Blanka, Cody, Dudley, Elena, Guy and Sakura will be playable and from Tekken. "The new characters fighting their way onto Street Fighter X Tekken are. As a reminder, the retail version of the game will be the only disc-based version consumers will need to own and all future upgrades will come from post-launch DLC. "More specifics regarding pricing, dates and other additional exciting DLC plans for Street Fighter x Tekken will be shared at a later date. "The character information and files were intentionally included on retail versions of the PS3 and Xbox 360 game to save hard drive space and to ensure for a smooth transition when the DLC is available, allowing players who choose not to purchase the content the ability to play against players that did.
"The playable characters will make their debut on the PS Vita system when the game is released this autumn, with the console and PC versions receiving them as DLC soon after. "Capcom has confirmed that twelve new fan-favourite characters will be available as downloadable content (DLC) on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC versions of Street Fighter X Tekken later this year," Capcom said.
Yesterday Capcom issued a statement explaining the decision - and confirmed the twelve characters will eventually be released for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 owners after the launch of the Vita version in the autumn. Fans reacted angrily yesterday after it emerged that the twelve characters thought to be exclusive to the PS Vita version of the crossover fighting game were in the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, due out this Friday - but locked.