Street Fighter 6 Has Been a Long Time Coming

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Capcom's fighting game franchise has been a video game industry staple for three and a half decades, and the developer honored the series' 35th anniversary with an announcement that fans have been waiting to hear for a long time. With the confirmation that Street Fighter 6 is officially in development, players that enjoy one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time have something to look forward to again. While the reception for Street Fight 5 might have been a little lukewarm compared to the success of some of its predecessors, hopefully Street Fighter 6 can learn the lessons from its launch and give players something truly incredible.

While Street Fighter 6's development was half-leaked during the massive data breach that Capcom suffered, fans are no doubt relieved to have it officially confirmed through the brief teaser shown at the end of the Capcom Pro Tour fighting game exhibition. Capcom also used this announcement to reveal a new compilation of fighting games for PS4, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch called the Capcom Fighting Collection. The collection of ten games will be out on June 24 and will include Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition, Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of Vampire, and Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, among others.

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Street Fighter 5 was released in 2016, and since then Capcom has been relatively quiet on the franchise. Although Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition was released in 2018, and Street Fighter V: Champion Edition came in 2020 to switch up the base game and add new characters, the intervening six years have brought little news of the franchise's continuation. Along with the periodic