Tekken 8 Was Originally Due Out Day and Date with Street Fighter 6
Postponed to avoid a clash.
It's a great time for fighting games, with the excellent Street Fighter 6 and the solid Mortal Kombat 1 launching this year. Of course, Tekken 8 is only a couple of months away too, and that appears to be shaping up very nicely indeed. Interestingly, Katsuhiro Harada, aka the face of Tekken, recently noted the game was due out much sooner, but it had to be moved to avoid a certain other fighter.
In his YouTube show Harada's Bar, the director reveals Tekken 8 was planned to release much sooner than its current 28th January 2024 date. As you can see in the above video, Harada won't divulge which title, but it's quite clear he's talking about Street Fighter 6. Apparently, it and Tekken 8 were both targeting a release on 2nd June.
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