Capcom has announced an open beta for Street Fighter 6; its upcoming multiplatform fighter that heads to Xbox Series X and S next month. The beta goes ahead roughly two weeks ahead of launch, with everything kicking off on Xbox on Friday, May 19th, and pre-loads starting Tuesday, May 16th.

The beta lasts through the following weekend, with Capcom's early slice of SF6 closing its doors on Monday, May 22nd. There's quite a lot of content available in this beta as well, including the following:

Street Fighter 6 Beta Game Modes

  • Ranked match
  • Casual match
  • Battle Hub match
  • Open tournament
  • Extreme Battle
  • Game Center
  • Training Mode

Street Fighter 6 Beta Characters

  • Luke
  • Jamie
  • Chun-Li
  • Juri
  • Kimberly
  • Guile
  • Ryu
  • Ken

Street Fighter 6 Beta Stages

  • Metro City Downtown
  • Genbu Temple
  • Carrier Byron Taylor
  • Tian Hong Yuan
  • The Macho Ring
  • Training Room

The team says that you'll need to link your Capcom ID account to partake in the beta, with the developer urging fans to do this ahead of the start date to avoid any potential issues. You can find all of the details on how to link accounts via the Street Fighter 6 website.

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