Street Fighter 5 has improved tremendously over the last few years, evolving into a premiere competitive fighter with a great roster of characters. If you've yet to try the game for yourself, you'll have a chance to do so for a full two weeks, and the trial version features all 40 characters. That's more than you'll be able to master in two weeks, for sure, making it the perfect chance to get hooked on the game before you buy it.
Discussed during the Japanese Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable, there will be a free-to-play version of Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition available starting on August 5. It will run for about two weeks and features all of the game's characters. Because of this, you'll be able to start learning who your favorites are instead of being limited to only a few before deciding on a purchase.
Street Fighter 5 took a different approach to updated releases than the series has in the past. Rather than force players to buy entirely new versions of the game like the Arcade or Championship editions, these are now available as free updates to existing owners. This keeps the community together, though the game has still never come to Xbox One.
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