In case you are not aware of the situation, last week Capcom decided to add sponsored content to
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition in the form of ads that show up in-game during matches, applied to the game's stages; in what seems to be one of the worst ideas the company has had in recent years.
These ads can be turned off by the player at the expense of not making any in-game money(or Fight Money as the game calls it). The problem with this is that without Fight Money, players can't purchase some content like additional costumes and colours—otherwise it takes a lot, and I mean a lot of grinding to get enough FM to purchase anything.
Needless to say, fans were not happy about the inclusion of this sponsored content. Recently, Executive Producer for
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Yoshinori Ono has addressed the sponsored content issue, stating that they appreciate the community's feedback and are looking into improving this new feature for players in the future.
By the looks of it, Ono and Capcom are not willing to get rid of the sponsored content any time soon—which is really a problem since
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is a game that players pay full price for, and the game is introducing ads like it was some free-to-play game. Again, this is one of the worst ideas Capcom has had in recent years, hitting a whole new low for the video game industry that is already getting players fed up with stuff like loot boxes.
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is a brand-new disc that includes all base content from the original Street Fighter V release, Arcade Mode and a code for Character Pass 1 and 2 content, which includes 12 playable characters and 12 premium costumes.
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is currently available for the PlayStation 4 and Steam.