Key things
- Street Fighter 6 fixed a buffering issue with wake-up attacks after Perfect Parry, ending a serious game disadvantage.
- A minor update fixed a bug that Street Fighter 6 players should install before playing online to ensure functionality.
Server maintenance for Street Fighter 6 fixed a major issue that prevented buffer entries from being properly registered for wake-up attacks. Street Fighter 6 players recently discovered this strange bug in the game's December 2nd update, prompting developers at Capcom to launch an investigation into the cause of the problem.
Street Fighter 6 is in its second year of post-launch support, which includes regular balance updates and new content additions. The most recent DLC character was SNK's Terry Bogard Fatal Fury series, and Mai Shiranui follows as the next DLC character in early 2025. Although there is a lot of excitement in the fighting game community about Mai's inclusion in Street Fighter 6some fans were not happy with the December 2nd update. This update brought universal adjustments to the Perfect Parry mechanic, which inadvertently introduced a bug that prevented buffer input from working when waking up a player when they are knocked down after a Perfect Parry. The developers rolled back Perfect Parry's edits as they investigated the issue more thoroughly, leading to an hour-long maintenance for the game on December 6th.

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December 6th at 9pm PST, Street Fighter 6 underwent roughly an hour of server maintenance as developers implemented fixes to buffer entries for wakeup attacks. Buffer entries now work on Perfect Parry, so players should not be at a severe disadvantage when trying to wake up an attack after being knocked down. This is worth noting Street Fighter 6 players are still vulnerable even after burning out, so players may want to be careful and still try to avoid getting knocked down. Additionally, the fix was applied in a minor update, so Street Fighter 6 players should install the update before logging in and attempting to play online. It's also worth noting that the update may affect some replays containing game data from before the bug fix was applied, resulting in replay data not working as intended.
Street Fighter 6 maintenance fixes a major buffer entry issue
- Street Fighter 6 went through an hour of maintenance to fix an issue that prevents buffer entries from working after the player crashes after a Perfect Parry.
- A minor update is now available that installs the bug fix.
- Playback of data from before the update may no longer work correctly.
latest Street Fighter 6 The update appears to have brought some relief to competitive players and local Twitter/X tournament organizers, with some fans noting that they can now run their sessions now that the bug has been fixed. However, a significant portion of the community is still upset about a recently discovered bug affecting Ed Street Fighter 6. Many players are calling for Capcom to fix Ed in an update, but the developers have yet to acknowledge the issue.
Many more updates to come Street Fighter 6 in the latter half of Year 2, and it's likely that Capcom will address some of the complaints players have had with recent updates, including the Ed bug. Street Fighter 6 is one of the most successful entries in the franchise, and Capcom can continue the game's upward momentum with its exciting DLC releases and updates in 2025.