Street Fighter 6 Will Show Both Players Whichever Map They Selected
As revealed by the currently ongoing closed beta, Street Fighter 6 will allow both players to view whichever map they selected, even if those two maps are completely different.
Street Fighter 6 seems to be the gift that just keeps on giving. A select number of players have had access to the game over the past few days thanks to a closed beta period, which means that tons of smaller details and gameplay features have been shared on social media, including things like Kimberly's special move gaining lyrics if two players use it at the same time.
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One of the most interesting additions to Street Fighter 6 that really shows how much effort Capcom has put into the game is the fact that both players can select and see completely different stages when playing online. While in a lobby, players can select their default stage to make sure they get a specific selection every time, and it'll show no matter what the other opponent selected, a first for the series and, to my knowledge, a first for fighting games.
This was pointed out first by Twitter user andihero, who realised that two players fighting on the same map can be seeing completely different stages depending on where they picked. In andihero's example, the same fighters can be seen on the training grid map, and in an MMA arena.
For those wondering how this is even possible, it seems to confirm that each Street Fighter 6 map is the exact same length as one another, and that it's really just the backdrop that changes every time. Unlike some of the more recent Mortal Kombat games, Street Fighter 6 doesn't have any kind of interactive environments, which makes it pretty feasible to just be able to swap out the
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