Arcade sticks wont give you an advantage in Street Fighter 6 heres why

Date:
Sat, 22 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Description:
Arcade sticks are excellent for fighting games like Street Fighter 6, but
dont feel like you need to buy one to enjoy it.

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With Street Fighter 6 on the way next year and a successful closed beta
behind it, you might be looking at investing in an arcade stick in anticipation of Capcoms upcoming fighting game.

There are many reasons to get an arcade stick. With one you can play many of the best fighting games in a more authentic capacity the most common type of arcade stick mimics the 6-button layout youd find on arcade cabinets, and theyll work great with upcoming fighters like Street Fighter 6 .

Arcade sticks, with their large plastic buttons and clicky joysticks, are immensely satisfying to use. Theyre also highly customizable; many stick owners opt to switch between ball or bat tops for the joystick itself and concave or convex buttons. If youre the aesthetically-minded type, you can
buy these in pretty much any color you can imagine.

Much like the service Microsoft offers with its Xbox Design Lab , you can
make an arcade stick your own unique beast. Theyre also a fantastic way to support independent creators, with custom arcade stick faceplates a common service on sites like Etsy.

So arcade sticks look and feel great. But when it comes to playing fighting games competitively, they don't really give you a clear advantage over modern controllers like the DualSense . Purely a preference (Image credit: 8BitDo)

As the influence of arcades continues to wane in the modern era, many
fighting game makers now develop for consoles first. Custom control schemes
in fighting games account for certain combinations of buttons, allowing for shortcuts to special moves or defensive utilities, for example. This isn't exclusive to controllers, of course, but allows them to be far more viable in the competitive space.

This means that pad players have the option to access more of their
characters toolkit while using fewer buttons. Certain commands that usually require a more complex button input, then, like Guilty Gear Strive's Roman Cancels or Tekken 7's Rage Arts, can instead be accessed with a single button press.

Above all, its a matter of comfort and preference: you might feel more at
home using an arcade stick over a controller if you regularly play fighting games. A stick player isnt at a disadvantage when facing a pad player, and vice versa. And its not uncommon to see controller players win at major tournaments.

However, there is a type of controller that might just have both arcade stick and pad players beat. Box clever (Image credit: HitBox Arcade)

A type of controller thats grown in popularity in recent years is the Hit
Box, which trades the joystick for a set of buttons, similar to arrow keys on a keyboard. There are multiple advantages here, primarily that a button press will move your character instantaneously whereas with a joystick theres some travel time between the neutral position and your desired direction.

The Hit Box eliminates that delay almost entirely, meaning youll technically be able to move and react faster than an opponent on a pad or stick. Its why some tournaments wont allow Hit Boxes, though theyre generally considered a viable controller option within the fighting game community.

If you want pinpoint precision in your movements, you should look into a Hit Box. Theyre instrumental in 3D fighters like Tekken 7, where fast and
constant movement is key to victory. Stick with it (Image credit: Capcom)

You wont know whether or not you prefer an arcade stick (or a Hit Box) unless you try one for yourself. And you dont need to break the bank to find good options.

Brands like 8BitDo, Hori, and Mayflash all sell great entry-level sticks to help you find your feet. And if theyre not to your liking with fighting
games, know that theyre also a fantastic control option for classic arcade games, tons of which come bundled in collections like Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection.

Plus, theres no better time than now to see if arcade sticks are right for you. Street Fighter 6 is just around the corner, and Tekken 8 looks like itll follow not long after. There's a bunch of quality fighting games on the horizon, then, perfect for testing the waters with a new peripheral. I'm in love with Splatoon 3's SplatNet app here's why



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