Capcom does away with exclusives, goes multiplatform

by David Hinkle { Sep 12th 2008 at 3:31PM }

Even before Dead Rising: Chop 'Til You Drop hits shelves, Capcom has informed of its intent to go the way of multiplatform, doing away with console exclusives in an attempt to get more money, stating that as "a measure to counter the soaring costs of software development for the next-generation consoles, which has been a cause for concern, we have shifted our focus to the multiplatform strategy." That's what it's all about, after all, and in the end this move will likely benefit the industry as a whole.

Although we haven't gotten a chance to play the Dead Rising port yet, we'd like to see the Wii get some Capcom love on other upcoming titles, namely Street Fighter IV. Until that is announced, we'll just have to wait and see what they give us. Don't start holding your breath for that Resident Evil 5 port yet, though.

[Via Joystiq]

Tags: capcom, dead-rising, multiplatform, re5, resident-evil, resident-evil-5, street-fighter, street-fighter-iv

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Ian @ Sep 12th 2008 3:51PM

By multiplatform of course, they mean both Xbox 360 and PS3.

CJLopez @ Sep 12th 2008 5:34PM

Actually, would be morelike PS3, 360, PC

samfish @ Sep 12th 2008 4:00PM

This sounds really really bad for us Wii owners...

Mr Khan @ Sep 12th 2008 4:53PM

Bad in the snarky but true way that JRW put it on the corresponding joystiq post? probably

Means no more "major titles" for Wii, but that in itself means little. Spinoffs, ports, and niche titles are what we've recieved so far, and they've been quality as a rule.

Could mean bad news for the Monster Hunter 3 thing, though.

Mr Khan @ Sep 12th 2008 4:58PM

Looking at the report, Wii is mentioned favorably too. Its doubtful that they'll drop it entirely

ZombiePikmin @ Sep 12th 2008 4:07PM

They had one chance to get on my good side (The one where the leaf is still intact and the flesh isnt completely rotted away) and they F****d it up. Not that i wont be buying Dead Rising though. . .

Mr Khan @ Sep 12th 2008 4:50PM

I don't think its bad or good, per se, the only people this concerns are 360 and PS3 owners

That there will be no more Xbox or PS exclusives from Capcom, its all multiplat, but Wii development will stay the same as it is.

GothSquirrel @ Sep 12th 2008 5:31PM

I just with they could port a game to pc. All thier pc ports have been god awful. Still can't play Resident Evil 4 with a Brand new gaming rig, and don't even think about trying to play Lost Planet on the PC.

Hamster @ Sep 12th 2008 9:51PM

I hope and pray this means SF4 for Wii. If not, there should at least be some sort of DS version, 80 million units and not a single Street Fighter! Sort it out Capcom.

ChibiKawase @ Sep 13th 2008 12:38AM

Capcom stated in the past that Street Fighter IV could be done on any platform due to the focus being the combat mechanics-- I'd like to see them prove it on the Wii. SF IV looks good, yeah, but it's not something that couldn't be done on the Wii. Its power mostly lies in animation and frame rate. =/