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Yoshinori Ono, one of the producers of the Street Fighter series, will leave Capcom later this year.
— Yoshinori Ono (@Yoshi_OnoChin) August 9, 2020
Expressing his gratitude to Street Fighter players and the fighting game community as a whole, Ono didn’t provide a reason for his departure in the post to his Twitter account. Ono has been the producer of every Street Fighter title since 1998, and has also lent his talents to Devil May Cry, the Onimusha series, and Darkstalkers Resurrection. “My heart is filled with appreciation to those players who’ve been giving warm and kind support on the brand especially little over the past decade or so as all the activities on the Street Fighter brand regained sunshine and grew its liveliness,” he said.
The future of Street Fighter is bright, and he is sure that the series will continue to be “extraordinary” for the team and the players . “I will look forward to seeing the new Street Fighter brand and how it’s going to be expanded, as just one of regular gamers next time around,” he added. In addition, the announcement has confirmed the speculation that Street Fighter 6 will be helmed by a different producer.
Street Fighter 5 is out now for PC and PlayStation 4.
