Rumor: Street Fighter 6 Announcement Could Be Happening Soon
It was eight years between the release of Street Fighter 4 andStreet Fighter 5, which launched in 2008 and 2016, respectively. Even then, manyStreet Fighter fans said Street Fighter 5 arrived too early and that Street Fighter 4 deserved more focus. Now, in the midst of a pandemic that's stunted theStreet Fighter 5 competitive scene, Capcom seems poised to move forward. How fans will react is a mystery, given past controversies. But the Street Fighter 6 announcement may be arriving sooner than many expect.
A strange countdown was published on Monday by Capcom on its official website. The Capcom countdown is currently shown to have 5 days and 8 hours remaining before it reaches 0. That's on February 20 at what's believed to be 10:00 PM PT. There are no notable messages, images, or anything else of reference on the website outside the countdown itself. It's a big mystery. However, there are several persuasive arguments outside the countdown itself that the announcement will be Street Fighter 6.
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The first bit of evidence is that February 20 coincides with a major Street Fighter-related event. The Season Final of the Capcom Pro Tour for Street Fighter 5: Championship Edition runs from February 17 through February 20. That means that the countdown will likely end as the Season Final is playing out. Capcom is known to make fighting game-related announcements during big tournaments, and this is just such a situation.
Second, a notable Capcom-adjacent Twitter account retweeted the announcement of the countdown from Capcom. The Capcom Cap-Jams account, the team responsible for recent Street Fighter game music, shared the post along
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