Dude's got muscles in his spit

You're going to need to stall the bin men this morning, because your aging PlayStation 3 fight stick still has a purpose. While you may be forgiven for thinking that your joystick is out of action, Capcom has confirmed that classic arcade pads will be compatible with Street Fighter V on the PlayStation 4 after all. No need to break the bank over any expensive new accessories, then.

The publisher has also responded to rumours that Alex will be the first DLC character added to the brawler, starting next month. As previously promised, you'll be able to purchase the Street Fighter III favourite using Fight Money, which you'll earn in-game. Alternatively, you'll be able to plump up some real money to snag the all-new challengers.

There's no word on how easy these extra arrivals will be to unlock, but we're assuming that you'll need to play a lot if you don't want to fork out real-world funds. These characters aren't exactly inexpensive to add, though, so we're cool with that – within reason, of course. We'll have lots more information next week, when our full review of the PS4 console exclusive runs.

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