The Sound of Violence
While theStreet Fighter 6beta is yet to get officially underway, eager players are already exploring the settings of the PC edition, pulling out tidbits and new news regarding all of the excitement that takes place outside of the ring andunder the hood— But perhaps best of all, it appears that Capcom’s latest will offer the best accessibility options in the history of the storied series.
For visually impaired players,Street Fighter 6seemingly offers a custom sound deck, that not only offers up spoken signals for the game’s menu system and select screens but also features fully customizable sound options for the fight itself. Players can adjust the balance and sound applied to all manner of in-game commands — from accurately ascertaining distance, to whether a strike has connected or been blocked, Drive Gauge gain/burn, even when a player performs a jump attack, with alternate sounds if it “crossed-up” the opponent.
Check out this short video from Twitter user and fighting game fanVideo Game REM.
Looks like sound accessibility will be off the charts#StreetFighter6pic.twitter.com/j4zDFm8SF3
— Video Game REM | BLM (@_REMless)Jun 18, 2025
In addition, a slider system can be used to adjust the volume of every element of the fight. These include meter gain, environmental sound, clothing reacting to the wind, proximity to the opponent, as well as character voices, health gauge warnings, and much more. Essentially, visually impaired players can fully customize theStreet Fighter 6soundboard to provide them with accurate and tight audio clues to the unfolding on-screen action.
This is, without a doubt, the biggest commitment that theStreet Fighterseries has ever made to its visually impaired player community and its accessibility options in general. While not the first fighter to take such action, seeing the most well-renowned and mainstream fighting game franchise make these important moves will hopefully help to set a standard for all fighting games moving forward.
Street Fighter 6launches 2023 on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox. You can check out my thoughts on the gameright here, and peruse the18-character launch roster here. The closed beta kicks off October 7.
