The Street Fighter 6 closed beta test is currently planned to begin on October 7 and will run through October 10. The beta test will feature a robust selection of game modes to try, including Casual Match, Ranked Match, Battle Hub Match, Open Tournament, Extreme Battle, and Game Center Training Mode options. The beta will be supported across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, and will have full cross-play between all platforms enabled. Suffice it to say, it’s expansive.
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Street Fighter 6’s closed beta test may be expansive, but that doesn’t mean many will get to try it. Capcom accepted registrations for “limited spots” up to September 30 and then sent out invitations the night of October 4. Many Street Fighter fans hoped that invitations would go out in waves over an extended period of time, but Capcom has now confirmed that all invitations went out quickly in a window of mere hours.
There are no further invitations going out for the Street Fighter 6 closed beta test for the time being. While it’s not impossible that Capcom could change its mind due to such overwhelming demand, that seems unlikely. There will almost certainly be further beta tests down the road, however. Street Fighter fans will just have to be patient if they want another chance to play Street Fighter 6 before launch.
It’s not all bad news for those who weren’t invited to the Street Fighter 6 closed beta. While the beta won’t be playable to those who weren’t invited, Capcom is allowing those who were invited to stream and upload videos featuring gameplay from the beta. There should be more Street Fighter 6 content available online for fans to peruse than ever before during and after the beta.
Based on what Capcom’s announced so far, Street Fighter 6 will be the most robustly-supported online experience in the Street Fighter franchise yet. To ensure the game is ready for launch, especially considering how popular the game seems to be already, Capcom needs to do testing of its server infrastructure. The closed beta will offer that opportunity. Capcom likely isn’t ready for stress tests, though, so limited availability is necessary. That’s going to be painful in the short term, but it should mean a better game in the long term if fans can be patient.
Street Fighter 6 releases in 2023 on PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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