CAPCOM plans to release multliple AAA titles each fisical year

[Darc Requiem]

Mar1217 said:

Darc Requiem said:

Street Fighter V is a "platform". Any updates are added as DLC. Any major title updates like Arcade Edition are free updates to the base game. SFV was really barebones at launch. It's actually a complete game now. They still need to update the netcode though. For all it's issues, Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite had better netcode. They need to bring that netcode over to SFV.

That's what happens when you rush a product just for the sake of E-Sports events.

I think that was part of it. The other was Sony paid for the development and funded the initial year of the Capcom Pro Tour for SFV. Prior to the exclusivity deal, Capcom said not to expect SFV until 2018. So in retrospect, the barebones nature of the game shouldn't have been a surprise.