Thirty-five years after Ryu and Ken first squared off in arcades, you can fight them on your wrist. My Play Watch has opened US pre-orders for the Street Fighter II: My Play Watch, a $79.99 digital gaming watch built in collaboration with Capcom, with shipping expected in December 2026 — right in time for the holidays, Notebookcheck reports.
It is one of the oddest — and most honest — wearables of the year.
It’s Not a Smartwatch — That’s the Point
The company is blunt about what this isn’t. Per My Play Watch’s own product page: no Bluetooth, no Wi-Fi and no notifications — “just time, fitness and play.” There is no phone pairing, no companion app, no notification mirror. In a wearable market where everything from the Apple Watch to budget trackers exists to extend your phone, this watch refuses to be an accessory at all.
The Game Actually Fights Like Street Fighter II
This isn’t a watch face with SFII art slapped on it. It’s a playable touchscreen adaptation of the arcade game: all eight original World Warriors — Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile, Blanka, E. Honda, Dhalsim, Zangief — plus the four boss characters Balrog, Sagat, Vega and M. Bison, battling across stages like Suzaku Castle and Battle Harbour. Combat runs on three touch zones — low attacks, overhead strikes and anti-air counters — with timing and reads deciding who survives an endless gauntlet of CPU opponents. Original arcade audio is baked in. According to GameStop’s listing, as spotted by Dexerto, the store promises “fast gameplay” where “attacks, counters, and timing” decide how long you stay in the fight.
Gold Hardware and a Display Stand
The hardware leans into collectible territory: premium metal with 14-karat gold-finished accents and a custom crown. Two interchangeable premium silicone bands ship in the box, and early pre-orders get a Street Fighter-themed display stand while supplies last. GameStop lists a December 11 release at $79.99; the official site is taking pre-orders with European pricing still to be confirmed.
A Fitness Tracker in a Fighting-Game Costume
Between bouts it counts steps, heart rate and active calories. The interactive clock faces are themed around your chosen fighter: hit your step goal and you’re greeted with your character’s authentic victory animation; alarms loop your fighter’s knockdown recovery; and powering on the watch plays the unmistakable yell of a “Hadoken.” It’s the rare gadget that gamifies exercise with a 35-year-old sound effect.
Why this matters
The wearable industry spent a decade converging on one idea: a slab that mirrors your phone. My Play Watch — whose lineup already covers Space Invaders, Tetris, Mega Man 2 and the Atari 2600 — is betting there’s a market for the opposite: a single-purpose, distraction-free device aimed squarely at nostalgia. At $79.99 it’s priced like a stocking stuffer, not a platform, and the licensing is officially Capcom’s — a 35th-anniversary play — which matters more than any spec sheet.
The open question is quality. Full technical specs still aren’t published, and no reviewer has touched one yet. But as a holiday gift for someone who grew up feeding quarters into arcade cabinets, it doesn’t need to beat the Apple Watch. It just needs to beat boredom on the bus ride home.
Meanwhile in Gadgets: Fairphone is taking the opposite bet on longevity — its $119 Fairbuds 2 have batteries you can swap yourself — while Samsung’s clip-on Galaxy Buds On chase comfort with an open-ear design.
