Street Fighter 6 has launched with huge numbers behind it. On Steam, the concurrent player count has left us with a first record for this new installment of the Capcom saga.
Street Fighter 6 is now available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The next big leap as far as fighting games is concerned has already been made with a delivery with a clear objective: try to reach as many players as possible.
The intention of Capcom with Street Fighter 6 it has been to bring fighting games closer, which are not the most attractive genre if you want to start. The result, so far, seems to have started to pay off. There are already statistics on Steam that support it.
Street Fighter 6 starts breaking records on Steam
As analyst Benji-Sales points out, Street Fighter 6 has already managed to surpass the record for concurrent players of any Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat or Tekken game which is available on Steam.
In their first few hours, Luke, Ryu and company have registered more than 64,000 simultaneous playerswhich puts Street Fighter 6 ahead of Mortal Kombat 11 (35,147), Tekken 7 (18,966) or Mortal Kombat X (15,743).
Besides, this new game starts with much more force than Street Fighter V, which registered 14,783 players at the time. What will be the ceiling of this delivery characterized by accessibility? Capcom was already ambitious at this point.
The Japanese company specified that it expected to sell 10 million copies with Street Fighter 6. Of course, Capcom has been on a roll for a few years and it seems that this trend will continue. The game has recorded outstanding reviews.
On the other hand, these good initial results position the game very well to face the onslaught of its competitors led by Tekken 8 and Mortal Kombat 1, which will also be released this year. Let the cakes begin!
Remember that the game is already available in PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S y PC. Here we leave you our opinion on the game: Street Fighter 6 has been able to renew itself in everything necessary to become an essential. His attention to detail, his sense of the show, his stupendous control and a thousand other virtues make him a milestone for the fight.
