Ibuki Debuts As May’s ‘Street Fighter V’ DLC Gets Pushed To June

If you were eagerly anticipating the next character to join the Street Fighter V roster, looks like we’re going to have to wait another month.

Despite promising a character a month, the third fighter of the fighting game’s first season of characters wasn’t revealed until the end of May. When the month came and went, Capcom confirmed that she wouldn’t be ready as anticipated. Instead launching alongside the long awaited story mode at the end of June, the company is promising to be more upfront with their schedule going forward. As expected, fans such as myself didn’t take too kindly to the news since the delay wasn’t confirmed until the end of the month the character was scheduled for, adding to the issues the game has gone through since its February release.

Then again, it’s looking like the team is putting the extra time to good use. Bringing back Ibuki from Street Fighter III, it’s clear from her debut trailer that her ninja bombs and air dash will give her plenty of new tools to work with in her upcoming appearance. Fighting with a much more flashy take on her typical move set, players will have plenty to work with when the ninja is finally released.

With Balrog, Juri and Urien on their way, we still have plenty to look forward to as Street Fighter V pushes towards the second half of its first season. What do you think of Ibuki, the delay, or how it was handled?