Street Fighter Was On Death's Door, And Its Players Weren't Getting Any Younger

Street Fighter 6 producer Shuhei Matsumoto and director Takayuki Nakayama said the Street Fighter IP could have died within 10 years if nothing changed, as the Street Fighter 5 player base was roughly 35 to 45 years old. The team developed Street Fighter 6 like a brand-new fighting game, adding the Modern Control scheme and World Tour mode and involving the fighting game community more closely, and it became a hit upon its 2023 release.