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Capcom plans to make PC their main platform for future games

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2021/10/04 05:20:28 (permalink)
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At the Tokyo Games Show (TGS), Capcom's COO has reportedly stated (via Nikkei) that its future software/game release will be "mainly for personal computers (PC)", shifting the company away from consoles. 

In the future, Capcom believes that it can have a 50:50 sales split between PC and consoles by the end of 2022 or the start of 2023. These beliefs come thanks to the ongoing success of recent Capcom PC releases such as Monster Hunter World; Devil may Cry 5, and the latest Resident Evil titles. The PC market is responsible for much of Capcom's sales growth in recent years, and the company believes that PC will soon be bigger than consoles, at least for their future games. 

In January 2022, Capcom plans to launch a PC version of Monster Hunter Rise, a former Nintendo Switch exclusive title. At this time, Capcom doesn't plan to release Monster Hunter Rise on other consoles, focusing instead on PC. This is one of many PC-first decisions from Capcom, and the publisher's shift to a PC focus can only be seen as good news for PC gamers. 

Hopefully, this shift will see Capcom increase its focus on quality PC releases. Let's hope the lessons learned from Capcom's DRM/performance issues with Resident Evil Village will help boost the quality of the company's future PC releases. 
 
Capcom isn't the only company that has seen the potential of the PC gaming ecosystem. In recent years, Ubisoft has been increasing its focus on the PC gaming market, so much so that PC is now one of Ubisoft's leading platforms in terms of both game sales numbers and revenue. Even Sony has seen the potential of PC in recent years, launching popular exclusives like Day's Gone and Horizon: Zero Dawn on PC and future titles like Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. 
 
I wonder if console gaming development is just not making the money Capcom thought it would. 

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    Flint 1760
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    Re: Capcom plans to make PC their main platform for future games 2021/10/04 07:28:37 (permalink)
    Here is some information about revenue: (Source: newzoo)
     
    The biggest is mobile games by a large margin.
     

    post edited by Flint 1760 - 2021/10/04 07:30:30


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    Re: Capcom plans to make PC their main platform for future games 2021/10/05 20:37:18 (permalink)
    That mobile games draw the largest market share makes so much sense, given how accessible microtransactions are in the hands of almost literally every person on the planet. Below: [1] describes the total number of mobile devices in use on the global market and [2] describes the global population - synthesizing these numbers results in just over 104 mobile connections per 100 citizens, which is absolutely wild. That almost zero individuals on this earth don't have access to a mobile phone is just beyond me.

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    [1] "Global Digital Overview". DataReportal – Global Digital Insights. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

    [2] Bureau, US Census. "Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Year's Day". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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    Re: Capcom plans to make PC their main platform for future games 2021/10/07 18:44:58 (permalink)
    HPYED we going to be doing fighting games
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    Re: Capcom plans to make PC their main platform for future games 2021/10/21 13:50:32 (permalink)
    I need to stop playing mobile games, they all feel like a grind. Happy for capcom though, i hope we get good ports
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    Re: Capcom plans to make PC their main platform for future games 2021/10/21 14:52:10 (permalink)
    Flint 1760
    Here is some information about revenue: (Source: newzoo)
     
    The biggest is mobile games by a large margin.
     





    Eww mobile games.  Unwashed casuals 
     
    On a serious note, I was not aware that tablet devices come up the "mobile" category. I thought mobile meant mobile phones.   

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    Re: Capcom plans to make PC their main platform for future games 2021/10/21 15:43:56 (permalink)
    yaggaz
    On a serious note, I was not aware that tablet devices come up the "mobile" category. I thought mobile meant mobile phones.   



    Think of the OS, i.e., iOS or Android.


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    Re: Capcom plans to make PC their main platform for future games 2021/10/22 11:31:37 (permalink)
    Im happy they made the move. I played 80% of their titles

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    Re: Capcom plans to make PC their main platform for future games 2021/10/22 17:23:39 (permalink)
    If I was making Mobile games I'd default to working with a controller...if you want touch screen you have to change it in options.  I am obviously exempting RTS and Puzzle from this rule.
     
    Smart move on Capcom's part as maybe they don't want the censorship grief from Sony.  I know I've moved away given this and the lack of care for bc.
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