Street Fighter producer and veteran Capcom developer Yoshinori Ono will be quitting Capcom this summer, he announced on Sunday. He expressed criticism on Twitter of this year’s Capcom Pro Tour tournament structure which was moved entirely online, due to the coronavirus pandemic, and has disclosed his impending departure.

“I’ve been with the Street Fighter brand for ages, having experienced good times, bad times, and even non-existent times,” Ono says. “My heart is filled with appreciation to those players who’ve been giving warm and kind support on the brand especially little over the past decade or so as all the activities on the Street Fighter brand regained sunshine and grew its liveliness.
“And now, after serving almost 30 years at Capcom, I am leaving the company this summer. Meaning I will resign my position as the brand manager for Capcom’s various titles including Street Fighter.”

Ono became affiliated with Capcom in the’90s working as a sound producer on the Street Fighter series. One of his best works is in Street Fighter 4 which he produced reviving the brand after an almost decade-long hiatus. He was an executive producer on a variety of Capcom projects, including Monster Hunter and Darkstalkers, and also oversaw Dead Rising studio Capcom Vancouver as director.