Street Fighter 6 Demo Announced Alongside Year 1 DLC Fighters and Single-Player World Tour Details

The Street Fighter 6 Showcase has not only revealed that a demo for the latest entry in the legendary fighting franchise is available now on PS5 and PS4 and soon on other platforms, but it also announced who the Year 1 DLC fighters will be alongside new details for the single-player World Tour mode.

Let’s start with the demo, which will let players check out a bit of the World Tour Mode and certain modes in Fighting Ground. Furthermore, players will be able to use the extensive Avatar creator to build their very own fighter that can be imported into the full game when it is released on June 2, 2023.

The demo is available right now for PS5 and PS4, and it will arrive on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Steam on April 26.

Street Fighter 6 to Get Four DLC Fighters in Year 1

Street Fighter 6 is meant to be a platform that will keep fighting fans coming back for years to come. To help with that mission, Capcom will be releasing new fighters to keep things fresh and exciting.

In the first year, Street Fighter 5’s Rashid will kick things off in Summer 2023. Newcomer A.K.I. will be the second fighter in Autumn 2023, Street Fighter 4/5’s Ed will be third in Winter 2024, and Street Fighter II Turbo’s Akuma will finish Year 1 in Spring 2024.

While it’s always exciting to have new fighters join a roster, these fighters will also be added to the World Tour mode so players can interact with them, learn more about their history, and incorporate their moves into their own Avatar.

Street Fighter 6’s World Tour Is a Single-Player Mode with RPG Mechanics, an ‘Overarching Story,’ and Much More

Players will obviously flock to Street Fighter 6 for the world-class multiplayer, but Capcom isn’t resting on its laurels for the game’s single-player mode. In World Tour, players will be able to create their very own Avatar and become an integral part of the world of Street Fighter.

Your adventure will begin in Metro City, but players will be traveling the world to complete missions, fight and learn from iconic Street Fighter characters, level up skills and abilities, unlock cosmetic items, and experience a story that develops as you battle foe after foe.

There is a bit of an open-area feel to World Tour, and players can challenge people in the streets and fight as bystanders gather to watch the action unfold. However, the big draw will be interacting with the established Street Fighter characters like Chun-Li.

When you run into Chun-Li or others, you will be able to learn from them and build your relationship levels, give them gifts, and undertake special missions. This will let you unlock the ability to use their basic and advanced move sets, find out more about them, and more.

Players will also be able to use the fighters’ Master Actions, which will let your Avatar break barrels, cross platforms, and more in the world. There will also be a special Master Action called Drive Stall that will let players slow down time to get critical hits on enemies and power up their Master Actions.

All of this progress will go toward building a unique Avatar that can be a combination of multiple Street Fighter characters and cosmetics that will make them your own. Avatars can then be taken to the Battle Hub to participate in Avatar Battles and more to show off you character to the world.

There is so much more to Street Fighter 6, including a wide variety of online and offline versus modes, extensive tutorials, multiple control schemes, custom rooms for up to 16 players, ranked matches, and so much more.

For more on Street Fighter 6 before its launch on June 2, be sure to check out our impressions of the game’s closed beta, which we said was the best fighting game beta we’ve ever played.

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