Chris from Fangwheel writes:
"Fangwheel recently did a story on the Wii U, PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 and we talked about features the three next-gen machines might have. This got me thinking about what game franchises I’d like to see return in the next generation. We all know Halo, Call of Duty and God of War will all live on into the next iteration of machines without a doubt, but I’m wondering about franchises that went MIA this gen. I’ve narrowed it down to five franchises that I would love to see something from again. Many of these titles did extremely well in their own generations but have faded away into obscurity and the question that is plaguing my mind is can these once great franchises have a future in the next-gen?"
One of the highlights of FanimeCon 2025 was the Capcom cosplay gathering.
Capcom has removed GFWL from PC versions of Lost Planet 1 and 2 as well as other titles on Steam alongside support for online features.
The earnings reports of Capcom's Fiscal year 2024 showcase the growth of PC over console, with 60% of game sales being made on the former.
What’s interesting is that, given how well their games sell, it’s very likely most of them fall into the 25/75 revenue split bracket. The larger ones, like Monster Hunter, are in the 20/80 bracket.
So even accounting for the vastly superior regional pricing on PC, I wouldn’t be surprised if revenue-wise from digital sales, both platforms are close, or if PC is ahead as well.
Yes PC is the biggest platform and it has definitely improved as a home console of sort plug and play. It's the only platform with actual freedom for gamers with modding. I was a console gamer for over 38 years and now I only play on Pc. Whether you are buying pre-built or building it yourself it's now easier than ever before to jump in
And my experience with pc gamers has been excellent, they are helpful with any questions on pc boards
As a gamer who also loves replaying his old favorite titles, possibly with a few mods as well, I can’t imagine ever getting another console.
They spoke about resident evil and monster hunter I would actually find the monster hunter breakdown more interesting tbh as I've always felt like this game would be at home on PC
but for resident evil it's always felt like a PlayStation mainstay despite having exclusivity elsewhere likely because it was where I first played it. The game feels like it's begging to be played lights off in the loungeroom late at night or also in VR I've never been as scared as I was playing re7 in VR
Is this really suprising? Looking at the evolution of the Switch, X|S and Playstation 5?
The biggest cause is probably the lack of game purchases on the Xbox platform. Also keep in mind this is only digital sales so there is a chunk of sales not being shown here.
Oddworld
Medievil
Earthworm Jim
Timesplitters
Grandia
Skies of Arcadia
Legend of Dragoon
Dark Cloud
Breath of Fire
I would love to see an other StarTropic game.
@ relientk77
When you make a list you should say it's yours because people may assume that is the list on the article.
Crash Bandicoot
Killer Instinct
Star Fox
Blasto
MegaMan X
Dark Cloud
Doom 4,quake 5,wolfenstein 2, half life 3
I am actual happy that someone loves Viewtiful Joe like I do :) very very very great game.. capcom, if you can't make it to next gen, at least make new one for 3DS :)
+ I could add God Hand and Conker