{"id":53334,"date":"2025-10-27T14:06:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=53334"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:06:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:06:59","slug":"capcom-is-not-changing-its-mind-on-street-fighter-6-paid-tournament-tickets-citing-need-for-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/capcom-is-not-changing-its-mind-on-street-fighter-6-paid-tournament-tickets-citing-need-for-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Capcom is not changing its mind on Street Fighter 6 paid tournament tickets, citing need for &#8220;sustainability&#8221;\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The announcement that the Capcom Cup 12 Finals and Street Fighter League (SFL) World Championship 2025 would be streamed live via pay-per-view caught many people (<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/street-fighter-6-developers-were-also-shocked-about-tournament-pay-per-view-tickets-internal-discussions-ongoing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">including the Street Fighter 6 developers themselves<\/a>) by surprise. After much backlash, game director Takayuki Nakayama said that Capcom would be <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/takaNakayama\/status\/1973626143187280262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conducting an internal discussion<\/a> about these once free-to-watch events. Unfortunately, it seems that Capcom is pushing through with its pay-per-view monetization, whether fans like it or not.\u00a0Although the new statement is somewhat ambiguous, tickets are still scheduled to go on sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is an update regarding the announcement made on September 28 about the introduction of Pay-Per-View live streaming for CAPCOM CUP 12 and Street Fighter League: World Championship 2025. We would like to share the background behind this decision and provide information on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ScQem3W3BV\">pic.twitter.com\/ScQem3W3BV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Capcom Fighters (@CapcomFighters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapcomFighters\/status\/1982422369953358253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Capcom Fighters official X account, the decision to introduce pay-per-view was made to \u201cpromote Capcom\u2019s esports business in a sustainable manner over the medium-to-long term.\u201d Its ultimate goal is to grow the tournaments into \u201cinternationally competitive events\u201d (which is unusual, considering many Capcom-sponsored Street Fighter tournaments are already global in scale). Capcom has acknowledged the differing opinions regarding the matter, and is currently in the process of discussing pay-per-view options with all related parties, though it has said this process will take some time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1349\" height=\"757\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251027-53334-001.jpg\" alt=\"Capcom ticked prices\" class=\"wp-image-53337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251027-53334-001.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251027-53334-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251027-53334-001-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the negative criticism, pricing details for pay-per-view tickets (which were initially announced for late October) will push through once the coordination process has been completed. While the Capcom 12 Finals and SFL World Championship 2025 pay-per-view details have yet to be announced, SFL: Pro-JP Playoffs and Grand Finals tickets will start as scheduled on November 12.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though this isn\u2019t a consolation, Capcom has said that it will provide clearer updates regarding its esports events in the future, be it through social media, its official website, or through its public relations representatives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several comments have already called Capcom\u2019s announcement \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ItsDaniPlays\/status\/1982433271125512197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">empty<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shakyfgc\/status\/1982437121215660182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ironic<\/a>\u201d, given that pay-per-view tickets are going on sale regardless of fans\u2019 opinions. Others are hoping that Capcom will find <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/biachunli\/status\/1982462584390365557\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other, non-exclusive ways to make its money back<\/a>, such as with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Shaqkee\/status\/1982432590964638160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">limited-time purchasable skins or stages<\/a>. Given the number of people who watch the culmination of live Street Fighter events, there is bound to be a better way to make a profit without alienating a good part of the fanbase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related articles:\u00a0<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/capcom-replaces-disqualified-street-fighter-6-art-contest-winning-entry-with-its-own-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capcom replaces disqualified Street Fighter 6 art contest winning entry with its own art<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/street-fighter-6-sees-massive-player-count-spike-following-swimsuit-skin-and-sagat-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Street Fighter 6 sees massive player count spike following swimsuit skin and Sagat release<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following backlash, Capcom has issued a statement on its decision to introduce paid tickets for viewing Street Fighter 6 tournaments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":53336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-53334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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