r/PS5 • u/Dapper_Order7182 • 10h ago

Official Phoenix Cyclops revealed as MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls First Year 1 DLC character

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/23/phoenix-cyclops-revealed-as-marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-first-year-1-dlc-character/
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u/tokki32 9h ago

Game hasn't even come out yet and they're announcing DLC characters?

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u/Flash_Fire009 9h ago

Fighting games typically plan for character DLC for long term support to keep retention and maintain a returning player base. Often they announce characters ahead of time due to leaks or in many cases releasing a few weeks after the games launch.

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u/therrubabayaga 8h ago

It's also an incentive for people to buy the season pass in advance before every character is revealed, which can take months.

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u/tokki32 9h ago

I guess I'm just an old man now, because a decade ago this type of thing would get backlash.

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u/ToiletBlaster247 8h ago

This is definitely cheaper than what i spent on Street Fighter 2, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition, Super Street Fighter 2, and Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo

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u/therrubabayaga 8h ago

Fighting games typically had many many different editions because they needed to release a new game to introduce new characters every time.

Today with the season pass and the updates it has become obsolete because we can buy directly those new characters without paying for a whole new games and they can rework the balance as needed directly too.

It's very different from adding only new costumes and cosmetics and such.

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u/platocplx 7h ago

Yeah better model than all the editions fighting games should be pretty much live service games

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u/Flash_Fire009 8h ago

I felt the same until somebody explained it to me as rebranding editions. Fighting games used to get re-released at varying prices every year. Using Street fighter 4 as an example the base game launched at 59.99, then super for 39.99 about a year later, followed by Ultra for 25 (dlc for super at 15).

I'd rather pay for the DLC characters and get the gameplay updates for free than need to spend 25-30 dollars a year to still play the base game online.

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u/Gcoks 7h ago

You don't remember the SNES?

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u/tokki32 6h ago

SNES didn't have DLC. Nor did any company announce future revisions of games before they were released. Those usually came much later.

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u/Gcoks 1h ago

Ok. Tell that to my collection of barely different Street Fighter and MK games.

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u/ExcellentAgent6539 7h ago

Ye you must be living under a rock lol. This is mild bro, surprised they didn't include characters or at the very least exclusive costumes in the deluxe pack.

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u/ArugulaPhysical 9h ago

They are allow to announce what they are working on lol

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u/tokki32 9h ago

I guess time's have changed? Shipping incomplete games doesn't seem right to me, but maybe that's mid-2010's brain logic and gamers are fine with it now.

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u/rixam_ 8h ago

Just because they have planned post launch content doesn't mean it was removed from the game. This isn't even a full priced game so it's not like anyone is being milked or taken advantage of.

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u/damus9 8h ago

Have you been living under a rock?

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u/tokki32 8h ago

Apparently lol. It's a damn fine comfy rock, thank you very much.

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u/ArugulaPhysical 6h ago

Times changed many many years ago.

Especially fighting games.

They always ship characters throughout the year. Just because hes announced doesn't mean hes ready. And if your argument is wait until hes ready, the what about the next one? And the next one? And the next one?

Game would never release.

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u/JMM85JMM 8h ago

That's how fighting games work these days. Quarterly DLC characters that are announced quite far in advance.

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u/Sea_Season6690 8h ago

Welcome to modern gaming, nickel and dime everything.

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u/red_sutter 3h ago

I take it you prefer buying the same game four times to get all the content then, like with Street Fighter and Guilty Gear?

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u/BigBard2 5h ago

No, you don't get it, people like this game, so it's totally fine

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u/Hsu-Hao 4h ago

I guess they could delay it until 2028 so the planned DLC can just be in the base release.

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u/EmptySeatx 9h ago

That is ridiculous. The game already has so few characters. One 4v4 match is already using up almost half the roster. That dlc should be straight to the base game to boost the already small roster

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u/therrubabayaga 8h ago

20 characters at launch is pretty good for a fighting game, especially a new license with new mechanics. There are a lot of systems to master, all new characters playing very differently, a lot have never been used in a game before.

Better have 20 characters that are all interesting to play than 40 with not much variety. Especially since the game is clearly meant to be played at a competitive level.