Street Fighter will be led by a “new generation” of developers, as flamboyant franchise boss Yoshinori Ono has quit Capcom after almost 30 years. The announcement comes amid rumours that Street Fighter 6 was planned for release in 2021, but the project was purportedly not progressing and is now allegedly scheduled for 2022.
Ono has been the face of the Street Fighter series for some time, having lobbied for the release of Street Fighter 4 internally, and effectively kickstarting a fighting game renaissance during the PlayStation 3 generation. He was the brand manager and executive producer on Street Fighter V, which has been a troubled release to say the least.
However, despite being known for Street Fighter – and his iconic Blanka figurine – Ono has also worked on titles like Onimusha, Devil May Cry, and Dead Rising. That’s quite the back catalogue. It’s unclear what the veteran’s future plans entail, although some have speculated he could end up at Bandai Namco, as he has a good relationship with Tekken’s Katsuhiro Harada.
[source twitter.com]
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Before this letter was release there were rumours going around that SF6 was in trouble and he was removed from the project. I wonder if he quit or was asked to quit...
Did good for street fighter ,by pushing for street fighter 4,but the fact that it got 4 versions,was hard to swallow,but we got over it.When sf5 followed,the same scheme,but this time with less content at launch,and simplied game play,i can not help,but feel this is the best decision,for both Capcom,and Ono(because oh his health),to part ways.
He was one of the few industry guys that I was genuinely happy to see appear on stage.
The sad thing about SFV is that in the end it's a great game but its reputation was forever tarnished by their approach to it and the pathetic state of the launch game.
These days I rarely buy a fighting game until what feels like something close to a Final Edition featuring all DLC characters comes out. Except King of Fighters; I know I'll buy KoF XV as soon as it comes out, unless they are somehow stupid enough to pull a SFV.
Good luck to him wherever he goes. Played a lot of fighting games thanks to this man.
Dang! With him and Tomonobu Itagaki gone, there's only 3 other iconic fighting game dev personalities I know left (Ed Boon, Ken Lobb, Katsuhiro Harada)!
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