Capcom Cup IX lastly has a date, with the corporate confirming the ultimate journey for Avenue Fighter V is hitting the massive time in Hollywood from Feb. 12 to 19.
That’s proper, for the first time in three years, Capcom Cup is again and can deliver the highest Avenue Fighter gamers on this planet collectively for one of the aggressive brackets ever put collectively. This may even act because the swan tune for SFV as the discharge of Avenue Fighter 6 is simply across the nook—or so we expect.
With the timing of the Capcom Cup this 12 months, and its prolonged dates to permit for a completely in-person broadcast for the Final Likelihood Qualifier and the finals for each the 2022 Capcom Professional Tour and Avenue Fighter League seasons, followers are beginning to query when SF6 might really launch.
We all know this would be the ultimate Capcom Cup utilizing SFV, until some huge delay hits the brand new launch out of the blue regardless of it clearly being in a playable state, as demonstrated by October’s Open Beta Check. Nevertheless, SFV can be on the docket for Evo Japan 2023, which takes place from Match 31 to April 3.
That doesn’t essentially imply a lot, as Capcom and the Evo staff might merely need the very best stage of SFV to be featured on the occasion reasonably than an early-stage event for SF6. However the hype you may draw for being one of many first huge SF6 occasions would doubtless overpower the priority surrounding the extent of play, main followers to invest a later launch than anticipated for the Metro Metropolis rumble.
SFV was launched on Feb. 16, 2016, three months after Capcom Cup 2016 concluded on Dec. 3 whereas SFIV was launched globally that very same week in Feb. 2009—with the dates various between Feb. 12 and 20 relying on the area.
Going off of the SFV launch, together with its subsequent variations that additionally launched within the first two months of the 12 months, SF6 might both launch proper after Capcom Cup IX or will drop two to a few months later similar to its predecessor did. This might additionally put it launching after Evo Japan and would additionally technically line up with Japan’s enterprise quarters that dictate the 2023 enterprise 12 months doesn’t start till March 31.
No matter when the sport really drops, followers can doubtless count on to see extra SF6 information at The Recreation Awards on Thursday, Dec. 8 earlier than lastly attending to see a Capcom Cup play out after two years of being canceled due to COVID.
