First Street Fighter V beta delayed

Following numerous technical issues during the early PS4-exclusive multiplayer beta test of Street Fighter V, Capcom has announced it will be delaying the rest of the event.

Capcom is offering an apology to everyone who participated in this first beta test. "While the purpose of a beta is to work out these type of issues, it was very clear that the issues we faced were more severe than we were prepared for. After three days of testing, while we were making progress and collecting valuable data, we felt the majority of players were not having a good experience, and the best course of action would be to take the servers offline for extended maintenance," the company said in a statement.

As a result, this beta phase has been postponed until the publisher is sure that the players will have a positive experience. This first beta test attempt will not count toward the previously announced beta test allotments. There will still be at least three full beta tests prior to the game’s launch. Capcom is also working on a worthwhile in-game incentive for the players that participated in the first beta test.

"We understand how frustrating it is to be so close to playing the game you are excited for, and to not have it working. The whole team here is very disappointed that we were unable to deliver a proper beta experience this time. Thank you so much for your continued support, and we promise that we will have a better experience for you with the future betas."

Street Fighter V is expected to launch in early 2016 for PlayStation 4 and PC.

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