SNK announced The King of Fighters XV Season 2 begins January 17 with the arrival of DLC character and series icon Shingo Yabuki. Additionally, SNK revealed a roadmap for The King of Fighters XV featuring an upcoming slate of brand-new DLC characters.
On January 17, Shingo Yabuki will be playable as the first DLC character for The King of Fighters XV Season 2. As a special bonus, the DLC character comes with an additional costume. 15 staff roll songs from prior The King of Fighters games will be added to DJ STATION as well.
According to SNK, DLC character Kim Kaphwan releases this spring following the launch of Shingo Yabuki. Further, The King of Fighters XV receives support cross-platform play this spring. Four more characters will make their way to The King of Fighters XV in 2023.
Sylvie Paula Paula and Najd release this summer, and two more DLC characters launch in autumn and winter respectively. Silhouettes of the final two characters for season 2 were depicted, so speculation points toward many possible characters.
Shingo Yabuki is in action in the latest trailer below via SNK:
Lastly, The King of Fighters XV is available now for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S
