Because of the positive response to Champion Edition, Capcom reversed course and announced one last season for Street Fighter 5, which included five new characters. Nakayama mentions that the whole team’s structure and communication techniques changed for Season 5 when they understood that direct connection with their player base was critical. Takayuki Nakayama and producer Shuhei Matsumoto were put at the head of the production for the next mainstream entry as a consequence of the fifth game’s successful turnaround.
