Prominent series artist and producer Keiji Inafune was not involved in the game's production, as he had intended the fifth installment in the series to be the last with Zero's death. Critically, "Mega Man X6" has received mixed to positive reviews. The game was released for the Microsoft Windows in different parts of Asia in 2002 and 2003. It was also re-released in 2006 as part of the North American "Mega Man X Collection" for the GameCube and PlayStation 2. "Mega Man X6" was made available on the PlayStation Network as part of the PSOne Classics line on July 8, 2015 in Japan. It was released for the Windows internationally, along with PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch as a part of "Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2" ("Rockman X Anniversary Collection 2" in Japan) on July 24, 2018 and July 26, 2018 for Japan.