In possibly one of Overwatch 2’s biggest collaborations yet, Blizzard has unveiled new skins are coming to the game based on beloved characters from Capcom’s Street Fighter 6.
It was only last week that the game released its Gundam Wing skins, another anime collab after previously partnering with One Punch Man, My Hero Academia, and Cowboy Bebop.
However, the SF6 crossover is double the size of the last, with eight new skins revealed in the beautifully animated trailer.
Overwatch 2 is gathering a lot of momentum after the success of the new Arena mode. Yet the game’s director, Aaron Keller, has teased that even bigger and more “bonkers” changes are coming to Overwatch 2 next year.
Equally, the 37-year-old Street Fighter franchise is also riding high as SF6 has found massive success, particularly in Japan which saw record sign-ups at this year’s EVO Japan fighting game tournament.
What Street Fighter skins are in Overwatch 2?
As mentioned earlier, eight new skins are coming to the game as part of this crossover event.
These Overwatch heroes are all getting skins based on the following Street Fighter characters:
- Juno – Chun-Li
- Hanzo – Ryu
- Widowmaker – Cammy
- Kiriko – Juri
- Soldier 76 – Guile
- Zenyatta – Dhalsim
- Winston – Blanka
- Sigma – M. Bison
The skins of Street Fighter’s most iconic characters have gone to Juno and Hanzo, with many Mei fans disappointed to see their main miss out on a Chun-Li skin.
It’s also very bizarre to watch Ryu wield a bow and arrows in the trailer, rather than his usual fighting style of just using his fists. However, his signature Hadoken unleashing Hanzo’s dragon ultimate is very fitting.
And speaking of fists, many players are surprised to see Doomfist, the character who is all about punching, not receive a skin for a fighting game crossover event.
The Cammy skin going to Widowmaker was also surprising, considering SF6 gave Cammy a new look donning a blue jacket with a Union Jack flag on it which felt ideal for fellow British character Tracer.
When will Overwatch 2 x Street Fighter 6 skins release?
The Street Fighter 6 skins will come to Overwatch 2 on consoles and PC on Tuesday, May 20th.
No other details have been confirmed about the skins, including how much these Street Fighter skins will cost or whether they will be included in the battle pass.
There is also no news on whether this crossover will work both ways.
No Overwatch content has yet been announced for Street Fighter 6, but it’s always possible that an Overwatch hero could be added in as a DLC character.
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