The official PC version required hours of grinding or paid DLC to unlock characters like Blanka, Elena, Cody, Guy, Christie, Jack-X, and Bryan Fury. The v108 patch instantly unlocks all 55 playable characters (including the five exclusive "Color Editors").
Install the "No GFWL" Wrapper
The official game uses Games for Windows Live (GFWL), which is dead. The v108 patch automatically installs xlive.dll to bypass GFWL. Allow your antivirus to mark this as safe.
Verify Installation Launch the game. On the title screen, the version number in the bottom right should read "Ver. 1.08 (Modded)". street fighter x tekken pc version v108 patch new
Capcom released Street Fighter X Tekken v1.08 on PS3 and Xbox 360, but those updates are trapped on legacy hardware with poor netcode (delay-based, not rollback). The PC version is different.
Input Lag: Measured via high-speed cameras, the PC version of v1.08 has roughly 3 frames of input lag, compared to 6+ frames on consoles. For fighting games, this is night and day. The official PC version required hours of grinding
Q: My game crashes on startup after installing the mod.
→ Delete patch.cmn and patch.cmn.b from the \patch\ folder, then reinstall the mod.
Q: Online says “Versions do not match.”
→ You have a mod installed. Uninstall it (verify game files in Steam) to return to official v1.08. Install the "No GFWL" Wrapper The official game
Q: Can I play with friends on v1.08?
→ Yes – via Steam Remote Play Together or using the mod’s “Sync Fix” (included in the mod pack) for direct IP connections.
Q: Is there a v1.09 for PC officially?
→ No. Capcom abandoned PC after 1.08. Console players got up to v1.11. The mod is your only way to get those changes.
Vanilla SFxT’s gem system was a disaster. It was grindy and pay-to-win. The v108 patch replaces it with:
If you are still playing the vanilla v1.07, you are missing out. Here is what the new v108 patch delivers: