Street Fighter’s history with the arcades goes back all the way to the beginning, serving as a major reason the series exploded in popularity, and that legacy will be continuing.
Capcom and Taito have announced that Street Fighter 6: Type Arcade will be releasing in 2023.
It appears Type Arcade will be running on Taito’s NESiCAxLive service similarly to Street Fighter 5: Type Arcade though the big difference is arcade players won’t need to wait 3 years to get the cabinets.
There’s not really any other details about what’s exactly going to be included in SF6’s arcade version.
We can, however, make some educated guesses from SF5, considering that Type Arcade allowed players to connect their NESiCA card to their Capcom ID to carry over any content and characters if they already owned the home release.
It’s also probably safe to assume that SF6 Type Arcade won’t include the single player World Tour mode.
【⚡開発決定✨】アーケード版となる
『ストリートファイター6 タイプアーケード』が発表となりました❗
今後の続報をお待ち下さい。https://t.co/a12IK9G87p#スト6 #SF6 #SF6TA #ストリートファイター6 pic.twitter.com/mLFU6efkM9— STREET FIGHTER V TYPE ARCADE OFFICIAL (@SF_TA_OFFICIAL) December 9, 2022
What will be interesting to see is if Capcom and Taito will still have the Battle Hub like the consoles where users can walk around in a virtual arcade with their custom avatars or just limit it to standard menu selections.
No firm release date has been set for the arcade version aside from the 2023 general window.
Street Fighter 6: Type Arcade will of course be focused almost exclusively on the Japanese arcade scene, so don’t go expecting to see their cabinets at your local place.
The official website for Street Fighter 6: Type Arcade can be found here.
Mentioned by Fawaz.
