Ahead of the release of Street Fighter 6 in June, Capcom has outlined a rule change to leverless controllers that’ll have a major impact on future Capcom Pro Tour tournaments. Capcom’s new rule says that if a player inputs up and down directions at the same time, then both inputs must either be maintained or rejected.
“The new rule we are putting forth below is designed to ensure all leverless controllers operate to a universal standard regardless of make or model at Capcom-sanctioned events,” the Street Fighter 6 developer said in a blog post. “With this in mind we’ve decided to make the following change. If up and down directions are input at the same time, both inputs must be maintained or both inputs must be rejected.”
What this means is that Capcom is essentially leveling the playing field. Leverless controllers, and especially those manufactured by Hitbox, give players a major advantage in matches, allowing them to perform certain moves more quickly than competing players who use standard fightsticks or controllers.