Here’s a view from one of the best in the business, the Wired Blog’s Chris Kohler. While I think he overstates the significance of the negative view of the hardcore (as the hardest of the hardcore SF fans for over 15 years, I can say that the hardcore are ALWAYS negative in advance, and relatively speaking I actually think people at SRK and beyond are hopeful overall and happy to see a new game), he has his finger on the pulse of a major motivation behind the game–bringing Street Fighter back to the streets.