Street Fighter 6 is coming in 2023. It’s headed to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC as expected, but it’ll also be available for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. That will be the first time a new Street Fighter game has come to Xbox in more than a decade, but that’s not the only big change. Street Fighter 6 is also getting in-game, real-time commentary. So far, there are half a dozen announcers lending their talents to the game.
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Real-time commentary in Street Fighter 6, explainedUntil this point, commentary for fighting games has been mostly reserved for real-world tournaments with live announcers. Street Fighter 6 will be baking its commentary right into the game. As with sports game commentary in the likes of Madden or MLB The Show, the goal is to both add flavor and offer tips and strategies during each fight. Six commentators have been named thus far — three for English speakers and three for Japanese — though Street Fighter 6 will also offer subtitles in 13 languages. Below is the current list of names.
All announced Street Fighter 6 commentators Jeremy “Vicious” LopezLopez is covering English commentary in Street Fighter 6. He’s a lifelong player of the series, and he currently hosts and commentates for Street Fighter League and Capcom Pro Tour. Lopez often jokes about playing Sagat’s stunt double due to their resemblance.
AruAru is doing commentary in Japanese, though he’s appeared at Street Fighter events all over the world. Beyond 20 years’ worth of fighting game commentary, he’s also made the rounds on Japanese TV, radio, and streams. Prior to his hosting career, he was a competitive player too. He’d probably have thoughts on our list of
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