At a November 6, 1996 press conference, Capcom announced that the home version of "X-Men vs. Street Fighter" would be exclusive to the Saturn. Facing ongoing accusations of favoritism towards the Saturn (due to the perceived superiority of the Saturn version of "Street Fighter Alpha 2" over the PlayStation version, and the home version of "" being Saturn exclusive), Capcom later rescinded this announcement, stating instead that PlayStation and Saturn versions of "X-Men vs. Street Fighter" would be released simultaneously and would both be arcade-perfect. However, the PlayStation version was not released until February 26, 1998 in Japan, where it was renamed "X-Men vs. Street Fighter: EX Edition". The PlayStation port was also released in North America on June 11, 1998, and Europe in November 1998.