A new look at the latest Street Fighter trailer shows Charles Nash is coming back for the classic fighting game's next installment, while Capcom has revealed exciting plans for an online beta of the game.
Charlie Nash sports a new look for Street Fighter V's brand new gameplay trailer in fight against Chun Li and Ryu. With similar attack to his best pal Guile, Nash has a bit changed to make a more unique personality. Nash works as a lieutenant for the US Air Force. Nash's disappearance pointed to M. Bison in the Street Fighter Alpha II in 1996 when a helicopter driven by Bison crashed him, but it was never elaborated. The character first appeared in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in 1991 on his quest for revenge with Guile.
Capcom says in a statement that the company aims to make Street Fighter the "largest and most ambitious online beta program in franchise history," while other details aside from that have not been revealed as of now. The beta will happen on PlayStation 4 (PS4) and PC. The Japanese game developer encourages game consoles and gamers "to collect your feedback and to ensure that Street Fighter V is the best iteration yet."
A privilege access is guaranteed to Street Fighter fans in Northern America when availing pre-orders. Fans in Europe shall wait for official announcement from Capcom. However, exact dates of the beta's release has not been announced yet, and Capcom has not expressed how for now how long the beta will take. It is also still uncertain how much content will be included since it may come in cross-platform play or the some other way.
PlayStation blog site reports that more details be out in the public sooner. Capcom announced in December 2014 that Street Fighter will exclusively be available for PS4 and PC.
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