Street Fighter 6 May Have Already Been Overshadowed By Capcom Fighting Collection

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Capcom's fighting game division has had a rough decade. Ever since Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 underperformed and Street Fighter X Tekken was a critical failure, the company has had a lot of trouble pleasing fans. Street Fighter 5 has reached a good state, but at launch it was a disaster. Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite was also a high-profile failure, and neither the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection nor Ultra Street Fighter 2: The Final Challengers were able to bring fans back. Many have simply checked out, content to wait until Capcom learns from its mistakes.

That time has seemingly arrived, as after a week-long countdown Capcom revealed Street Fighter 6. The next title in the genre-defining Street Fighter franchise was shown off with a brief CG trailer featuring Ryu and Street Fighter 5 newcomer Luke sporting a new design. This is exciting for several reasons, but the announcement felt low-key. It only had a couple of characters standing in a dark room, and the Street Fighter 6 logo also has a lot less energy than past titles. It already feels overshadowed by the game revealed just before it, Capcom Fighting Collection, which is bringing a lot of rare titles to modern consoles with new features.

Street Fighter 6: Who is Luke?

Right off the bat, Capcom Fighting Collection differentiates itself from other fighting game collections by focusing on less popular titles. Except for the upgraded home console port of Darkstalkers 3, the entire Darkstalkers franchise is available as half of this collection. A lot of Capcom history buffs and Darkstalkers fans are quite jazzed about this, as Vampire Hunter 2 and Vampire Savior 2 have never been released in North America. While these particular titles are not as well-regarded