Capcom has announced that the next installment in the storied Street Fighter franchise is in development. Street Fighter 6 was revealed following the culmination of the Capcom Pro Tour.
Aside from the announcement itself, Cpacom shared a brief, 40-second teaser trailer that shows Ryu facing off against Luke, who Capcom said will “have a key role in the next Street Fighter project.” Outside of that, there’s not much more info to go on at this point.
There’s currently no word on a launch window or what platforms the fighting game may appear on. Capcom did say there would be more news to share sometime this summer.
Alongside the news of Street Fighter 6‘s existence, Capcom also revealed that the Capcom Fighting Collection would be arriving on June 24, 2022, for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The compilation title will be sold digitally and physically for $39.99 and bundled with the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection for $59.99. include 10 games:
- Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
- Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge
- Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire
- Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers’ Revenge
- Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of Vampire
- Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition
- Super Gem Fighter Minimix
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Red Earth
- Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness
Aside from the hype surrounding the inclusion of Darkstalkers games, the release will also mark the first time that Vampire Hunter 2 and Vampire Savior 2 have been released in the West, as pointed out by Capcom U.S.A. Senior Community Manager Yuri Araujo over on the PlayStation Blog.
Stay tuned for more on Street Fighter 6 and the Capcom Fighting Collection. You can learn more about the latter title over here.
Published: Feb 21, 2022 06:06 pm