Street Fighter 6 features cross-play and rollback netcode, Capcom confirms
Capcom’s next big fighting game will allow cross-play, so friends can play together regardless of platform.
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Street Fighter 6 is on the way, with developer and publisher Capcom pulling out all the stops to ensure that it’s the best fighting game it can possibly be.
Street Fighter 6is one of the games that was playable at the Summer Game Fest Play Days media event, where press and content creators were able to go hands-on with a variety of different games. At this event, Capcom confirmed to fighting game aficionado Maximilian Dood(@maximilian_ on Twitter)that Street Fighter 6 will feature cross-play.
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In theory, this means that everyone will be able to play together, regardless of whether they’re on PC or console. It’s worth noting thattechnically, this confirmation doesn’t include specifics of whether or not there are any limitations for this cross-play.
With that in mind, considering that the PlayStation 4 console exclusive Street Fighter 5 included cross-play between console and PC, it seems unlikely this would be a step back from that.
The good news doesn’t stop there. According to GameSpot managing editorTamoor Hussain, Street Fighter 6 also features netcode rollback. This software is generally more expensive and CPU-intensive to implement into a game, but provides a better online experience that’s fairer for all players, and is particularly noticeable at Esports-level play.
Street Fighter 6 is currently slated to launch at some point in 2023, onXbox Series X,Xbox Series S,PS5, PS4, and PC. It’s not the only big game Capcom is preparing for the next year, with theResident Evil 4 remakealso on the way and set to release on March 24, 2023.
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
