neo1980 Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 http://www.xboxgamers.com/newspro/fullnews...033171136,46666, Rumours have been screaming around European offices today about a take-over of the Japanese-Behemoth Capcom, creators of 3 of the biggest selling PS2 games, Onimusha 1 and 2, Devil May Cry, and ?the? flagship Gamecube series, Resident Evil along with what is one of the biggest selling xbox games in Japan, Steel Battalion! It seems that in the past few months, they have lost a considerable amount of money, despite releasing some of the biggest franchises onto the the market. Microsoft has been touted as being the developer most likely to buying Capcom, with some reports stating that Microsoft have already been in talks with the front-man of the company. Although this may seem incredibly unlikely to those ?not-in-the-know?, lets take a closer look. Several reports a couple of years ago, claimed that Microsoft was worth ?1/3 trillion and Mr Gates himself, worth between ?70-100 million. While these reports are pretty old now, with the numbers probably have risen from then, they do indicate that the xbox could have any developer it wants as a first party developer. http://www.xbox365.com/news/zcomment.cgi?a...FEVulyEDaDpZjaS http://www.spong.com/framehead.asp?go=news...ype=n&prid=3814 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnifeFace Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 RE, Tekken, Soul Caliber, Devil May Cry exclussive to MS sound to good to be true :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted September 28, 2002 Veteran Share Posted September 28, 2002 aww thats crap, microsoft in the arcade, BS good for xbox though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 fs, no way, dmc for sony forever, and tekkne, xbox are just buying their well in, that is so f*8king lame and sad, shows they are a sh*t company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 better be a joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impulfusion Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Originally posted by KICK_XP fs, no way, dmc for sony forever, and tekkne, xbox are just buying their well in, that is so f*8king lame and sad, shows they are a sh*t company No, they show the Power. Look how many time it took to the PS to get all those games and MS buys all the studios to get down PS. XBOX is the best console ever and it needs games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
configure Veteran Posted September 28, 2002 Veteran Share Posted September 28, 2002 Thread moved to BPN forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septimus Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 That really f**king sucks.... M$ are such a bunch of *******s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33T P3N1S Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 no they arent, just smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septimus Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Originally posted by L33T P3N1S no they arent, just smart. Yeah, that's how the DOJ looks at M$, as smart... :right: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33T P3N1S Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 are you the doj? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch|| Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 uh Tekken? Tekken belongs to Namco not Capcom! M$ better not go NEAR namco or **** will hit the fan! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septimus Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Originally posted by L33T P3N1S are you the doj? That's a witty come back.... But they are using the same business practice, I like M$ in the most part, but I don't like they remove my options for different products. I own all three consoles, and so far, XBOX is my least favorite. Halo 2 will rule, as did Halo, but if they can only bring choice by removing games from other systems I like and use, they can blow me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomAI Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 That'd suck big time....I want capcom games still to be released on the Sony and Game Cube consoles. It stinks that M$ is trying to buy up all the game developers to leave Sony and Nintendo with nothing. Crys.....MegaMan, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry....no longer on Sony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1980 Posted September 28, 2002 Author Share Posted September 28, 2002 Originally posted by phantomAI That'd suck big time....I want capcom games still to be released on the Sony and Game Cube consoles. It stinks that M$ is trying to buy up all the game developers to leave Sony and Nintendo with nothing. Crys.....MegaMan, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry....no longer on Sony MS will have the right to all the games because Capcom was not a part of any Gamecube or Sony company it was an independant 3rd party developer so MS can ultimately just stop the production of ANY games going to GC and Playstation 2 once it buys it...even if its 2 days from shipping...now that is pure ultimate satisfying evil:evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1980 Posted September 28, 2002 Author Share Posted September 28, 2002 Originally posted by phantomAI That'd suck big time....I want capcom games still to be released on the Sony and Game Cube consoles. It stinks that M$ is trying to buy up all the game developers to leave Sony and Nintendo with nothing. Crys.....MegaMan, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry....no longer on Sony when PS2 came out Capcom had 5-10 games planned for it, when GC came out it had 10 games planned for it, when Xbox came out it had 1 exclusive game and that is steel battalion a 200 dollar game which is actually a sequel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septimus Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Its because their technology is sad and their brand so weak that they have to buy developers to get any software. XBOX 2 may change things on the tech front, but their brand still comes across as ever so lame in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Messiah Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 "Welcome to MSonopoly!" Sorry but I don't want to play... :right: (by the way, I think this is just rumors made up by kids who sleep with their Xbox next to them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twist Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Originally posted by Impulfusion No, they show the Power. Look how many time it took to the PS to get all those games and MS buys all the studios to get down PS. XBOX is the best console ever and it needs games. if it was the best console ever it wouldn't need games, they would already be there. M$ can buy up all the developers it wants, but without selling more of the base units it won't matter anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeza Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Long live microsoft's take over of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted September 28, 2002 Veteran Share Posted September 28, 2002 If they didn't buy Rare, they could have used the money to give out ~1,750,000 Xbox's to the Japanese public, that would have got japanese dev co's onboard ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Messiah Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Originally posted by twist but without selling more of the base units it won't matter anyways. Exactly.... Maybe they should have a contest to get some of those 'things' selling... In one of the new Xbox console boxes will be Bill Gates toupee! :s All the kiddies will beg their mommies to buy them two xboxs then... After a year Xbox's sales will be up near GameCube 2002 sales, and in 2005 (when PS3 comes out) Xbox's total sales will be near PS2 2002 total sales. :devious: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Originally posted by Septimus Its because their technology is sad and their brand so weak that they have to buy developers to get any software. XBOX 2 may change things on the tech front, but their brand still comes across as ever so lame in my eyes. Exactly. The XBOX doesn't sell very well, so they buy up software developers and make the games XBOX only. Sounds like M$ is already admitting defeat, and has moved on to some pretty shady business practices. Course this is M$ we are talking about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashiro Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Deep Breath... It would not be in Capcom's interest to go exclusively Microsoft. Capcom's main market is Japan - where the Xbox is an incredibly weak platform. Severing ties with Sony & Nintendo would damage Capcom considerably. I think they will stay multiplatform. Having said that, it's not inconceivable that Microsoft spend mega bucks and buy an exclusive series for the Xbox. This sadly would not save the Xbox from it's current state of Microsoft mediocrity. The Microsoft brand (outside of the US) is not as popular as MS actually like to believe. Sure, people accept that on their home PC they have very little choice if they want to run both 'game' and 'work' software. However, in my spare time, the last thing I want to do is boot up another Microsoft cash point and feed Bill&Steve some more green, especially when the entertainment on offer is inferior to PS2(and GC). Yes, I know Sony are just another 'mega corporation' but I have NEVER had a problem with a piece of Sony brand kit. I can't say that about MS brand products -- over the years Windows alone has done it's absolute best to accelerate my aging process. :) Finally, keep with me here, their intrusion into the videogame market was largely unwelcome around the world and even more so in Japan. I fear unless HUGE changes occur this situation will never change. Phew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twist Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Originally posted by yashiro Deep Breath... It would not be in Capcom's interest to go exclusively Microsoft. Capcom's main market is Japan - where the Xbox is an incredibly weak platform. Severing ties with Sony & Nintendo would damage Capcom considerably. yes but if microsoft buys them then the choice will likely be not theirs. and if you think microsoft will buy a developer to suppoert another platform you've been riding the horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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