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Capcom's business model is to force a sequel every 5-6 years. Fans all thought (still think) that Street Fighter 4 was arguably the best release of the franchise. But Capcom pushed for SF5 to be made in the name of the tournament scene that was just beginning to boom into mainstream media (Evo being in a Vegas coliseum became a thing to pay attention to). But that game was made for tournament players, and was/is really hard for casuals to pick up and play. It even took almost all of the 5 years worth of DLC patches and balances to make it something that non-pros could finally enjoy. But then Capcom, again, forced SF6 to be made because the hype of "a new Street Fighter game" was creeping up while the DLC money they made was coming to an end. So, they started building a new fighting system, but it had to be remade because it wasn't easy enough for casual players to figure out. Capcom then hired a new overseer to take over, and kinda remade everything they already had from scratch.
But nonetheless... What Capcom mostly learned from dropping SF4 for SF5 was that they made a lot of money through basic DLC - characters, levels, and costume packs - and that's why each main game entry into the franchise creates tons of new looks for the classic characters. So, new costumes kinda don't matter, even if they are the defaults, and it's mostly because fans still buy the original designs for very new game anyways. That's why this SF6 Cammy costume, let alone all the potential default SF6 costumes, isn't meant to last. SF7 is definitely going to come in another 5-7 years depending on how the pro-tournament scene plays out, and SF7 is definitely going to give us new costumes all designed and based on whatever the ethics department of Capcom has set up for western media. But one thing that's for sure is that every Street Fighter release has provided all the classic costumes through DLC because that's what the majority of fans all recognize and want. So, for Prime 1 to give the small group of Street Fighter statue collectors this specific SF6 design instead of the classic look is just an odd business choice, imo. Even PCS would release three statues at a time with three different looks to satisfy all collector's needs (current, classic, alpha).
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