Tekken X Street Fighter is confirmed canceled by Katsuhiro Harada [Updated: on hold]

[Update – June 21 @ 9:30 PM ET]: Following the report beneath, Katsuhiro Harada took to Twitter to clarify that Tekken X Road Fighter is definitely not canceled, however “remains to be pending.” In accordance with Harada, the preliminary report got here out of a translation error. He clarifies, saying “as much as 30% of the event was in progress, however now it’s nonetheless pending.”

“We’re nonetheless hopeful that TKxSF will resume growth when the chance arises,” Harada wrote. “Nevertheless, such a title can’t be moved only for the comfort of 1 firm when it comes to advertising and branding, and it additionally impacts one another’s growth sources.
For now, we’re simply ready for the suitable alternative.”

The unique story is as follows.

Means again in 2012, a crossover of combating recreation giants was revealed. In what ought to have been saved for an enormous reveal at E3 that 12 months, at Comedian Con 2011 Road Fighter X Tekken was first proven to the world. The then-producer of the Road Fighter sequence, Yoshinori Oni, and still-producer of Tekken, Katsuhiro Harada, stated the crossover was to be a two-game enterprise. Road Fighter X Tekken, developed by Capcom, would deliver the 3D characters of Tekken into the 2D world of Road Fighter. Then the oldsters at Bandai Namco would deliver the 2D characters of Road Fighter into the 3D world of Tekken with Tekken X Road Fighter. Properly, time handed and, now in 2021, we lastly have phrase from Harada that Tekken X Road Fighter was formally canceled.

He did so in his “Harada’s Bar” sequence of movies, the place Harada makes drinks and chats with numerous figures within the gaming trade. Whereas talking with the director of Tekken 7, Kouhei Ikeda, they lastly stated what all of us already gathered years in the past. The sport solely made it to about 30% in its growth earlier than getting drop-kicked. Ikeda and Harada say that lots of the characters, noting Chun-Li and Dhalsim particularly, made the transition to 3D very nicely. Shortly after the sport’s announcement, the workforce launched some 3D fashions, idea artwork, and some different bits right here and there concerning the undertaking. However that ended up being all we’d ever see.

When Road Fighter X Tekken launched, it had a bumpy begin to say the least. The primary model of the sport was wildly unbalanced, filled with glitches, and was the middle of one of many largest on-disc DLC controversies of the time. Half the roster was on the disc and locked behind a wall. Whereas many individuals dropped off from the sport, the ultimate model, Model 2013, was very nicely obtained and remains to be performed in small circles to at the present time.

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Oh, what might have been…

Lots of people, myself included, waited for information on the second recreation on this deliberate crossover, Tekken X Road Fighter. Days went to months, months went to years, and over time most individuals assumed the undertaking was DOA (no, not Lifeless or Alive). Harada claimed at a number of factors over time that the undertaking was nonetheless in early growth. Then, in 2016, Harada admitted that the sport was “on maintain.” In PR converse, this typically means “it ain’t ever popping out.” Harada additionally cited the wild success of Tekken 7 as a purpose why placing extra time into Tekken X Road Fighter appeared not price it on the time.

Whereas we will lament that Tekken X Road Fighter was canceled, some good did come out of it. The event of Tekken X Road Fighter bought us Akuma in Tekken 7. This was cool for anybody who hasn’t been on the receiving finish  f a 90% injury combo from him, however I digress. It might nonetheless be good if at the very least a number of extra Road Fighter characters might make it into Tekken 7 as DLC.

I imply, if freakin’ Negan and Noctis can, why not the likes of Chun-Li and Ryu? That’s up for Capcom to determine, although. So, like us followers of Darkstalkers, Dino Disaster, and Energy Stone, don’t maintain your breath.