, what? There would be no need to revive a genre if people had supported SNK when they were making dozens of kickass video games. No fighting game, not MvC, not MK, especially not SSF4 can come close to touching Mark of the Wolves. Too bad most people barely know it exists, let alone those who have actually played it.[/QUOTE]

MotW came out in 1999. Since then SNK has had annual or nearly annual releases of games that were built on an optimized NEOGEO engine, prior to the release of KoF 12, if memory serves. And as good a game as Garou may have been, it didn't do much to keep the genre alive. And the genre needed to be revived, even with great titles like the Guilty Gear series. Like it or not, fighting games, especially 2d fighting games, had been relegated to a niche genre until SFIV was released. Yes, the relative mass popularity of SFIV/SSFIV has been something of a mixed blessing at times, but there is no question that 2d fighters would still be on life support without Capcom releasing SFIV.

And all Mortal Kombat has done in the past decade or so is release mediocre game after mediocre game, with little or no balance and broken mechanics, over and over again. The less said about MK, the better.
 
I don't mind a costume pack every once in awhile. I think I paid like $6 for all the NG2 costumes because I played it so much, but geez...I can't fathom spending $10+ for SF costumes.
 
[quote name='Excalibur']Remember the good ol' days when you got pallete swaps included at no extra charge?[/QUOTE]

...they are included. Ten of them total for each character.

[quote name='Chocoburger']These are just pallet swaps and not brand new outfits?![/QUOTE]

They are new outfits.
 
[quote name='Gamehead']I can not find this pack on the PSN. Where is it exactly?[/QUOTE]

This all-in-one costume pack won't show up for you if you've previously downloaded one of the smaller costume packs for SSF4.
 
[quote name='Excalibur']Remember the good ol' days when you got pallete swaps included at no extra charge?[/QUOTE]

Back when you had 4 buttons to select your character, and each button gave you a different color outfit? Yeah, those were the days. Now kids pay to this extreme luxury.
 
[quote name='V3rtigo']Back when you had 4 buttons to select your character, and each button gave you a different color outfit? Yeah, those were the days. Now kids pay to this extreme luxury.[/QUOTE]

What the heck are you talking about? You have 10 different color swaps in the game already. These are for completely different costumes.
 
What's the Costume DLC from the original Street Fighter IV? Are those completely separate costumes as well?

Edit: Yes, apparently they are.
 
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