Capcom dropped a big surprise and revealed an upcoming open beta for Street Fighter 6, scheduled from May 19 to May 21. It's going to feature the same content from the closed beta conducted in December 2022. This also means that the release version will have adjustments like updated character balance.
That said, here's what players can expect in the open beta:
- Playable Content
- Character Creation (Only possible to create once)
- Ranked Matches
- Casual Matches
- Battle Hub Matches
- Open Tournaments
- Training Mode
- Hub Goods Shop
- Extreme Battles (Updates daily)
- Game Center (Updates daily)
- Challenges (Updates daily)
- DJ Booth
- Photo Spot
- Playable Characters
- Luke
- Jamie
- Ryu
- Chun-Li
- Guile
- Kimberly
- Juri
- Ken
- Playable Stages
- Metro City Downtown
- Genbu Temple
- Carrier Byron Taylor
- Tian Hong Yuan
- The Macho Ring
- Training Room
- Avatar Creation
- Players can customize their avatar that appears in the Battle Hub when they play the game for the first time.
- Available Features
- Cross-platform play
- Control types (Modern/Classic)
- Commentary
- Play-by-Play Commentators: Vicious/Tasty Steve/Aru/KOSUKE HIRAIWA
- Color Commentators: James Chen/Demon Kakka)
- CFN (Fighters List/Replays/Rankings)
- Online match Fight Request function
- Battle tutorials
- Battle settings
- Photo mode
Participation Conditions
To join the open beta, you need to meet these conditions:
- Meet the age requirements for the game based on the game rating system used in your region.
- Have the appropriate system requirements to participate.
- Have an account on your desired platform.
- Register a CAPCOM ID and link a platform.
If you meet the conditions, you can pre-download starting May 16. Learn more about the open beta.
Demo Version
While waiting for the open beta, you can also try the game through the demo version. Unlike the former, players can only try Luke and Ryu. Playable stages are also limited to the Genbu Temple and Training Room.
Street Fighter 6 is seen as the next evolution of the fighting game series with its combo of unique game innovations, offering three brand new game modes, Fighting Ground, World Tour, and Battle Hub. The game launches June 2 on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Pre-order is now available and players can choose between Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate Editions.
