Capcom announced Street Fighter 6 includes Japanese actress Hikaru Takahashi as an in-game commentator alongside James Chen, Thea Trinidad, and many more. Hikaru Takahashi is the final addition to the Street Fighter 6 launch lineup of in-game commentators. More commentators are expected to join the game in post-launch updates.
The most recent additions to the game’s playable roster of fighters includes Lily, Cammy, and Zangief. Lily is a newcomer that hails from the same Thunderfoot tribe as T. Hawk. She has fierce abilities including Condor Dive, Condor Spire, and Tomahawk Buster. She’s joined by Cammy and Zangief in Street Fighter 6, returning characters that debuted in the iconic Street Fighter II series of fighting games.
More details about the Street Fighter 6 in-game commentary feature are available below via Capcom:
Hikaru Takahashi Joins Street Fighter 6
Street Fighter 6 is revolutionizing the series with its all-new real-time commentary feature. Today, Capcom announced that popular Japanese actress Hikaru Takahashi joins the fray as the eighth and final in-game commentator at launch. The real-time commentary feature incorporates the voices of popular Fighting Game Community (FGC) commentators and influential personalities to narrate matches in real-time with easy-to-understand gameplay explanations. The four expert play-by-play commentators include Jeremy “Vicious” Lopez, Ryutaro “Aru” Noda, Kosuke Hiraiwa, and Steve “TastySteve” Scott, with a tag team of four Color Commentators including Hikaru Takahashi, Thea Trinidad, H.E. Demon Kakka, and James “jchensor” Chen. Subtitles for the real-time commentary are also available in 13 languages.
Also announced today was the introduction of Rally Support, where commentators will cheer competitors on and amp-up the excitement as the match progresses!
Lastly, Street Fighter 6 releases June 2 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
