Street Fighter 6 Beta Announced Along With Year 1 of DLC Fighters and Single-player World Tour Details

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

Let’s start with the demo, which will allow players to check out the World Tour mode and certain Fighting Ground modes a little. Furthermore, players will be able to use the extensive Avatar Creator to build their own fighter that can be imported into the full game when it releases on June 2, 2023. However, progress will not continue in World Tour mode.

The demo is out now for PS5 and PS4, and will hit Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Steam on April 26th.

Street Fighter 6 will get four DLC fighters in its first year

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

In Year 1, Street Fighter 5’s Rashid will start in Summer 2023. Newcomer AKI will be Fighter 2 in Fall 2023, Street Fighter 4/5’s Ed will be 3rd in Winter 2024, and Street Fighter II Turbo’s Akuma will end 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 avatar.

Street Fighter 6 World Tour is a Single-player mode with RPG mechanics, an ‘overarching story’, and much more

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

You’ll start your adventure in Metro City, but players will travel the world completing missions, fighting and learning from popular Street Fighter characters, leveling up skills and abilities, unlocking cosmetic items, and experiencing a story that develops as you fight one enemy after another.

There is a bit of a feeling of open space in World Tour, and players can challenge people on the streets and fight as passers-by gather to watch the action unfold. However, the big draw will be interacting with Street Fighter characters like Chun-Li.

When you encounter Chun-Li or others, you will be able to learn from them and build your relationship levels, give them gifts, and do special tasks. This will allow you to unlock the ability to use basic and advanced movesets, learn more about them, and more.

Players will also be able to use key actions for fighters, which will allow your avatar to break barrels, cross platforms, and more in the world. There will also be a special main action called the Drive Stall that will allow players to slow down time to take critical hits on enemies and power up their main actions.

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

There are plenty of features of Street Fighter 6, including a variety of online and offline modes, extensive tutorials, multiple control schemes, rooms for up to 16 people, ranked matches, and much more.

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

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Adam Pankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @employee and on twitch.