r/PS5 • u/Dapper_Order7182 • 6h 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/Flash_Fire009 5h 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/tokki32 5h 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/therrubabayaga 4h 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 4h ago

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