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Street Fighter 6’s closed beta starts round one in OctoberDid someone say DJ booth?
Did someone say DJ booth?
Capcom have revealed a closed beta weekend for upcoming fighting sequelStreet Fighter 6, running from October 7th to 10th. The beta will feature crossplay across Steam and current-gen consoles. How have Capcom chosen to announce this? With a bunch of lads dancing around with boxes on their heads, that’s how. Check out the truly bizarre yet swagger-laden trailer below.
Street Fighter 6 - Closed Beta Test Announce TrailerCapcom are staging a Street Fighter 6 closed beta in October.Watch on YouTube
Street Fighter 6 - Closed Beta Test Announce Trailer
Now that we’ve got that out of the way, here are the deets for the beta. If you sign up for it before September ends then you’ll have the opportunity to play as eight characters: Ryu, Chun Li, Jamie, Luke, Kimberly, Juri, Guile and Ken. That’s a decent batch of classic characters and fresh faces. You can try out character creation in the game’s Battle Hub, but it’ll only be possible once for this beta.
We also got a better look at the game’s single-player World Tour mode in a new trailer, which you see below. It’s good to see my boys Dhalsim, Blanka and E. Honda back in action again. You’ll be able to Tiktok makeover your own World Tour character a fair bit, but the best part is getting to Hadouken and Spinning Bird Kick your way around the city. Tiger Uppercutting random civilians seems like an extreme response to settle minor disputes while out and about though, but this is a game called Street Fighter after all. I mean, who’d play Street Apologiser?
Street Fighter 6 - World Tour, Fighting Ground, Battle Hub Game Mode TrailerStreet Fighter 6’s open-world World Tour sees your character going for a punchy wander.Watch on YouTube
Street Fighter 6 - World Tour, Fighting Ground, Battle Hub Game Mode Trailer
Street Fighter 6 is shaping up to be a weirdly interesting entry in the 35-year-old beat ‘em up series, after some initialshenaniganssurrounding its logo. I like the sound of its real-time commentary from people in the fighting game community. Capcom revealed at this week’s Tokyo Game Show that esports commentator Kosuke Hiraiwa and singer Demon Kakka were lending their voices to Street Fighter 6.
Street Fighter 6’s closed beta runs between October 7th and 10th. You can sign up for the beta at Capcom’s sitehere. The game proper is due out in 2023 onSteam, as well as Xboxes and PlayStations.
