Street Fighter 6 tests new audio accessibility features: What to expect

Capcom is expected to release Street Fighter 6 in 2023 for PC, Xbox and PlayStation. Before the official release of the next iteration of the classic fighting game franchise, some selected players were allowed to try out the upcoming Street Fighter 6 title in a closed beta test which began on October 7 and concluded on October 10. During this closed beta test, players were allowed to try out the fighting game with the announced roster of world warriors online. Apart from the new warriors, multiple new accessibility features were also revealed that are designed to help new players.
Street Fighter 6: New audio accessibility settings menu
A Twitter user named Kurominah who also claims to be a content publisher at Riot Games has tried out the upcoming game during the closed beta test. The tester initially tweeted a screenshot showing the new audio accessibility settings menu that has been added to Street Fighter 6.

As the screenshot reveals, several new buttons for various context-based sound cues have been added to the in-battle accessibility settings. These toggles include — distance to the opponent and different hit symbol sounds for high, mid and low attacks among others

Later, a video was also uploaded on the same thread that demonstrated how the ‘distance to opponent’ sound option worked while playing the game.

Importance of these audio accessibility features
The audio accessibility features will help Street Fighter 6 to appeal to a wider range of players. Apart from the ‘Modern’ control scheme that offers easier button inputs, these new audio accessibility features will also help players who are new to the title.

With the new sound options, new players will be able to distinguish different kinds of attacks and their distance from the opponent. For instance, the different characters that will be available in the game perform better from various ranges.
Moreover, some moves also have different effects depending on where they are hit and even where they originated. Understanding these distances will help new players to learn the best way to use their characters and which move from where renders the highest damage.