Street Fighter 6 is about to get its latest update, adding a brand-new character to the game. After a brief session of SF 6 downtime, we’ll be getting a fresh character with a pretty unique set of moves, Aki. What’s coming first though? Before the game gets its next update, it’s going to be going offline for a short time. We won’t be able to play online games or take part in fights for a few hours.

The SF 6 downtime will be hitting the game just ahead of the next update coming. Once it’s done, we’ll be able to look through the SF 6 patch notes and see everything that’s changed. When is the game coming offline though and when does it start back up? This is when the game will be unavailable and what you need to know about when it’ll end.

Source: Capcom

When is the SF 6 Downtime?

The SF 6 downtime is scheduled to start ahead of its newest patch, the exact time is different depending on your region. These are the downtime regions from what we’ve got from Capcom so far.

UTC – Wednesday 27 September, 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM
CET – Wednesday 27 September 5:00 AM to 9 AM
JST – Wednesday 27 September, 12:00 PM to 4 PM
PDT – Tuesday 26 September, 8:00 PM to 12 AM

That’s when the sessions are currently scheduled. As long as the update goes smoothly, that should be the only time the game is down. Outside of these periods, if the title is down that will be down to an unrelated problem, not the official downtime. Once it’s over though players jump into Aki, the newest Street Fighter 6 character.

When is the Game Back Up?

The current SF 6 downtime that’s scheduled is going to be about 4 hours long. Once the session is up, the game should be back online with a brand-new fighter, Aki. Along with a new character we’re getting a whole new patch with other content like a Fighters Pass. However, we don’t expect it to be one of the bigger balance updates for SF 6, just a content refresshs.

The short downtime will limit some online services. Once everything is completed though, we can expect the game to be back online by the time listed above.