Today Capcom announced that it'll host an open beta for the highly-anticipated fighting game Street Fighter 6.
According to the announcement, the beta will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, and it'll be accessible to everyone with a Capcom ID account. You won't need a PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold account to play online in the beta, but, of course, it'll be required in the full release of the game.
The timing will be from 12:00 a.m. PDT on May 19 to 11:59 p.m. PDT on May 21. For those in other time zones, the ebeta will take place between 3:00 a.m. EDT on May 19 and 2:59 a.m. EDT on May 22, 8:00 a.m. BST on May 19 and 7:59 a.m. BST on May 22, and 9:00 a.m. CEST on May 19 and 8:59 a.m. CEST on May 22.
Below you can check out a trailer and read a full list of playable content, which will be the same as the closed beta in December but including adjustment, character balance updates, and similar tweeaks.
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
You can customize your avatar that appears in the Battle Hub when you play the game for the first time.
Please note that you cannot save or load avatar recipes, or remake your avatar during the Closed Beta.
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
Street Fighter 6 is releasing on June 2, 2023. The game is returning to its multiplatform roots and will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Additionally, an arcade version will be released through Taito, though it may only be available in Japan for the time being.
Recently, we've seen many gameplay clips showcasing full matches played by the developers including Cammy versus Manon, Lily versus E. Honda, Marisa versus Manon, Dee Jay versus Dhalsim, Blanka versus JP, and Zangief versus Marisa. We recently also learned that Japanese actress Hikaru Takahashi joined the roster of commentators for the Real-Time Commentary feature introduced for the game.
Last, but definitely not least, we learned that Rashid, A.K.I., Ed, and Akuma will come as DLC, characters respectively in Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Winter (after the new year in 2024), and Spring 2024.
