‘Tell ’em I’m fackin’ coming’
We are less than 24 hours out from the launch of theStreet Fighter 6beta, and developer Capcom is taking this short period before the chaos kicks off to fill us in on some of the small, but awesome features heading toward its pugilistic sequel — Submitted for your approval:customizable challenger screens.
The legendary “Here Comes a New Challenger” screen is a staple of theStreet Fighterseries, popping up whenever somebody dropped in a quarter and slapped the 2P start button, giving you that sinking feeling that the solo fun you had been enjoying was, in fact, coming to an end. Well, we may not be standing abreast in the arcade anymore, but the famous screen lives still — Smashing into your world during an in-depth lab session, or simply when just twiddling your thumbs in the lobby.
Here comes a new challenger! 🥊
In#StreetFighter6, you can customize the challenge screen by choosing and combining character portraits, effects, and effect colors to spice up your online matches.pic.twitter.com/x4vgvt5oOt
— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter)Jul 04, 2025
TheStreet Fighter 6edition, however, has a brand new vibe, allowing players to choose from any number of character portraits, special effects, animated backgrounds, and color schemes — Ensuring that you smash into your opponent’s world in style. As a feature I didn’t know I wanted until I got it, it’s pretty darn funky, and just one more cherry on Capcom’s delicious-lookingStreet Fighter 6cake. I especially like theSSF2-style portraits for the newer characters.
Of course, despite my starry-eyed worship, I’m very much “feet on the ground”, fully aware that this is Capcom’s game to lose. It only takes dreadful marketing, an awful delivery style, the addition of NFTs, or all manner of other negatron effects to bring it all crashing down. For now,Street Fighter 6looks fab, plays fab, and is packed out with features, modes, and options that were sorely missing from its predecessor.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Stay the course, Capcom. you’re able to’t blow this now… surely?
TheStreet Fighter 6closed beta kicks off tomorrow. It appears that most invites have now been delivered. In the meantime, take a look atour thoughts on the current build, the sequel’s greataccessibility options, theranked mode changes, and our list ofDo’s and Do Not Do’s.
