Capcom Restores Free Viewing Option For Street Fighter World Championship After Backlash

Capcom has announced that its plan for the Capcom Cup finals and Street Fighter League World Championship as a $40 pay-per-view have been reworked to include a cheaper price and a free viewing option following a backlash from Street Fighter 6 fans.

Prior to this year, the Capcom Cup finals and Street Fighter League World Championship were free-to-watch events. However, Capcom’s decision to move the event to pay-per-view only triggered an angry response from fans. In the face of that response, Capcom backed down.

Capcom’s eSports business department manager Tetsuya Tabuchi made the announcement on X (via GamesRadar) that the pay-per-view price is now $10. Players who own Street Fighter 6 will also be able to stream the Capcom Cup finals and Street Fighter League World Championship in-game. But the free option won’t include the commentary from the pay-per-view.

Players who purchase the pay-per-view will receive a special colorful outfit for Street Fighter 6 character Rashid. The free version of the stream will be located in Street Fighter 6’s battle hub, but only on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. Switch 2 doesn’t support streaming viewing, and players who own that version won’t be able to watch it through the battle hub.

The Capcom Cup finals and Street Fighter League World Championship will take place on March 29 and March 30.

Outside of the game, Paramount and Legendary will release the new Street Fighter movie on October 16. The cast includes Andrew Koji as Ryu, Noah Centineo as Ken Masters, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Jason Momoa as Blanka, Cody Rhodes as Guile, and Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i as Akuma.