Whoever was the head of the wrestling license since 1998 leaves the company and leaves the popular saga, which continues. Official statement.
Yoshinori Ono, the head of Street Fighter for nearly 30 years, has announced his departure from Capcom without making clear his new professional goals. The message, known through an official statement published on the social network Twitter, serves as a farewell to the community; but the reasons for the Japanese developer to disassociate himself from what has been his home for several decades have not transcended.
Street Fighter will continue to exist without him: there will be new deliveries
“I’ve been in the Street Fighter franchise for a long time, experiencing good times, bad times, and even some nonexistent,” added Ono in the statement after a brief introduction aimed at the Street Fighter community. “My heart fills with appreciation for those players who have been giving warmth and support to the series, especially during the last decade, when all the activities of the Street Fighter franchise have returned to shine and grow.”
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– Yoshinori Ono (@Yoshi_OnoChin) August 9, 2020
Also, Ono has revealed that the saga is still going on, but he will no longer be in charge of any tasks. Capcom, as mentioned in the note, ensures that “a new generation will continue to take care of the Street Fighter franchise and lead the World Warriors”, which are tournaments organized around intellectual property. “They will continue to make Street Fighter extraordinary,” he insists. From now on, you will observe the evolution of the series as one more external agent, at the expense of knowing whether or not an eventual Street Fighter VI is a reality in the future on the new generation of consoles.
Yoshinori Ono
Ono, who ends with a heartfelt farewell, has not even revealed what he is going to do from now on in a professional capacity, nor if he has in mind to develop new fighting video games in the future in another publisher or independently, as others have done. Capcom colleagues in the past who now have their own studios.
Street Fighter V Champions Edition is the latest official release in the series, the complete and definitive edition of the most recent numbered iteration of the license. The game is available on PS4 and PC; coming soon, in 2021, there will be a new season pass with new fighters.
