The Definition of Loyalty, as Written by Capcom

This is an article on the loyalty, or lack thereof, that has been shown by Capcom to the PlayStation 3 fan base and the PlayStation fan base in general.

"So here we have Capcom, arguably one of the best game developers of all time. The company has produced classics such as Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Street Fighter, Okami, and Monster Hunter only to name a few. There is no question that the company has talent, but was it ever enough to propel the company to its success today? Hardly. Every game listed above hit full steam on a Sony console, whether it be the original Resident Evil series or Street Fighter Alpha on PS1, or Devil May Cry or Okami on PS2, Capcom owes a lot to Sony. However, the only thing Sony has received from Capcom is a lack of loyalty."

[Kokoro]

it's so silly to think that they would care about one little letter, when there is so much money involve.

[TripleTags]

It is your decision in the end, but I felt that it was a good article. I pretty much agree with what was said in the article. Capcom truly needs to realize where all of the fame came from and what format it started on (the fame that is, not saying Capcom started on PlayStation...). It's as if Capcom is cutting off the hand that fed them, which is not a smart move at all....

[ruibing]

Well it's not surprising these days to see memories fade faster than checks, it would be nice to see more integrity (maybe not the best word for it) from developers when so many of them are bleeding old franchises dry for money. Though I can't blame Capcom for their business decision, as a long time PS fan and having owned almost every one of their releases on the PS2, I am disappointed as a consumer. It is not so much in the lack of exclusive as the old notion that developers just don't spend as much time perfecting a game on a specific platform when it is not an exclusive, so I would be more likely to purchase from other Japanese developers such Konami, Level 5, and Square Enix.

[gogators]

and their original start came in the arcades. One would even have to ask based on this premise about Capcom loyalty to Nintendo.

[unlimited]

Konami(metal Gear solid 4 and sqaure(final fantasy VIII and versus) is making their games exclusive to the PS3..it is about money your right but at least give at least one game exclusive it can be DMC4 or Resident Evil but they dont want too..not even time exclusive!!!

i dont like capcom ill still buy dmc and resident evil but i wont have respect for them.

[sticky doja]

"Capcom truly needs to realize where all of the fame came from and what format it started on (the fame that is, not saying Capcom started on PlayStation...)"

Are you serious? How old are you, 12? I'll list a few games for you that you may or may not have heard of before Playstation ever existed, and then see if you still feel that way. 1942, Commando, Ghosts N Goblins, Mega Man's, Breath of Fire's, Eye of the Beholder, Final Fight's, Knights of the Round, Street Fighter 2. Those are SOME great games on systems before the Playstation and doesn't even include Arcade only games.

[Leathersoup]

If you're so dead set about the loyalty bit. Why aren't you pissed off at Square Enix for not making Final Fantasy for the Nintendo only? As a matter of fact I believe Capcom was making games for the NES and SNES long before the first Playstation even existed including *drum roll* Metal Gear!

Why aren't you pissed off and only buying Nintendo products for your Capcom fix?

Sad. Just sad.

[emaddox84]

I don't know if you know this or not, but the reason Square switched over to the Playstation for Final Fantasy VII is because of the CD-ROM drive. Nintendo's cartridges couldn't hold enough information for what is now considered one of the greatest games of all time (Kinda makes you think of Blu-Ray doesn't it?). Another fact that you may not know is that Nintendo only had themselves to blame for this. Back in the early 90's, Nintendo commissioned Sony to make a CD-ROM drive for the SNES dubbed the SNES-CD, but then backed out of it and left Sony high and dry. Well, Sony instead redirected their efforts on the SNES-CD and make the Playstation. I'm sure Nintendo regretted this decision greatly during the N64/Gamecube life cycles. Anyhow, now you can see how your allegations about the lack of loyalty from Square to Nintendo aren't so warranted anymore, since their switch came from not only technical aspects, but bad decisions from Nintendo. And I guess the same could be said about the original Metal Gear Solid, the space requirements of that game would not have been doable on cartridges that held from 4MB to 64MB(which was only on RE2 towards the end of the N64 lifecycle).

[RadientFlux]

Interesting opinion... with it's limited outlook on the history of console gaming.

Fanboys make a big deal about loyalty but only when it comes to their console. If Capcom was big on loyalty they would still be developing everything on a Nintendo system.

[VendettaWFT]

Capcom should be showing NES the love. But besides the nostalgic feeling of "give props to the originator"...I think more people in this site get upset with Capcom because they feel the company owes Sony something and XBOX nothing, and when they see a capcom exclusive for the 360 they get confused and upset. Seriously, it's not like Capcom gave Sony the "f*ck you" and decided not to develope anything for them anymore

[greed]

who cares i just have to look for another company to throw my money at when they realize people are not buying there games for a certain console i wonder if they will start to care then!! (I WAS A DMC FAN)......."WAS".

to 2.1 i would have thought the same thing until i saw that part of there big anouncment was a rehash supposidly bigger and better version of a game that is like a year and a half or something old that came out on 360 and a game that isn't really that great to begin with but wait you also get a new street fighter......YAHHHHH!! i mean it's not a new ip and it's not a exclusive but hey you can fight while on the street in this game regardless of how great that is they should have never hyped it up to be bigger then it really was!

[gamesR4fun]

Sure Capcon gave us the shatft without even so much has a decent reach around... But who care? Mh3 was the only game they had I was looking forward 2 now their going over 2 wii. They can keep their crap planet and I expect Sf4 will suck if they try and do 3d... If they do a 2d version it better be a cheep dl off psn ha ppl want a lot more than a crummy 2d game for their 60 bucks.

[PS360WII]

Yea I'm not sure if this is news, but all I can say is give it a rest. They did it to the GC and I'm sure they did it before and to other systems as well. Devil May Cry is a good game but by the 4th one I'm not to sure it's a big console seller so it's okay that it goes multi, Resident Evil usually starts off on one console then goes everywhere else, Monster Hunter.. well who knows maybe Nintendo threw a bunch of money at them.

I can only bring up GC because I remember that really easily. Resident Evil 4, Viewtiful Joe, PN03, and Killer 7 was a deal that Capcom signed up for making those titles GameCube exclusive and hmmm 3/4 of those titles are found on PS2. Did I hate them? No for I knew they can offer the game to more people and get more money to make more games. Lost Planet for the 360 was a cool game but for it being on 360 only took away a branch of gamers who could never play it. So now they offer it up on PS3. Much like Okami where it was found on the PS2 but seeing that the PS2 was so saturated with games it was overshadowed. Now with the Wii it might get the recognition they could of had. What most are forgetting is that all the systems are still getting games made by Capcom. They aren't just tuning you out they are spreading the wealth. Good time for gamers bad time for loyalists.

And thank you RadientFlux for if they were loyal along with every other older developers out there we would only be seeing Nintendo games.

[VirusE]

Capcom owes more to nintendo than sony. The 8 bit nes and 16 bit super nes made capcom, konami, sqaure and so many other companies. Only a newb gamer who got in during the 32 bit era would say such nonsense.

[ApocalypseShadow]

they are still great developers.i have bought and liked almost all their games.my top five has always been:

nintendo
sega
capcom
konami
namco

the only companies i know that can make a game in any genre and it will be a hit.flying,racing,fighting,adv enture,rpg,puzzle,shooter,etc.

no other companies can boast that.

without SEED(EX-CLOVER STUDIOS DEVS),i'm not sure capcom will still stay in that top five.but claiming to be agnostic,but barely show anything significant on ps3,shows they have some type of issue with making CELL games.you don't spent 40 million making and advertising lost planet on 360,then say it's too expensive to make ps3 games.

because gears of war cost 10 million to make.and i doubt most sony made games go over 20 million to develop(excluding games like killzone.)but the lack of a killer game which usually comes from them after a system launch is disappointing.

mag lev..............

[InMyOpinion]

...It's about making money. The PS3 has the smallest install base and is the most expensive of the 3 consoles to develop for. They won't see the same profit there yet.

[ApocalypseShadow]

that's not an excuse.

it is confirmed that there are over a million ps3s in each territory.

lets say capcom makes a hit game on ps3.but sells only 500,000 in each territory.that's 1.5 million in sales.at $60 a pop,that's 90 million dollars.if they spend 30 million to advertise and make it,they still profit by 60 million.

but usually capcom games move systems.resident evil and street fighter move systems.they have no excuse.make a hit,systems and games sell.

mag lev.......

[Odion]

except what your talking about is nearly impossible

if you have 1 million poeple in an are and are some how able to sell 500 000 copies that would be mind blowing. No game except the VERY best are able to sell to 50% of the userbase

[Umbrella Corp]

I bet a exclusive Resident Evil game would be a great gift to Sony....Oh wait this is buisness Capcom is the #1 developer in my book I like it that thier multi platform it shows everyone the love.If companys start oweing stuff to Console brands then Nintendo would have 1000s of exclusives.

[Bloodmask]

These articles are funny. Capcom was around making arcade games even before the original NES was made. They became well known on the Nes, Snes, and Sega Genesis/Megadrive.

Strider
Ghost N Goblins
Ghouls N Ghosts
1943
Bionic Commando
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Forgotten Worlds
1943
UN Squadron
Final Fight

Chances are if you haven't heard of most of these games you really don't know anything about Capcom. If anything Sony owes them. They made the games didn't they??

Does this mean that all the Game Developers who were loyal to Sega should just go out of business because Sega doesn't make hardware anymore??

[X]

I would like to add megaman and breath of fire to that list.

[stonedog]

to its shareholders; the people who have invested in their company. This is business and childish ideas of laoyalty to a particular console have no place in the real world unless there is mutual benefit. Capcom presently does not see a mutual benefit.

One might equally argue that Sony has not been loyal to the developers by providing them with a console that provides them with a huge install base from the beginning by giving the consuemr an affordable system. That Sony was looking to float their blu-ray format on Capcom's back. Business is business annd loyalty is to the bttom line.

[sicknnyc]

WRONG!

-All those games listed are Deceased due to sequels being GARBAGE!(except Megaman)

-All their Playstation Ip have been Successful on all grounds.

-Also DMC does not belong on XBOX they have LP and DR.

[Spike47]

capcom owes sony, as said by capcom itself.

maybe it may be because sony offered them money or gave them alot to make so many great titles.

idk, but you just can't tell capcom that sony owes the, cause only capcom knows what sony has done for them.

it's just that capcom has done things like porting V5 to the 360, making better games on the 360 like lost planet and dead rising.

i really don't care about all that, but what I care about is:

DEAD RISING FOR THE 360...........AND PS3!!!!!!
LOST PLANET 2 FOR 360 AND PS3!!!!!!!

[Komrad]

both owe us. For supporting their vision and their work for all those years they've mentioned. So maybe if they'd just stop pan handling each others joysticks for a minute and make the games WE would like to PLAY, E.G. like Monster hunter 3 in HD for PS3 or XBOX360 we might have something here.

[ApocalypseShadow]

it has been said that you need to sell at least 500,000 copies to break even if you spend 30 million to make a game.anything over that is gravy.

hot shots in japan sold over 300,000 copies(not in america yet).so did dynasty warriors gundam game.even if heavenly sword only sold 139,000 in america so far,that's only america.it doesn't count other countries.motorstorm sold over a million wordwide.resistance sold over 2 million wordwide.

500,000 is the magic number to sell over.

it's not impossible.capcom is just making excuses when we all know they make hits.

mag lev................

[InMyOpinion]

Any way you twist it, they would probably see a larger profit developing for the 360 or the Wii. Sorry, but I trust Capcoms analysts to make better financial decisions than you.

[power of Green]

This is why industry voices/media/reviewers/techies are afraid to say anything bad about PS3.

[Bonsai1214]

normally i refrain from responding to stupid posts, but wow. yours is simply the most blindly ignorant thing i've ever seen written on this site. industry voices/media/reviewers/techies don't say negative things about ps3? what are you on, because some of my friends would definitely want some. (i'm a complete straight edge in contrast...)

of all the crap that i've read that you wrote, this is got to be the most hilarious/false thing. congrats. i'll actually bubble you, because this made my day.

but anyways, you have to admit that without Sony, capcom would not have been established as a high profile developer/publisher.

but i am looking forward to DMC4, however that may turn out. and despite what people say about street fighter iv, that announcement they made was woefully underwhelming. oh well.

[Blitzed]

OK, you may have a tumor.

[yoshifett]

If a bitter Sony fanboy cries in the forest, how many people hope that a tree falls on him?

[PS360WII]

that was funny but I'll give you a bubble for that avatar. dang squirrels

[chino3xl]

Aight to me capcom is not loyal but lets just say if it was Bungie with the Halo series and if microsoft didnt own the rights to Halo, do you see where im going with this so to those people that are on that 360 tip open your eyes to what the article is talkin bout and put your differences aside for a second.ON THE OTHER HAND CAPCOM HAVE DEADRISING 1 AND 2 COMING TO PS3 and that was a 360 exclusive, so it all evens out,its all bout the money.

[Captain Tuttle]

Crazy kids!

[Dannagar]

These articles make PS3 Fanboys seem pretty desperate.

[jackdoe]

I'm not sure if Sonyprotection group is as fake as SDF. Can't believe anyone with a sane mind would write an article like this. I'm a PS3 owner myself, but I know Capcom is a very business orientated company. They demonstrated it by betraying the GC agreements, and they were even in a contract! But still, nothing to cry about. Capcom games are multiplatform after all.

[Dannagar]

Well said Jakedoe, bubbles for you.

[hadouken007]

to me it aint about loyalty,its about if you hooked them up with a good exclusive,hook us up with one!

[KINGDRAMA]

in the EAST. LOYALTY was a huge issue way back when.

Kinda like how wankstas are now saying: stop snitching.

like how real gangsters said: never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.

its like a code of honor. code of a warrior. code of the samurai. lack of loyalty kills everything, relationships, business partners, friends, THE MOB.

[jackdoe]

Isn't the Sonyprotection group kind of like the SDF? A joke? How did this get approved anyway?

[Nuch Vader]

PSFanboys, weeping and crying for someone to make them games. Sorry but developers are in business to make money. Not for charity. With PS3s lame a$$ attachment rate, you should be thankful you are getting anything.

[OOG FunK]

Wait wait are you guys retarded???? SO basically capcom should wait around for sony and miss out on all the money they can make to keep their ship floatn u guys r on crack. BTW open you eyes its Sony who should be thanking capcom for their video games not the other way around cuz without some of the games they had made playstation probably wouldnt be what it became over the years of ps1 and 2 so bite your tounge n dont judge a company who is willing to make games on all platforms not jus be a fan boy B**ch like it sounds like most of you want.

[gogators]

but Capcom was a greea tdeveopler before the Playstation ever came along. The way the markets have been, though the are getting much better, Capcom needs to survive just like the other guy. That means selling games on whatever system gives them that option.

[Kokoro]

that writing that comment would get my bubble taken away from me. Anyway, if Lost Planet is not enough, and so are Resident Evil 5, Bionic Commando, then what else should they give us PS3 owners?

It's not their fault that the software came out earlier on the 360. We are still getting the games no matter what. It's ludicrous to think we should have something that no one else can. The only way this is possible, is through first party titles.

Capcom is not there to serve loyalty, they are here to cater to gamers. And if that is not enough for you. Then being one is not your description.

[jackdoe]

I agree with almost everything you said except for Lost Planet. Lost Planet is like a sh!t in gamers faces, being a one year old inferior port. Also don't agree with your statement about third party games being exclusive. They can be. Just takes a lot of under the table doing. Other than that, Capcom is here to sell games to gamers.

[Clinton514]

I disagree with this.

Capcom is doing what Capcom has to do to survive. They will continue to support the PS3, I don't think there's any question about that but to accuse them of such things is taking it a bit too far.

[OOG FunK]

yea im pissed to see people complain so much im glad that they work on all consoles because hell if they didnt they just keep making the sajme stale crap over and over again at least when tryn new systems they can then try new ideas

[ElementX]

Big deal about Capcom. I thought all you fanboys were moist thinking of your exclusives like Ratchet, Uncharted, MSG4, and Haze.

Grow up and quit complaining. Buy a Wii if you want Monster Hunter (LOL). I think Sony fanboys are some of the most greedy people ever. All you do is want want want and you want it your way or the highway. Go write up another stupid online petition that you're so crazy about.

You complain about missing features, lower frame rates, AA, and 360 DVDs affecting games (LOL). Lets see you get through the real world complaining.

[jackdoe]

I'm not defending this article, but what is wrong with the consumer wanting more? Wouldn't you want more for your money after all? Your stupid comment just screams as much fanboy as these guys complaining about Capcom being unloyal.

-edit- Reply to 27.3: I never accused you of owning only a 360, only called you a fanboy because you sounded like someone who blindly accepted what he got. You should be able to get what you want on your console. If you just accept everything like a lemming, you'll get a featureless PS3 and a RROD on your 360.

[Clinton514]

By calling people "fanboy" when your comments come across as such. :|

[ElementX]

I have both systems, if you don't believe me, add me on PS3. I'm playing Folklore now. Maybe it's time people realize that you won't get everything you want with just ONE CONSOLE.

[Clinton514]

Who's you? Why are you acting like you know me?

Go fold up in a corner.

[ElementX]

I'm not acting like I know you. Where's you get that idea from?

[Eclipticus]

*NEWS FLASH**

VIDEOGAMES DID NOT start with PS2 or Even PSOne/ like videogames themselves, Capcom has been around longing than the PS brand.

All you sony fanboys all upset, seem to forget that this is a business, its about making money. The are able to make more money on other consoles than the ps3. Thats easy to understand, right? so understand it and shut up about loyalty. Sony isnt loyal to anyone but themselves, as is Microsoft, and Nintendo.

[ForTheFallen]

We (As in PS3 owners) are going to get crappy 360 ports. Why? Because, you HAVE to scale it down for Wii360. It's really quite sad and pisses me off. Prime example; Assassin's Creed. It was set as a PS3 exculsive but Ubisoft decided to go multiplatform. What happen's now? Everyone who is a regular here remembers the story. Go search Assassin's Creed right now...Problems with the space of the DVD drive in 360. WTF is that? It's not nessasary is what it is. They are other games that will probaly run into this problem but it won't make news. Should anger any PS3 owner because we have the better console but have to sit with the crap.

[ukilnme]

Refer to post #31.

[Dhani]

I REALLY HOPE THAT THERE IS A MARVEL VS. CAP COM 3 AND MARVEL VS. CAP COM VS. SNK

[ukilnme]

PS3 owners might see a Capcom exclusive if you go out and buy some games instead of complaining on N4G. Increase the attach rate and it may make prompt Capcom to throw an exclusive over to the PS3....or at least a timed one.

Before you decide to take my bubbles away let me leave you with one closing statement:

All of you 360 hating and PS3 bashing jack@sses suck and I hope your consoles break.

[jackdoe]

Wow. With fanboy hating statements like this, how did you end up with all those bubbles? Just curious. Anyway, did Capcom release any games onto the PS3 to see what the attach rate for their games will be?

[ukilnme]

I honestly don't know how I have so many bubbles. Maybe it is because I am a fanboy of gaming and note a console. To my knowledge Capcom has not released anything on the PS3 to test the attach rate for the console. What I do know is that the Sony fanboys had N4G raining with tears when DMC4 was announced as multiplatform. It's not like Capcom turned their back on Sony and made it 360 exclusive, it's still coming to the PS3. If the PS3 version is the best version I will buy that one and the same goes for the 360 version. I do believe though that if it is a good game on both consoles and the PS3 owners decide not to buy it, the chances of any future Capcom PS3 exclusives will be slim. The sales already show that 360 owners support Capcom. Will the same be said about PS3 owners when DMC4 hits the streets? Only time will tell.

Edit: In case anybody missed it:

All of you 360 hating and PS3 bashing jack@sses suck and I hope your consoles break.

[Blitzed]

...to the almighty dollar. Capcom should be loyal to their shareholders and thats it. They don't owe anybody else anything. They make great games at a great expense of money, time and effort. If you like the game, you buy it, get hours of entertainment and Capcom makes a profit. They don't owe you anything more, the transaction is over and both sides are happy. You liked their game, so they owe you their loyalty? Are you loyal to them? Would you buy their game if it was crap?

[Bladestar]

Capcom does not owe Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo any loyalty since they've being loyal to their fanbase for a long time... even before the Sony cared about gaming...
It's simply stupid to expect Them stop stop making money to sastify a handful of fanboys that don't want others to play the games they are playing.. because of corporate fanboysm... specially when they are getting the game on their console too.
I understand if capcom wouldnt be supporting your console at all... but they are... so stop your stupidity and for once... enjoy the games.. and stop caring what others are playing.

[Wile]

Someone should write a article about too much loyality. Like when loyality makes a person start a website to protect a corporation.

[ElementX]

Great post.

[feejo]

Still they are working on BIONIC COMMANDO => NOT FOR THE WII.
Sorry SONY you just had to put a better controler like the Wii and you would have kept Okami and all that for you. Or do something with the sixaxis: just stop shoing it can move a stupid plastic DUCK.

[Z501]

But ....
I would say Sony and Nintendo should have equal footing in the loyaly department with Capcom.
Capcom would be nothing without NiN,and if it was'nt for the PS1 where would Capcom be?
MS should'nt even be in the debate.

[ActionBastard]

Capcom should show loyalty to its shareholders. Really, who cares is DMC or RE are on the 360. They're STILL on PS3.

[ta1snake]

I won't buy anything from Capcom from now on.

[sticky doja]

I'll tell you how Resident Evil 5 turns out.

[ta1snake]

BTW. I "WAS" Capcom fan.

[sticky doja]

"Capcom owes a lot to Sony. However, the only thing Sony has received from Capcom is a lack of loyalty"

HAHAHAHA is this guy serious? Capcom made games for like 20 systems before the Playstation even existed. What loyalty does Capcom owe Sony? Also, hasn't SONY recieved a butload of money from royalties off of Capcom's games?

[kunark]

i just hope they put some time and effert into the ps3 versions i just got a ps3 and man was i shocked how bad e.a. screwed up madden main reason i bought the ps3 was the next gen of football i like rpg games too so just hope capcom put just as much time into these as they do for the 360 unlike e.a. did for us on madden sorry if some yall like madden 08 but imo it really sucked. and no i wont go get a 360 i been a ps fan since the first ps1 my bro got a xbox360 i cant stand the controllers srry ms them things suck to me.

[IntelligentAj]

Unfortunately there is no such thing as loyalty in the business market especially if it stands in the way of immediate profitability. Capcom made those decisions because Sony is not the next gen console leader and they would make more money on those games if they were on all systems not just the PS3. You can't be mad at capcom for appealing to there shareholders and trying to maximize the company's profits of it's core division. If you do then you are truly blind to the way of business world.

[kunark]

and whos to say capcom wont come out with a new ps game only once the ps3 sales really pick up there going too i can feel it i was same as most people i couldnt pop out 600 bucks for a ps3 but when they droped it to 500 i was at gamestop on payday lolz and now they have a 400.00 one otw on nov 2 ps3 only games and dvds but id still get one i cant remember last tiem i ever put a ps1 game in my ps2 lol watch the ps3 sales sky rocket over the holidays my bros getting one and getting rid of his 360 he cant beleave how good my ps3 looks on a hd tv compared to his 360

[progx]

More crying from pathetic fanboys, you f@gs gona start another gayass petition? Capcom wants to make a little thing called PROFIT. SHUT THE F**K UP.

[ShiftyLookingCow]

damn what a waste of time reading that worthless article. Capcom owes Sony for releasing their games on the platform with largest intallbase? WTF!!! What next, Epic and every great PC developer that started on PCs owes Microsoft loyalty for DirectX and huge intallbase?

[razer]

The Sony arrogant will take is complete loyality as in exclusives for no other system but the PS3. If anyone should be mad, it should be Nintendo! How many franchise "exclusives" did they lose to Sony??

Wasn't this SonyProtectionGroup exposed to be a 360 fanboy trying to make PS3 users look bad?? I guess as long as it fits the agenda it doesn't matter who is running the site..

[progx]

These f**kin losers are serious.

[Lionsguard]

Capcom gave the XBOX DMC4 which is a great franchise that scored relatively high for the PS console and they justified it by saying they wanted all gamers to experiance their games yet exclusives for other consoles remained on their respective systems. We Sony fans had to say "WTF CAPCOM??" I guess so many complained that they had to throw us a bone, a bone that really sucks, that bone would be LOST PLANET. Why the hell are they giving us this? "Well we'll just take your DMC and well here ya go LOST PLANET!!" PS3 users are getting shafted by losing a great exclusive and are getting a re-touched version of LP, which looks horrible btw if those comparison SS's were real. They could of at least gave us Dead Rising or at least a sequel, LP2 or DR2. PS3 users should just boycott Lost Planet. They announced a "Megaton" and came out with nothing but an annoying firecracker in the ear. If they're going to strip the Sony users from one of their beloved franchises a franchise that THE PLAYSTATION MADE FAMOUS, then at least give us something of equal value not some junk that you threw a few more junk on and call it fair play. It's like BUNGIE announcing HALO 4 for PS3 tomorrow and going "Oh yea...the xbox users..hmm..Oh here's a retouched version of MYTH! ENJOY!!"

Oh and don't justify it by their announcement for SF4, you all know damn well every other console and their ancestors are getting SF4.

EDIT: Just wanted to say that I don't mind DMC4 going to XBOX but the exchange for Lost Planet was one the most unequal trades ever even if Capcom claims it's not a trade.

[TruthbeTold]

Capcom should be "Loyal" to Sony and put out excessive amounts of money to keep making exclusives for the PS3 just because they made alot of money making games for the PS2? Sony made alot of money off of those games also. It isn't Capcom's fault that Sony severely underestimated the degree to which the monetary demands for the PS3 are alienating would be participators. Capcom was around and successful before Sony got into the Gaming industry. I'm sure that they would find it offensive to hear that they owe who they are to Sony. Personally, I think that the only exclusives should be those which are created by the console's company. Everything else if possible should be on as many major systems as a company can make money from. Exclusives are part of the reason for this divisive, irrational fanboyism that would see all but one of the current new consoles fail. Congrats to Capcom for spreading the wealth. Even if their reasons are completely money based.

[MRMagoo123]

Well the loyalty thing is right with some aspects but some comments here are just stupid noones saying capcom should only make games for ps3 just some that started on the ps the ones that where made famous on the ps at least show some respect to where the games roots are if you know what i mean

[TruthbeTold]

You say all of that B.S., but I guess it's o.k. that all of the Megaman games and fans went to Sony at Nintendo's expense a few years back though huh? You either don't know what you are talking about, or you can only see the Sony fanboy point of view.

This is the nature of the business, and business in general: Do what is best for your company. Right now, at this particular time, it is not best for Capcom to kiss Sony's ass and ignore Nintendo to the certain extent that they had been for the past few years. Nintendo is selling alot of systems right out of the gate and is reaping rewards for it. Just like the PS2 did all those years ago at Nintendo's expense. If you don't want to buy a Capcom game because of this then you really can't be described as anything but short-sighted and selfish. The idea that loyalty is so important, but only as it pertains to you is disgusting. This world is much bigger than that.

[Wii60PS3DSPSP]

Whatever Capcom, just give me more Megaman games ok?

[JokesOnYou]

why is it that we constantly see stuff like this from sonykids, hands down the ps3 fanbase is without a doubt the most pathetic among the console fans, I actually think the ps2 fanbase is a very different crowd from most of the current ps3 owners, for the most part that huge ps2 fanbase are just the casual types that dont give a sh!t about all this BS we see daily on n4g, but the hardcore segment who are into the ps3 they act as if the world owe's sony(them) something.

The reality is Capcom is a business, they supported Nintendo when it was dominant, they favored sony when they had the huge fanbase, and now they gave 360 some support since it was the 1st next gen console with a healthy install base, and in the future I expect to see them very multiplatform oriented= its that simple, its not about loyalty, dev's eventually go where the money is. This is the biggest reason 360 will do well because we dont just talk about gaming, a significant percentage of the gamers who buy a 360, buy lots of games, if you make a good-great game for the 360 its going to sell very well, yes thats true for wii and ps3 but by and large 360 fans buy and play more games. Konami, Square and the rest at the end of the day are NOT making exclusives for sony out of loyalty, you can regurgitate PR talk all you want but you can bet your ass sony has paid something to keep those big guns either exclusive or timed exclusive, otherwise those dev's will see $$$ on other platforms. There will always be 3rd party exclusives for each console but mostly because micro or sony paid for it, brought the publishing rights, offered incentives etc.

JOY

[aggh im on fire]

So what if Capcom are making games for other systems, i personally think this is a good thing. The more gamers who can play games such as resident evil 5 the better. More and more companies are going multi format and will continue as long as theres money to be made there. Surley its better to make 50 million off a game rather than 10 million. The more money that can make off a game the more they can put into future development, or would you rather them get eaten up by EA? Every company is in the buisness to make money, loyalty doesn't come into it. Im sure game developers want there masterpeices to be played by as many people as possible. Just be pleased there making it for your choosen system and enjoy the game. If you want to be a fan boy and boycott them then fine but this just means they will stop making games for your system as no one will be buying them. Its not rocket science.

[mesh1]

AHH SO THIS IS WHAT THEY MEANT ABOUT NOW SONY IS STARTING to beg devs this is the method they are using telling their webiste to write cry baby letters about how the ps2 helped capcom haha business is not about freindship when businss and pleasure mix its bad example ur a super rich bank manger wud u hire ur m8 with no qualification to a job cause he is ur freind.

[gunnerforlife]

u idiot what would happen if Gears of War 3 came out on ps3 in the future , cuz the last time i checked MS dont have any rites to that, they can only publish 1 and 2, what would u do if that happened.

[PS360WII]

no this is nothing like bungie making halo for ps3. Where did you guys get the idea that Capcom is a 1st party developer for Sony? Remember all the petitions and boycott letters Capcom got when they announced DMC multiplat. Maybe this is your (ps3 freaks) thank you from them. Ever think about that? No one likes it when some joe tells em how they should do their job. It's insulting. Give it a rest and be happy that you still get LP, RE5, DMC4, and a bunch more to come.

[Shin_Akakage]

Come on...how much of a fanboy can the writer of this article be? Capcom owes sony some loyalty? Please...Capcom doesn't owe sony, microsoft of Nintendo a thing. What the fanboy that wrote this and countless others like him fail to realize is that game industry is a business. Capcom just like any other company in the industry is in it to make money...period. The only loyalties they should have should be to their fans(not just PS-based fans but all their fans) and to bank account. I say they should have loyalty to their fans because without fans there would be no one to buy their games. Loyalty to their bank account....obvious...doesn't need any explanation. I'm not sure how such an obvious fanboy-charged article was approved..but oh well. Its amazing how extreme fanboys spew idiotic comment after comment from their mouth when they deem their console is being slighted as if the developers are secretly plotting its demise. Grow up...this business is to make money..Capcom, Sega, Namco, EA, Square Enix, Koei, Epic, Bioware, Bungie, Ubisoft, Konami....etc...are all in this to make money. That's the sole reason why more games are going multi-platform this gen.

[kunark]

ya your right capcom has to go where they can make the money how things work now a days and going multi is gonna make them millons more then just makeing a game for 1 system in time prtty much all games will be multi only differt will be the grafix mainly matter time befor all over companys follow capcom start makeing multi take halo 3 if went muti could been what triple the sales it made just for 360 would be sales for ps3 and wii i know xbox fans gonna say it will never go multi but dont count on that its about money not loyalty so could see hlo 3 gears and god of war go multi in next few yrs