In many ways, Street Fighter 6 is going to be the most unique entry in the series. It definitely adds more colour than any of the other games, and the Battle Hub introduces a whole new level of social interaction. Of course, there are many more features that make this next-gen game stand out among its predecessors, and the Capcom Pro Tour has just given us another one.
Street Fighter 6 will decide the winner of the Capcom Cup X, with $1 Million going to the winner. This is the largest cash purse in the history of the Capcom Cup. The overall prize pool for Capcom Cup Pro Tour will be over $2 million. Aside from the Battle Hub, the new features coming to Street Fighter 6 are Fighting Ground and World Tour. We'll be able to check them out once the game launches on June 2.
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As for the Battle Hub, this is an all new online feature that will essentially act as the game's social area. But that's not all you can do. You can buy new clothes for your avatar, challenge other players to a fight, and even play arcade versions of classic games like Final Fight and Street Fighter 2. According to producer Shuhei Matsumoto, the inspiration for this came during the Covid-19 induced lockdown.
"Especially with COVID, there’s not many opportunities to go to arcades and socialize with your friends," said Matsumoto. "So, we felt like, ‘What if we made an online version of an arcade? Are we able to do that within Street Fighter?’ That was a challenge we wanted to take on and recreate because we grew up in the era of going to arcades with our friends, and that’s something we have fond memories of."
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