RUMOR - Microsoft looking to purchase Capcom?
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BoriquaSNK said:
They have to thow some money somewhere soon, so it could be Capcom. I can't see it though. Capcom are doing OK at the moment, and aren't under any pressure to sell up. Plus, they know that being bought out by MS would be a huge mistake.
Now that GoW is out, the list of big name, upcoming titles is looking very sparse for the 360. They have run out of hype.
Beyond having a cheaper price point than the PS3, there really isn't much to sell the 360 on now. They no longer have the monopoly with their XBOX Live system either.
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Well, I knew you were the one to ask.roker said:
Oh come now, you should know better than that.hanafudaX said:
They've got an entire years-worth of Halo3 hype to drip-feed the fanboys with. Who needs other games?
Trust me, by the time that finally hits retail, you'll know every last detail right down to how they bump-mapped Cortana's arse.
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Wow, it sure is good I read this post. I'd hate to think I enjoyed playing my 360 due to the good games I have for it.
All this time I've been enjoying it due to the heavy hype output! And now that that's gone, no fun for me.
I guess I'll have to run out and buy a sony system. They are guaranteed to come with an infinite supply of hype! Lifetime guarantee!
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i like the sound of that.
Nintendo i remember was very close to getting bought up by MS. and Sega decided to go with Sammy, which if i remember correctly didn't end up the way they wanted.
either way, im pretty sure capcom is financially stable now compared to how it was doingn 2 years ago.
then again, MS checkbook is pretty big, so.....
i really hope they go with MS, really.
Nintendo i remember was very close to getting bought up by MS. and Sega decided to go with Sammy, which if i remember correctly didn't end up the way they wanted.
either way, im pretty sure capcom is financially stable now compared to how it was doingn 2 years ago.
then again, MS checkbook is pretty big, so.....
i really hope they go with MS, really.
If Microsoft bought Capcom we'd just be getting 360 games from them. That would mean no more Capcom for DS, PSP, Wii, PS2/PS3 etc. That would be lame. Probably no more Arcade support either, but it's not like the lazy assholes at Capcom ever were going to release a good hi-res 2D fighter for arcade anyway. 
Vampire Savior 3? Street Fighter 4? They were rumored and HIGHLY anticipated, but Capcom didn't care. Now that I think about it, screw 'em.
Vampire Savior 3? Street Fighter 4? They were rumored and HIGHLY anticipated, but Capcom didn't care. Now that I think about it, screw 'em.
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Capcom shut down its arcade division. But your earlier point you're right -- Capcom is still a major third party developer on basically every platform. If they were exclusive to Microsoft platforms, it would be a major change in the industry.ResOGlas said:If Microsoft bought Capcom we'd just be getting 360 games from them. That would mean no more Capcom for DS, PSP, Wii, PS2/PS3 etc. That would be lame. Probably no more Arcade support either, but it's not like the lazy assholes at Capcom ever were going to release a good hi-res 2D fighter for arcade anyway.
Vampire Savior 3? Street Fighter 4? They were rumored and HIGHLY anticipated, but Capcom didn't care. Now that I think about it, screw 'em.
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Blue Dragon and Lost Odissey. oh yeah - RE5 and Lost Planet.hanafudaX said:
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hanafudaX said:
Last time I checked, Sony doesn't even have much of an online plan.
You really need to stop riding their dick.
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Which ones of these new Capcom are actually made by the Japanese Capcom? No one seems to be able to keep track of it anymore. Dead Rising sure as hell isn't. Lost Planet? Hell no. These aren't the real Capcom. Probably made by small American studios purchased by Capcom.
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Neo Alec said:
The guy who created Mega Man was behind Dead Rising, possibly Lost Planet too. But I know he made Dead Rising.
EDIT: Yeah it's both of them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiji_Inafune
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Geez, why don't you try playing them and come on back. "These aren't the real Capcom"?! You're better than this, man.Neo Alec said:
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Well what can I say? I remember a time when the game developers made the systems. Not PC software developers. Of course that time is behind us, but still Microsoft keeps making inferior products that don't sell in Japan. They should take a hint and quit targeting that market (I think they have given up, it's just that there's no reason to announce it).not sonic said:
how old are you, 12?
"They don't belong."
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I'm sorry, I totally assumed that Dead Rising was American when I played it (before I sold it -- I never sell games). It was fine, but it punishes the player too much. If it were Japanese, It'd expect it to be much less dissimilar to Resident Evil. Seems like a completely new company's take on the genre. Lost Planet just looks like what it is. If they were the Japanese Capcom, I'd assume we'd know who made them.
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Yes. But I got used to it. As long as it's a big Japanese company, I'm fine with it now. We need a new Panasonic or a Sharp system now to step in. Microsoft doesn't belong in the console market -- they are a PC software maker that is getting in over its head with products like the Xbox and the Zune (which is going to be a miserable failure in the long run, by the way). Also, Nintendo should have made GameCube their last console. So that leaves us with only Sony. In my perfect world it'll be just big Japanese electronics companies making the system. I know that's silly, but the days of Sega vs. Nintendo vs. NEC are long gone too.jp. said:
Someone's gotta do it, and right now I believe the wrong companies are in the game. Microsoft has no business in the console market, period. I only buy their systems because I get everything.
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Apparently, only Japanese companies are supposed to succeed.jp. said:
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In the console market, yes. That's just me. I'm old-fashioned that way.SouthtownKid said:
Microsoft's expectation to be greeted as liberators in Japan was just way too naive, and I saw it coming a mile away both times. In fact, it was downright arrogance on MS's part. You have to succeed there in order to get the right balance of developers in your camp, as Sony has been able to do all along. Microsoft simply does not understand the Japanese gamer consumer, and whether the Japanese gamers themselves are still relevant or not, the developers over there are, and it's generally a package deal.
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I doubt that MS would buy Capcom, but you never know. I think it would be a mistake of near epic proportions for Capcom.
I'm buying an Xbox 360 when and if the game in my sig hits American shores (Culdcept Saga for those of you with sigs disabled). That is the only next gen system I plan on buying, and then only for that game.
I'm buying an Xbox 360 when and if the game in my sig hits American shores (Culdcept Saga for those of you with sigs disabled). That is the only next gen system I plan on buying, and then only for that game.