'Street Fighter IV' to get multiple exclusive controllers

'Street Fighter IV' will be getting several exclusive controllers for its February 2009 PS3 and Xbox 360 launch.

The Tournament Edition joystick for both consoles, which recently made a stealthy appearance G4TV's X-Play, will feature actual Sanwa parts... just like the real arcade sticks. Shockingly priced at $149, the stick requires a $50 pre-order deposit at GameStop (confirmed by me) and is shockingly made by Mad Catz. Yes, that Mad Catz.

There will be a $79 version of the stick without the arcade caliber parts and a VERY cool digital game pad that looks just like an old Sega Genesis controller.

All the controllers should be available when the game releases... and word is that they will be quite rare.

We'll see.

Official Mad Catz info