Street Fighter 6 closed beta showed off battle modes, match types, character creator and more; Leaker reveals info on upcoming characters

Street Fighter 6 closed beta began on October 7 and ended today, giving some players a taste of what’s in store for them when the game fully launches. There were several game modes, maps and characters available to test out during this closed beta. Players also got a chance to try the new avatar creator and there were some interesting results indeed, as shared by players on social media. Information on some of the new roster has also been leaked as a leaker got hold of the game’s files from the beta. Here’s everything we know about the recently-ended Street Fighter 6 close beta.

Street Fighter 6 closed beta featured cross-play between platforms and had several modes and match types lined up for players to get their hands on. Here are the modes and match types available during Street Fighter 6 close beta:

Street Fighter 6 game modes and match types

1. Battle Hub Matches
2. Casual Matches
3. Hub Goods Shop
4. Open Tournaments
5. Challenges 
6. Character Creation
7. DJ Booth
8. Game Center
9. Photo Spot
10. Ranked Matches
11. Training Mode
12. Extreme Battles

Street Fighter 6 characters

Street Fighter 6 closed beta allowed fans to try out the following characters: 

1, Guile
2. Chun-Li
3. Juri
4. Jamie
5. Ken
6. Ryu
7. Kimberly
8. Luke

Street Fighter 6 maps

These are the maps made available during the closed beta:

1. Metro City Downtown
2. Genbu Temple
3. Tian Hong Yuan
4. Training Room
5. The Macho Ring
6. Carrier Byron Taylor

Street Fighter 6 close beta also had options for commentary settings, different control types, online match fight requests, battle settings and a photo mode. Capcom also announced that players selected for the closed beta will be receiving “a special in-game title as a gift” when the game fully launches in 2023. 

Street Fighter 6 character creator

Players had their fun with the Character Creator, creating random, weird characters to take into battle. These characters can only be made once in the beta and could not be saved for future. There was also no provision to load avatars created by other people during this closed beta.

Street Fighter 6 new characters info revealed

A leaker shared that they got access to the game’s dialogue through the game files of the beta. These dialogues conveyed a lot of information about new characters, such as their background story, possible moves, powers and archetype. If spoilers don’t scare you, head to the Twitter thread above to listen to these clips.