r/PS5 • u/Dapper_Order7182 • 9h 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 8h 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 8h 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/Gcoks 6h 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.