Street Fighter is officially returning with Street Fighter 6, with Ryu, Chun-Li, and new and old friends taking center stage along with a whole new look for the classic fighting game’s graphics. It’s good timing, too, as the Street Fighter franchise turns 35 this year and is ready for a big comeback (Street Fighter 5 launched more than six years ago in 2016).
Interested in learning more? Wondering if Street Fighter 6 will be coming to your gaming platform of choice? Capcom’s going to be dropping more info from now up until launch. In the meantime, here’s everything we know and what you can expect.
While Street Fighter 6 doesn’t have a firm date yet, Capcom has given us an idea of when to expect it. During Sony’s June 2022 State of Play, the developer announced via a new trailer that Street Fighter 6 is coming summer 2023.
Unlike Street Fighter 5, the new entry in this series will no longer be a console exclusive. Street Fighter 6 will launch on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC simultaneously, which is great news for Xbox players in particular who missed out on the last entry.
Following a brief countdown in February 2022, Capcom released a teaser trailer officially announcing the upcoming Street Fighter 6, featuring a pose-off between Ryu and Luke, presumably before a battle. For longtime fans of the series, the trailer was particularly interesting for a few reasons, notably:
The next look at Street Fighter 6 came in Sony’s June 2022 State of Play, where we get a good vibe of the hip-hop, neon, street art style this game will have. It shows off a couple of characters, including fan favorites coming back like Chun-Li and Ryu, but the big reveal was the open-world World Tour mode taking place in Metro City. There are a few
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