Capcom might be known for console games, but the publisher and developer want PC to be its primary platform, Nikkei reported Friday and summarized in English by Bloomberg reporter Takashi Mochizuki. Capcom’s President and COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto told Nikkei that the company intends to make this happen soon.
“[Tsujimoto] says the company wants to set PC as [the] main outlet for its game software,” said Mochizuki on Twitter. “By 2022 or 2023, Capcom hopes sales of games on consoles [and] PCs to be [equal].”
It’s not a surprising statement as Capcom has done simultaneous releases between PC and console versions of its games for some time now. A recent example is Resident Evil Village, which came out on PC the same day as its console counterparts. Similarly, Monster Hunter Rise, initially a Nintendo Switch exclusive, will come to PC next summer. That’s including the Sunbreaker expansion too!
Check out the slick trailer for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak for yourself below.
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Monster Hunter Rise: #Sunbreak, a monstrous expansion, lands on #NintendoSwitch and PC in Summer 2022.
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Though Monster Hunter: World’s massive success on PC is likely the motivating factor behind Tsujimoto’s statements — as the game sold exceptionally well on PC. Similarly, Resident Evil 2 did gangbusters on PC back when it came out. Until Capcom comes out and explicitly states why, however, all we can do is speculate.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
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