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$150 — That’s what it will cost you to buy the officially licensed, Mad Catz-produced, S-kill and MarkMan-designed, Sanwa-inclusive, Capcom-approved “Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition” controller you see immediately above, on February 20th, 2009.

The official Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition controller for Sony PS3 was designed for fighting game fans to recreate the quality, gameplay and precision found in arcades. Using the exact Sanwa joystick and 30mm buttons found in official Street Fighter IV arcade machines, along with realistic spacing and an eight-button layout, the Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition brings the true arcade experience right into your home. With separate turbo settings for each button and the best components, prepare yourself for hours of competition, no quarters necessary.

That is, if any are left, when all you Street Fighter junkies hear the official description (after the jump) and realize you can preorder these puppies right now at Amazon.com and GameStop. According to the product listing, there are “very limited quantities available…”

Links, pictures, the five SFIV gamepads, and notable differences between the sticks are just a click away.

Amazon.com — where you can find the whole Mad Catz SFIV lineup for your preorder delight — also houses first official descriptions of what the the sticks will contain. And true to Capcom’s word, it appears the $150 Tournament Edition units will feature quality parts: