Competitive Fighting Games have NEVER been fair | Extra Trashy

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Prior to the release of 2XKO Season 1 and console release, RIOT games has flown out several influencers to preview the newest Champion, Caitlyn. With word of this getting out, the FGC is in outrage over how this compromises the competitive integrity of the game as major fighting game tournament Frosty Fausting's is right around the corner. However, this is not the first time fighting game pros have gotten unfair advantages in competitive play, so Brian and @iDOM will cover the history of unequal early access in FGs such as the Ban the Testers movement for Injustice 1 and the Street Fighter 6 Beta Crack

Episode: Extra Trashy #26
Recorded on: January 19th 2026

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Unequal Access to Fighting Games has a deep history
1:44 Breaking the street date in the New York Scene
4:30 Influencer Preview Event for 2XKO Caitlyn and Console Release
7:20 Frosty Faustings is around the corner
12:20 2XKO has had a history of early access
19:43 Japan had Street Fighter in arcades before everyone else
23:10 Injustice 1 and Ban the Testers movement
28:57 Public Playable Builds at events
31:28 Closed Beta Tests
33:32 Cracked Betas
36:31 Capcom Official notice about playing SF6 cracks
37:29 The beta characters were looking a little too good in early SF6
42:15 When does early access advantage stop mattering?
49:47 Early Review Copies and developer intervention
54:07 Time spent is not equal for every player
55:11 How Early Access affects HYPE
57:57 2XKO Console Launch JUST happened
1:05:08 How long does it take to get good


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