Last week, Capcom made headlines after launching a mysterious countdown website that just ended today. While many hoped that the countdown would lead to the reveal of Resident Evil Village's highly anticipated DLC, it turned out to be the official announcement of Street Fighter 6.
While the official confirmation of the sequel may have taken some by surprise, it is worth noting that rumors about Street Fighter 6 have been rampant online. Not to mention, the Street Fighter franchise is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, making 2022 a reasonable time for the studio to talk about a new mainline Street Fighter game.
Before today's announcement, several pieces of evidence pointed to Street Fighter 6 being Capcom's next big project. One such clue was from a massive Capcom hack that transpired in 2020, which revealed a document revealing that Street Fighter 6 will be released in 2022. Of course, given that Capcom is yet to announce the game's release date, it is possible that Street Fighter 6 may not come until early 2023. Despite this, the fact that Capcom has revealed that Street Fighter 6 is in development is a step in the right direction.
The official announcement of Street Fighter 6 was accompanied by a short trailer. Unfortunately, the teaser doesn't show any actual gameplay, which may indicate that the game is still in its early stages. Additionally, the trailer showing the iconic character Ryu suggests that Street Fighter 6 would feature a more realistic art style than its predecessors. Capcom says that it will be revealing more information this summer, which would hopefully unveil Street Fighter 6's release date.
Although it is yet to be seen what Street Fighter 6 has to offer, fans hope that it will see a better launch than its predecessor, Street Fighter 5. It is worth remembering that the response to Street Fighter 5, released in 2016, did not live up to Capcom's expectations. However, subsequent releases such as Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition and Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition received a better response from fighting game fans.
Alongside Street Fighter 6, Capcom also announced via the official Street Fighter Twitter account to release a new compilation of ten fighting games on June 24, 2022. Titled Capcom Fighting Collection, this bundle features iconic fighting titles such as the entire Darkstalkers series and is slated to be released on the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
Street Fighter 6 is currently in development.