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==Development== {{Expand section|date=November 2009}} Both console versions of ''Mega Man X4'' were released in Japan on August 1, 1997.<ref name="jprelease"/> A "Special Limited Pack" edition of the game included a Mega Man X [[action figure]].<ref>{{cite web | author=Johnson, Chris | date=August 4, 1997 | title=''X4'' Shows Off its Figure | url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/2467097.html?tag=result%3Btitle%3B4 | publisher=GameSpot | accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref> Originally, the American localization of the PlayStation version was put on hold after [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment America]] denied Capcom permission to release it in the United States. Neither ''[[Mega Man 8]]'' nor ''[[Mega Man Battle & Chase]]'' were initially approved by Sony as well.<ref>{{cite web | author=IGN Staff | date=May 13, 1997 | title=''MegaMan'' Killed? | url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/062/062624p1.html | publisher=[[IGN]] | accessdate=2010-06-22}}</ref> However, after persistant talks with the company, Capcom finally convinced Sony to allow ''Mega Man X4'' a localization on the PlayStation. The reasoning behind the delay was that it "had just gotten lost in Sony's back log of games waiting for approval".<ref>{{cite web | author=IGN Staff | date=July 22, 1997 | title=Oh ''Mega Man''! | url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/063/063263p1.html | publisher=IGN | accessdate=2010-06-24}}</ref> The PlayStation version was released on September 25, 1997; the Saturn version came out in the early part of the following week.<ref name="narelease"/> Customers who preordered either version of the game through Capcom's online store were given a ''Mega Man X4''-themed t-shirt.<ref>{{cite web | author=Johnson, Chris | date=September 10, 1997 | title=Capcom Offers Extras | url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/2467613.html?tag=result%3Btitle%3B3 | publisher=GameSpot | accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref>
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