The new Street Fighter 5 update is highly awaited by fans since Akuma is now available as an inclusion to the second Season Pass. Capcom is taking their time in releasing their announcements and their director for licensing gave a good clue. The year 2017 is a great year for the game, however there is no assurance if it can gain back its annoyed fans.

Even if the game has not yet revealed further updates about it, it might have a bigger roadmap. Last year, the controversial fighting game have revealed a detailed roadmap for its plans. One of their five new characters, Akuma, is now available.

Licensing director John D said in a tweet that 2017 will be huge game for the year. Although this is still quite unclear, a new Street Fighter 5 update might be revealed soon. Capcom is likely to make the announcement about its four new characters within this year, according The Bit Bag.

John D also thanked those who supported Capcom throughout the good and the bad things that happened in 2016. He made a promise that 2017 will be a big year for them, and that haters will be left behind. The game's quitting issues have already been addressed, thus it is just fitting to expect more online maintenance. Some fans have stuck with the game despite the numerous problems that they have encountered, thanks to the online multiplayer.

Even if it is not yet perfect, the game's mechanics is the main reason why fans are still playing the game. John D's tweet about haters being left behind could mean that the lack of the game's Arcade Mode might not be addressed anymore. However, this is just a rumor and the line could just mean that John D does not care about the haters.