Remember when it was fine that SFV was launching incomplete because it was supposed to have great legs?

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AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Wyrdness said:
Crazy to think that a mainline SF game is struggling to hit 2m people say that if it wasn't for the partnership it would have come out 2 years later but tbh that by the looks of things may have been a better option even with the partnership. Just let SFIV be competitive on PS4 for 2 more years then release SFV.

Artists thrive on restrictions. People like to pretend it's not true but it is. With no funding from Sony, Capcom would have had to work really hard and stretch the development out to get the game right; with the added bonus of two consoles getting the game. 

There are always hard restrictions whether your project is funded by someone else or not. Maybe they would have taken their time and made a better, more complete game without the Sony funding, maybe not. Though, if they had funding, and still put out a bare bones, free to play inspired DLC experiment, I have a hard time believing it would have been much if any better without the funding. Financially it would have been better for them, they'd have three fanbases to sell the game and more importantly DLC to instead of two. Microsoft found enough support for Killer Instinct to make three seasons. Street Fighter would have done well.