Street Fighter 6has maintained its standing as one of the best and most popular fighting games of this gaming generation. One of the most critically acclaimed titles upon its release in 2023,Street Fighter 6has also sold over 4 million copies over the last two years and continued to establish Street Fighter as one of the premiere fighting games on the market. That success should continue in the future, especially as the game has just been announced for a release on the Nintendo Switch 2 at the new system’s launch.
Street Fighter 6has also helped maintain its successthanks to the consistent release of downloadable content. The game has currently received two downloadable “seasons” featuring new playable fighters, and it appears the lineup for Season 3 has recently leaked. Should this leaked lineup be accurate, it appears that Season 3 will be a little less exciting than what Season 2 came through with.
Street Fighter 6 Season 3 Maintains Some Familiarity
Street Fighter 6’s Rumored Season 3 Lineup Seems Lighter
Currently, therumored lineup of Season 3 DLC inStreet Fighter 6includes Sagat, Alex, C. Viper, and Ingrid. Both Sagat and Alex were part of the downloadable roster of characters inStreet Fighter 5, with Alex being part of Season 1’s DLC and Sagat being part of Season 3’s DLC. C. Viper and Ingrid, however, were not playable characters inStreet Fighter 5, with C. Viper appearing in character stories and Ingrid appearing in unlockable artwork.
Adding these four characters to the roster would move the game’s lineup of playable characters from 25 to 29. Ingrid’s appearance would be perhaps the most notable of the bunch, given that she is largely seen as more of a “guest character” in Capcom’s eyes thana proper “Street Fighter” character. Following the cancelation ofCapcom Fighting All-Stars- which was set to be her first appearance - she proceeded to debut inCapcom Fighting Evolutionbefore making her only playableStreet Fighterappearance inStreet Fighter Alpha 3 Max.
Street Fighter 6 Season 3 Won’t Have Major Collaborations
While it will be nice to have some of these characters back,Street Fighter 6’s Season 3 DLC will look a bit lighter in comparison to Season 2’s cast. Previously, Season 2 offered some noteworthy collaborative characters with theadditions of Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui fromFatal Fury. This was a noteworthy surprise for theStreet Fighterfranchise, one that never previously had guest characters outside of Capcom-published franchises likeRival SchoolsandFinal Fight.
Now that these characters have broken down the wall of guest character appearances and raised the bar, it’s natural to expect the granddaddy of fighting games to feature more crossovers with other franchises. After all, one of its most notable contemporaries,Mortal Kombat, has been adding major crossovers with non-gaming media,and theSuper Smash Bros.franchise(which featuresStreet Fightercharacters) has shattered many pre-established conventions regarding crossovers in gaming. Furthermore, one ofStreet Fighter 6’s producers, Shuhei Matsumoto, even indicated that the team would like to see more collaborative opportunities.
Now that these characters have broken down the wall of guest character appearances and raised the bar, it’s natural to expect the granddaddy of fighting games to feature more crossovers with other franchises.
Capcom Has Been Quiet On Street Fighter 6 Season 3’s Leak
As it is, it seems that Capcom may not have many more exciting guests forStreet Fighter 6at the moment. It is rather challenging to add guest characters to a fighting game when working with other publishers, so Terry and Mai’s appearances may have simply been the publisher’s way of cracking the door open. Instead, it feels like Season 3’s DLC will be earmarking Ingrid’s return as the big surprise of this new set of content.
Of course, all of this information should be taken with a grain of salt. Capcom has not announced anything specific regardingSeason 3’s ofStreet Fighter 6’s DLC- nor does the publisher comment on leaks - so fans will not know how correct these leaks are until the proper announcement is made. Nevertheless, should these rumors be true, expectStreet Fighter 6’s Season 3 DLC to be solid, but noticeably lighter than what Season 2 came through with.
