Prior to the global COVID-19 pandemic, most Street Fighter 5 tournaments were played using the PlayStation 4 version. As competitors can now participate in online events using the PC version, players have become more aware of issues that are exclusive to the PlayStation. 4.
Thanks to the efforts of FGC Translated, we have recently heard the thoughts of BST Daigo Umehara on the differences between the PlayStation 4 and PC versions of Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition.
“By the way, I played this game on PlayStation 4 today. It was a completely different game,” Daigo said. “It’s so different that learning to play this game on PC makes you weaker in the PlayStation 4 version. It could hurt your PC game. It’s just as different as Ultra Street Fighter 4 on Xbox and PlayStation. 4.”
Generally speaking, the PC version is often considered the top port of Street Fighter 5. It’s interesting to hear that Daigo claims that the two feel like completely different games from each other. Daigo even managed to explain a specific situation in which the result of a match could change depending on the version of the game being played.
“On the PlayStation 4, I confused Guile, who was squatting with his air fist,” Daigo continued. “It’s been a while since this happened. My reaction was good, but the squat hit hard. I was like ‘Oh, right. That’s what happened. “
In the first half of the video, Daigo talks about how hopeless Kage is looking for. Go to about 5:50 to listen to Daigo’s dialogue about comparisons between PC and PlayStation 4.