RUMOR - Microsoft looking to purchase Capcom?

[Bakaneiro]

"An excerpt from the latest EGM…


Microsoft might gobble up another developer — after the success of Dead Rising, its looking to open its checkbook to consume Capcom."

http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft-to-buy-capcom--27845.phtml

 

[Orpheus]

Ugh.
Buying rare did jack shit, This could go either way though.
I would honestly like to see Capcom keep doing thier own thing.
I mean shit, they have the art of making triple A mainstream titles (in order to justify & fund thier niche efforts) down cold.

 

[mannerbot]

I doubt there is any substance to this rumor, but if true, I'd rather see Microsoft buy up what was Clover.

 

[soulthug]

NO.

Just no.

God no.

 

[norton9478]

I don't see how this would be good for either party.

Pigeonholding capcom would make a struggling capcom even more unprofitable.

 

[kernow]

roffle

no fucking chance

 

[Tacitus]

Every CPS-3 battery replacement through Capcom USA comes with a fresh copy of Vista installed on the cart.

Whoo hoo.

 

[Tung Fu ru]

No

There is no way that this is true.

If this were to ever happen, I would be very sad. Even though, not all of their games are awesome, as a whole a pretty good majority of them are. It would be horrible to see MS take control in any way. Even all Capcom games being 360 exclusives would be a horrible idea.

 

[neojedi]

If the crossover slugfest "Microsoft vs Capcom" lets me SPD Bill Gates with Zangief, then nothing but good can come from this.

 

[RAINBOW PONY]

it would be a better buy than rare, rare has done fuckall. they just werent the same after the 90's ended.

capcom really hasnt done fuck all either for a few years, besides a gem or two.

 

[Nash]

NO.

Just no.

God no.

You were just born when Street Fighter 2 came out.

 

[RAINBOW PONY]

You were just born when Street Fighter 2 came out.

LOL

he wasn't even born when final fight was in arcades, fucking roffle.

 

[K_K]

i bet you buying capcom would get capcom to clam up and not produce anything good until their contract with MS is up. they seem like the type of company that can't work specifically with one other group. they choose a system for a game based on that system's merits. and capcom can't limit their work to one system it just wouldn't work for them.

 

[SouthtownKid]

RUMOR - Capcom not looking to be bought by Microsoft

 

[soulthug]

You were just born when Street Fighter 2 came out.

You were born when The Love Boat came out.
HILARIOUS.

 

[Neo Alec]

Microsoft needs to give up their console aspirations.

 

[BoriquaSNK]

Everyone's calling bullshit...but watch it happen.

MS is either gonna buy Capcom or Tecmo to leverage themselves into the Nipponese market. Watch.

 

[toy_brain]

capcom really hasnt done fuck all either for a few years, besides a gem or two.

Wrongest
Statement
Ever!

 

[Neo Alec]

Everyone's calling bullshit...but watch it happen.

MS is either gonna buy Capcom or Tecmo to leverage themselves into the Nipponese market. Watch.

Leverage into the Japanese market? The battle's over and lost. They need to stop.

 

[Mark of the Wolves]

This would be a big mistake. I don't think Capcom is that hard up for money.

 

[SouthtownKid]

You were born when The Love Boat came out.
HILARIOUS.

Yeah, I never got that whole endlessly-pointing-out-your-age thing. I mean, sure your opinion is worthless because you don't know jack shit about anything yet, but who's going to be laughing 15-20 years from now? People try to make it sound like it's a bad thing to be young and stupid. I don't get it.

 

[norton9478]

Everyone's calling bullshit...but watch it happen.

MS is either gonna buy Capcom or Tecmo to leverage themselves into the Nipponese market. Watch.

i don't see an outright buyout hapening....

But they could put some leverage into such companies to break into the market.

 

[roker]

RUMOR - Capcom not looking to be bought by Microsoft

RUMOR - STK may or may not be a participant of sexual acts involving bestiality

 

[SouthtownKid]

RUMOR - STK may or may not be a participant of sexual acts involving bestiality

Not related but what do you call it when the beasts are dead? Is that necrobestiality? Even if it's a fish?

 

["Macho Man" Butta Supremo]

It would be great just to see all the dumbfuck sony fanboys flip out, but it won't happen.

Capcom just needs to announce SFA2 for xbla.