The fighting game scene has been thriving for the past few years, mainly thanks to the return of cult franchises to the forefront. Fans of the genre have seen the successive arrival of Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat 1 and Tekken 8 on PC and consoles. Titles such as Guilty Gear Strive and Fatal Fury: City of Wolves have also managed to stand out.
Street Fighter 6, available since June 2023 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series and PS4, is not only a huge critical success (92 on Metacritic press). Capcom can rub its hands and fill its pockets, since it is also a great commercial success.
Street Fighter 6 reaches 5 million sales, will Street Fighter 5's record soon be beaten?
The official X account of Street Fighter reveals that Street Fighter 6 has just reached 5 million sales since its release two years ago. "Thank you to all our fans around the world and to all future fans!", the account of the license does not forget to slip in on the social network.
Capcom can legitimately hope that Street Fighter 6 will become the best-selling game of the saga of all time. Currently, Street Fighter 5, with 7.80 million copies sold, holds this honorary title. An impressive performance that no one could have predicted given that the game was launched in a deplorable technical state before the Japanese studio managed to right the ship.
Street Fighter 6 must already surpass the legendary Street Fighter II and its 6.30 million games sold on SNES, as indicated by the official Capcom website. The fighting game available on PC, PS5, Xbox Series and PS4 will probably need new content to tickle the sales figures of its predecessors. This is good news, Capcom has announced the list of playable characters that will soon be joining the game during Summer Game Fest 2025.
Sagat (Summer 2025), Viper (Fall 2025), Alex (Winter 2025) and Ingrid (Spring 2026) are the four fighters to join the roster for Year 3 of Street Fighter 6. "Many more details will be shared about each of the four new characters throughout the year," promises Capcom.
Remember that Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition, which includes the 26 characters released in Years 1 and 2 as well as 20 stages, has been available since June 5 on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2.
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