Capcom has announced the second beta testing of its fighting game, Street Fighter 5 to be on stream on October 21 to 25. The beta testing would eventually test the game's cross-platform functionality. Furthermore the test will enable the developers which available characters would be enabled and which cross-platform play to be unlocked.
Play Station 4 players would first experience the gameplay as they would be able to play the second beta test starting October 21 with Ken, Necalli, Vega and R. Mike as available characters. There are a quite few selection of characters since Ryu, Chun-Li, Cammy, Birdie, Nash and M. Bison were made playable during the first beta testing. PC owners can experience the same beta testing starting October 23 and the cross-platform gaming starts on October 25. Gamespot posted the detailed schedule on their site.
In an earlier post, developer Capcom said: "This is a first for us and we are very excited for players across both platforms to finally have a chance to battle one another," and further reminded the participants to give out their very best strategies as they get to play and battle with a larger number of people in this second beta testing. Christian Today said that there is a limited array of characters to choose from, but on October 22, participants may be able to access Rashid and Karin on the 23rd. Capcom however left a caveat that participants should not expect a flawless beta and that details are subject to change.
Another equally worth waiting for in the Street Fighter franchise is Ultra Street Fighter 4's new character outfits. These costumes leans on the horror theme which are rather spooky in appearance, contrary to the usual "sexy" Halloween portrayals in some video games. The Halloween themed costumes will be released on October 27. Playstation Lifestyle posted a screencap of Capcom's official Twitter post regarding the costumes.
With Capcom's Street Fighter 5 beta testing all set, what is to wait for is the final game's release and its possible configurations based on the beta testing results.
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