Street Fighter 6 Season 3 Leak Disappoints with No Guest Characters

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The highly-regarded and widely-played fighting game, Street Fighter 6, has solidified its position among the top games of this console era. A highly praised title upon its debut in 2023, Street Fighter 6 has also moved over 4 million units in the past two years, further cementing Street Fighter as a leading fighting game brand. Its success is expected to endure into the future, particularly given that it’s now slated for release on the Nintendo Switch 2 at the console’s launch.

As a dedicated gamer, I’ve got to say, Street Fighter 6 has been keeping its game strong by dropping fresh downloadable content regularly. We’ve seen two seasons already, each one bringing new playable fighters into the fray, and it seems like there might be a leak about Season 3. If this leaked lineup turns out to be true, it looks like Season 3 might not live up to the excitement that Season 2 delivered.

Street Fighter 6 Season 3 Maintains Some Familiarity

Street Fighter 6’s Rumored Season 3 Lineup Seems Lighter

At the moment, there are whispers about the potential cast for the downloadable content of Street Fighter 6 Season 3, which may include Sagat, Alex, C. Viper, and Ingrid. Previously, Sagat and Alex were additional characters available through DLC in Street Fighter 5, with Alex being part of the first season’s DLC and Sagat belonging to the third season’s DLC. Unlike Sagat and Alex, neither C. Viper nor Ingrid were playable characters in Street Fighter 5; instead, C. Viper appeared in character stories, while Ingrid was featured in unlockable artwork.

Including these four new characters will increase the total number of playable characters from 25 to 29 in the game. Among them, Ingrid is especially noteworthy because she’s often viewed as a guest character by Capcom rather than a true Street Fighter character. After the cancellation of Capcom Fighting All-Stars (where she was supposed to make her debut), she first appeared in Capcom Fighting Evolution and later made her only playable appearance in Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max.

Street Fighter 6 Season 3 Won’t Have Major Collaborations

Although it would be delightful to see some familiar faces return in Street Fighter 6’s Season 3 DLC, the roster may appear slightly less dense compared to Season 2. Previously, Season 2 introduced some significant collaborative characters with the inclusion of Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui from Fatal Fury. This was an unexpected treat for the Street Fighter franchise, as it had never before featured guest characters outside of Capcom-published series like Rival Schools and Final Fight.

With these characters breaking through the barrier of guest appearances and setting a new standard, it’s only logical to anticipate the iconic fighting game to incorporate more collaborations with other franchises. Given that a rival game, Mortal Kombat, has been expanding its horizons with significant crossovers from outside the gaming world, and the Super Smash Bros. series (which includes characters from Street Fighter) has broken numerous conventions in gaming crossovers, it seems only fitting that Street Fighter 6‘s producer, Shuhei Matsumoto, has hinted at a desire for more collaborative possibilities.

With these characters successfully shattering the barrier of guest appearances and setting a new standard, it’s only logical to anticipate that the pioneer of fighting games will incorporate even more collaborations with other popular series.

Capcom Has Been Quiet On Street Fighter 6 Season 3’s Leak

Currently, it appears that Capcom might not be planning to introduce many more thrilling guest characters for Street Fighter 6 at the moment. The addition of Terry and Mai could possibly be seen as a way to initiate collaboration with other publishers, implying that Season 3’s DLC may hold Ingrid’s return as its major surprise instead.

Absolutely, it’s important to approach this information cautiously since Capcom hasn’t officially confirmed anything about Street Fighter 6’s Season 3 DLC. They typically don’t comment on leaks, so we can’t verify the accuracy of these rumors until an official announcement is made. If these speculations prove true, however, Street Fighter 6’s Season 3 DLC might be robust but comparatively lighter than what was delivered in Season 2.

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2025-04-10 22:35