On Friday, Capcom, the game developer of "Street Fighter 5," has announced that the title's next beta will feature cross-platform play for both PC and PlayStation 4. The company, however, did not reveal the exact date, but it has released the minimum and recommended requirements for the game. These new developments have been revealed via the company's official blog, a report from IGN said.
"Capcom realizes that server stability is a serious concern for Street Fighter fans, which is why the game's next PS4 and PC beta will support cross-platform play. Unfortunately, Capcom hasn't revealed a specific date for when this second beta will take place, but the company previously confirmed that the PC testing would take place towards the end of the year," Gamerant reports.
For PC users who want to explore the game's new beta, Capcom via its official blog has enumerated the requirements to enhance the gaming experience, which are as follows:
OS Version
- Recommended: Windows 7 64-bit
Processor
- Minimum: Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz
- Recommended: Intel Core i5-4690K @3.50GHz
Memory
- Minimum: 6 GB DDR3
- Recommended: 8 GB DDR3
Graphics
- Minimum: Nvidia GTX 480 (or higher)
- Nvidia GTX 570 (or higher)
- Nvidia GTX 670 (or higher)
- Recommended: GTX 960
Network
- Broadband Connection Required
DirectX Version
- Minimum: DirectX 11
- Recommended: DirectX 11
Sound Card
- Minimum: DirectX compatible soundcard or onboard chipset
"What is a little troubling, though, is that Capcom recommends Street Fighter 5 be played on PCs that run Windows 7. While this may be a slight against Microsoft (Microsoft's reluctance to host cross-platform play is allegedly why the game isn't coming to Xbox One), fans will be frustrated that the game isn't optimized for Windows 8 or even the more recent Windows 10," Gamerant noted.
Gamespot has stated that the game's recent beta last Aug. 28 until Sept. 2 were beleaguered with technical problems which resulted in the temporarily shutdown of the servers. It can be recalled that avid gamers have encountered difficulties to get into the beta when it was launched on July 23.
When Capcom fixed the problems and the beta went live again, it was still beset with glitches that lasted the whole week. This forced the company to repeatedly reset the servers, and it announced that it will extend the test indefinitely beyond the timeframe given.
"Street Fighter 5" is scheduled to be released for PS4 and PC in March 2016.
