Capcom has already outlined the “Street Fighter 5” PC and PS4 beta schedule, with details when cross-platform play will be available and when certain characters will be added.
When the first “Street Fighter 5” beta went live on PS4, it quickly buckled under the weight of eager SF fans causing Capcom to take the whole thing offline and bring it back at another date. After solving the said problems, Capcom’s servers has hold up against cross-platform play now, with the second Street Fighter 5 beta allowing PC and PS4 players to battle against each other.
There will be half a dozen characters with the upcoming beta, where old faces are mixed with new names, according to Game Rant.
Among them include Ken, Necalli, Vega, R. Mika, Rashid and Karin, and players should take note that Rashid will remain locked until Oct. 23, while Karin is only playable from Oct. 24 onwards. Those who were playable in the previous beta, namely Ryu, Chun-Li, Cammy, Birdie, Nash and M. Bison, will no longer be playable.
The complete “Street Fighter V” beta schedule is can be found at Capcom Unity, the official Capcom site where players can find developer blogs, forums, social features and community news.
Other features include ranked matchmaking, leaderboards that combine PS4 and PC players, and the ability to search for players and see their profiles. There will be new items to unlock with Fight Money currency. leaderboard status and points will be gone after the trial period ends.
Players can get the game’s beta version when they pre-order “Street Fighter 5.” Capcom has not yet announced the exact release date of the game but it will come out during its current fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2016.