Summary
Mere days afterStreet Fighter 6was announced for Nintendo’s upcoming console, there’s already an elaborate graphics comparison between its Switch 2, PS4, and PS5 versions. The newly surfaced video seems like an encouraging sign for theSwitch 2, suggesting that the system will be able to deliver some admirable graphics for a handheld device.
Following the Switch 2-focused Nintendo Direct on April 2,Nintendo held two Treehouse presentationsover the next two days. These events were largely geared toward showcasing some of the launch titles for the upcoming console, including its very own port of Capcom’sStreet Fighter 6.
YouTuber ElAnalistaDeBits later went through the effort of pulling a lot of the showcased footage to compare it to the game’s PS4 and PS5 ports. Their 15-minute video comparison suggests that theSwitch 2 version ofStreet Fighter 6will fall somewhere between its PS4 and PS5 counterparts in terms of graphical fidelity.
The most obvious difference between the Switch 2 and PS5 versions of the game is that the latter has slightly more complex lighting. The PS5 textures are also a bit clearer, but that only becomes obvious when pixel peeping. Overall,Street Fighter 6seems to be a great showcase for theSwitch 2 hardware, which is about as powerful as one can expect from a contemporary handheld console. Capcom previously confirmed that the game runs at a stable 60fps on Nintendo’s next-gen device, which is on par with its other versions. It’s currently unclear whether this promise extends to the World Tour Mode, whose fights were locked to 30fps on the PS4 but ran at 60fps on the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Street Fighter 6 Switch 2 Port Will Offer Some New Features
The Switch 2 version ofStreet Fighter 6has been confirmed to offer some exclusive new features, including Calorie Contest, a mode pitting two players against each other with the goal of burning as many calories as possible. Another one of the port’s novelties is Gyro Battle, a mode that tasks players with pulling off the game’s many combos using the Switch 2 gyro controls.
Street Fighter 6is one of20 Switch 2 launch titlesthat have already been confirmed by Nintendo.Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate EditionandHitman: World of Assassinationwill also be available on day one, together withMario Kart World,Deltarune, andKunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. Ditto forYakuza 0: Director’s Cutand the Switch 2 Editions ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildandTears of the Kingdom. The Switch successor is slated for release on June 5. Its initial U.S. price was announced to be $449.99, but the tariffs that the government recently imposed on Japanese goods could result in the console being more expensive.
