Guilty Gear -Strive-

It is the seventh mainline installment of the Guilty Gear series, and the 25th overall. It introduces the "Wall Break" feature, which allows for stage transitions when a combo is initiated in the corner of the arena. The story continues after the events of Guilty Gear Xrd. It is the conclusion of Sol Badguy's story , set in the United States of America and featuring his final confrontation with That Man, Asuka R. The title Guilty Gear Strive was revealed in a trailer in November 2019. According to the game's producer Akira Katano, the team aimed to appeal to more players by making the gameplay of Strive easier to comprehend compared to previous Guilty Gear games, instead of making it easier. After its first public beta went live during February 2021, the game was delayed from April 9, 2021 to June 11, with the development team citing the game to improve the stability of online lobbies and online servers based on fan feedback for the reason behind its second delay. Cross-platform play is supported for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions. "Limited Edition" and "Ultimate Edition" editions were made available for pre-order; console players who get the latter received early access to the full game on June 8, 2021. During the same week, the PlayStation 5 version was the twenty-second bestselling retail game in Japan, with 3,547 physical copies being sold. The game entered the UK physical charts at number 26. On July 16, 2021, Arc System Works announced the game had sold 500,000 copies. On Steam, the number of concurrent players reached a peak of 30,939, surpassing both Street Fighter V and Tekken 7.