Street Fighter 6 Open Beta Test Announced for PC and Consoles

has announced that an open beta test for Street Fighter 6 will run from May 19 to May 22, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam. The open beta will feature Ranked Match, Casual Match, Battle Hub Match, Open Tournament, Extreme Battle, Game Center, and Training Mode. It will also feature the same eight characters featured in the second closed beta test. An open beta announcement trailer was also released. Street Fighter 6 will launch on June 2 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam on June 2.

Full details via Capcom:

Note: Playable characters and content will be the same as in Closed Beta Test 2 held in December 2022.

The following Battle Hub features will be playable.

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

Chun-Li
Guile
Jamie
Juri
Ken
Kimberly
Luke
Ryu
Playable Stages

Carrier Byron Taylor
Genbu Temple
Metro City Downtown
The Macho Ring
Tian Hong Yuan
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

	Function	Description
Cabinet	Battle Hub Match	The match will begin when both you and another player sit down at a battle cabinet. You can go into Training Mode while you wait for a match. You can also spectate while others are playing.
	Extreme Battle	The rules and gimmicks of Extreme Battle change every day. You can go into Training Mode while you wait for a match or spectate while others are playing.
	Game Center	Enjoy the classics once again in this area. This is single player content that changes daily. You can also spectate while others are playing.

	Function	Description
Events	Tournaments	Tournament are held periodically. Go to the event counter to enter.
	Challenges	Complete various challenges to receive rewards in the form of Drive Tickets.
	Hub Goods Shop	Use Fighter Coins and Drive Tickets here to obtain gear for your avatar.
	Fighter Coins (FC)	Provided as a first-time gift during the Closed Beta Test. Please obtain them through the News section of the Multi-menu.
	Drive Ticket (DT)	Obtainable by completing challenges or entering events.

	Function	Description
Menu	Device	Use your handheld device to change your avatar’s gear and set what emotes to use.
	Battle Settings	Turn on Fight Request for Ranked/Casual Match, set up your favorite character, and adjust commentary and other battle-related settings.
	Multi Menu	Access Capcom Fighters Network, Rewards (Challenges), News, and Options from this menu.

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