Capcom Reveals 'Street Fighter 6' in Huge Announcement as Part of its 35th Anniversary

Capcom will be celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. To commemorate its huge contribution to the video game industry, the Japanese publisher announced that it would release "Street Fighter 6" as part of its Capcom Fighting Collection series.

The gaming company dropped a jaw-dropping trailer on Monday, Feb. 21, featuring Ryu, who appears to be wearing sandals, but what does it really mean?

'Street Fighter 6' Trailer Revealed

According to Kotaku's report, the latest trailer for "SF VI" revealed a more different Ryu than the previous installments. Based on the video, the protagonist appears to be more mature than ever this time. There are also some close-ups of his sweaty and muscular body.

After six years, Capcom has announced that it would be pushing through with the next-gen "Street Fighter 5" sequel. Initially, the sixth edition was first mentioned when a ransomware attack broke out in 2020.

As of press time, the company has not yet disclosed the information about its potential release date.

So far, one of the things that we knew about "Street Fighter VI" is that "Bayonetta 2 director Yusuke Hashimoto will be the designer for the most anticipated "Street Fighter" series.

We could see that Ryu is far from his previous forms for this upcoming installment for the sixth entry. As explained in Street Fighter Wiki, Ryu can buy shoes, but he still wanted to walk barefooted. We could possibly tell that he prefers to travel with no footwear because of the comfort.

Furthermore, Ryu said in UDON's comics that walking with no shoes whatsoever is helpful when it comes to character building.

Moreover, we could remember that his winning quote against Guy tells more about this perspective in wearing shoes. In the "Street Fighter X Tekken's" English version, Ryu leaned on the idea of re-evaluating his current disposition of wearing shoes.

Although Ryu sported red sneakers in the first installment of the "Street Fighter" series, he's not really used to wearing them. At that time, we could assume that he's just waiting for an opportunity to wear sandals. Maybe in "Street Fighter 6," we could see huge character development in him as he got to wear what he wanted.

Capcom Fighting Collection

Amid the hype surrounding the upcoming street fighting game, fans hope that the next installment will surpass the previous version. Its predecessor, "Street Fighter 5," drew flak from the crowd since it has many bugs and missing features.

On top of that, Capcom managed to drop two updates for this game: Arcade and Champion Edition. While the original title suffered from criticisms, the fans warmly accepted its two revisions.

Besides "Street Fighter 6," the gaming giant will also release 10 fighting game titles on June 24. The multi-game compilation will drop on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One, according to The Verge.

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Here's the list of the titles that will be included in the all-fighter game lineup: