Street Fighter 5 Tournament Ditches PlayStation for PC

For the upcoming Capcom Cup tournament, featuring the best Street Fighter 5 players, there will be

Only computers can be used. This became known from the Capcom Fighters Twitter post:

No hardware information availableis provided, but the note states that the monitors will use a refresh rate of 144 Hz. This is expected to reduce input lag – The time it takes for the system to process a button press on a keyboard or controller and display the action on the screen. Low latency in games is a necessity for professional players, where a missed shot can significantly change the game.

That is why they will not be used at the tournamentPlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, the delay in which leaves much to be desired. In a tournament during the COVID-19 pandemic where the PlayStation 4 was the choice, many players switched to PC as in-person events were canceled and most tournaments took place online, – says professional Street Fighter 5 player Arman Hanjani, who also goes by the nickname Phenom.

“We've all been playing mostly on PC for the last few years, – says Khanjani, – This makes the game feel better.

Probably this and the fact that the game works betteron PC, and was the catalyst for Capcom's decision. Other professional players such as Arturo Sanchez have long been pushing for tournaments to move from PlayStation to PC.

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