Capcom revealed a new trailer and more information on its upcoming Street Fighter 6. These details were shown during Sony’s State of Play Presentation on Thursday. The trailer has both an English and Japanese version and reveals the game’s 2023 release date. Lastly, the game features new characters, mechanics, and game modes.
The game’s returning cast includes Ryu, Chun-li, and Luke, the final playable DLC from Street Fighter V. One of the newest characters in the franchise includes Jamie, a breakdancing kickboxer, and Kimberly.
Street Fighter 6 Trailer: New Mechanics and Modes
The game’s new mechanics include the Drive system. This features a resource gauge that players can use to perform five different techniques: super armor move, a parry, EX (enhanced) special moves, a forward-moving rush attack, and a low damage reversal. The game will also include a classic control scheme, as well as a “modern” control scheme that makes specials easier to execute. In their description, Capcom describes the moves as,
Unlike the previous fighting game modes, such as local/online/arcade/training, the game will also have a single-player “World Tour” mode. With this is also a “Battle Hub” that provides players “a new and unique way to engage, communicate, and interact.” Lastly, the trailer shows a sort of open-world that involves fighting in a series of battles.
Street Fighter 6 will launch on PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. As previously mentioned, there is not a definite release date for the game as of yet.
