Street Fighter IV
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This page is for the original 2009 version. For expanded variants released from 2011 to 2014, see Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition.
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| Developers | |
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| Capcom | |
| Dimps | |
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| Capcom | |
| Russia | 1C Company[1] |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | July 3, 2009 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 91 |
| IGDB | 90 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Arcade, Fighting |
| Series | Street Fighter |
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Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Street Fighter IV a port of the 2008 arcade fighting game of the same name, featuring additional characters compared to the arcade original.
It was superseded by Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition in July 2011, but remained sold separately until November 2021, when it was taken down due to an "installation issue".[2]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- Official forums
- Street Fighter IV Subreddit
- Street Fighter Wiki
- Strategy guides
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SecuROM 7 DRM. | |
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| Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
Unavailable for purchase since November 2021, pending Capcom's investigation into an installation issue.[2] | |
- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 1]
Essential improvements
Skip launcher
Use the -play command line argument
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21660/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21660/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | In-game Vsync is broken.[4] | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Locked to 60fps; fixed frame rate has to be enabled to prevent broken game speed. | ||
Input
Input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Sound settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Background music, sound effects, voice | |
| Surround sound | Auto configures up to 5.1 output[5] | |
| Subtitles | Cutscenes | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
- English or Japanese voices can be set individually for each character after clearing Arcade Mode for the first time, as well as the cutscenes.
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 2 | |||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 2 | |||
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Issues fixed
"Fatal Error: An unhandled error occured / Game won't start on Windows 10"
| Update Games for Windows - LIVE[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Cutscenes | Windows Media Foundation | |
| Multiplayer | Games for Windows - LIVE |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon X1900 512 MB of VRAM |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/21660/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (21660) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ [1] - last accessed on 2023-05-30
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steam - Street Fighter® IV - Message from Capcom regarding Games for Windows Live - last accessed on 2021-11-21
- ↑ Games For Windows Live store is up! - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ VSync on causes input lag? - shoryuken forums - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023