New Patch For STREET FIGHTER 30TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION Removes Akuma From Ranked Matches

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is a game that compiles 12 classic arcade Street Fighter games that go from the original Street Fighter, all revisions of Street Fighter II, 3 Street Fighter Alpha games, and the 3 versions of Street Fighter III—making Anniversary Collection the ultimate Street Fighter game.

Like any major Street Fighter release, the 30th Anniversary Collection will be getting a patch that will improve on a few things across all platforms, as well as removing Akuma from Ranked Mode in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Akuma was first introduced in Super Street Fighter II Turbo but it wasn't a playable character per se, but there were certain requirements that needed to be met before even getting to fight him—as well as a code to make him a playable character.

It turns out Akuma was selectable in the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo and the character is pretty unbalanced and, for the lack of a better word, broken. A new patch coming to the game on the 28th of June will remove him from Ranked matches, making the whole situation a bit more fair to players around the world. Akuma will not be removed from the game, though, and will still be selectable via the code to unlock him—he just won't be available online.

There are other patch notes for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam versions of the game that fix some major issues found by players. The Nintendo Switch version of the game is still taking some more time but will also be patched soon, as promised by Capcom.

The patch notes are as follow:

PlayStation 4:

 

• A matchmaking filter has been added. Users will now be able to select the minimum connection strength for opponents to match up with online
• Lobby issues have been improved
• Akuma is no longer playable in Ranked Mode for Super Street Fighter II Turbo
• Street Fighter III: New Generation and Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact - Giant Attack now output sound in stereo
• Various localization improvements

 

Xbox One:

• Akuma is no longer playable in Ranked Mode for Super Street Fighter II Turbo
• Street Fighter III: New Generation and Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact - Giant Attack now output sound in stereo
• Various localization improvements
• Note: The Xbox One version of Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection currently uses Microsoft’s system for optimizing matchmaking for users with strong signals. Therefore, a matchmaking filter was not implemented

 

Steam:

• A matchmaking filter has been added. Users will now be able to select the minimum connection strength for opponents to match up with online
• A fix for direct input controllers where some users were unable to use diagonal movements
• Akuma is no longer playable in Ranked Mode for Super Street Fighter II Turbo
• Street Fighter III: New Generation and Street Fighter III: 2 Impact - Giant Attack now output sound in stereo
• A matchmaking filter has been added. Users will now be able to select the minimum connection strength for opponents to match up with online

 

Switch (Coming Soon):

We are currently wrapping up work on the Switch version of this patch, which should also improve matchmaking for players. We want to ensure we deliver the best quality of fixes and require a little more time to do so for this version. We’ll be sure to notify you once we have a solid release date. Thank you for your patience!

Relive the last three decades of Street Fighter with Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Steam! Polish your skills in Training Mode, test your prowess against other players online, and journey through 30 years of history, all in Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection!