Gamespot: Yoshinori Ono talks DLC, Beta Woes and Xbox One Fans

So Capcom would let their biggest IP go stale? Like I've said, I agree with this deal because it pushes the release date forward which will surely help Capcom. I'm not disagreeing with the deal, more disappointed in the views of the console exclusivity deals between the two games. That's all.
Of course they would, it wouldn't be the first time. Where is the new Devil May Cry, perchance?
 
Who knows...it'll probably be a while in any case.

SF5 might have been F2P with micro-transactions had Sony not stepped in, just based on Capcom's current output...i'd never want to see that.

Its more scary because one of the higher ups actually did indicate that's where they wanted to go next until supposedly Ono got Sony to approve a deal.

I wanted to say that Sony funding this game is probably why it is still sticking with more traditional(as opposed the service model) and even abandoning the re-release strategy, but I have no proof of that. I think it id likely judging by their current and upcoming output though.

I would say Resident Evil 2 remake is an AAA.

That would be great if true. If it looks like REMAKE(as opposed to Resident Evil 6) I don't think I would agree though.
 
Man, the salt is still heavy with some people. Ono is capitalizing on it hardcore.

Also didn't Ono go to Xbox as well and got denied because of PC cross play? The burn is well warranted

I hope your PC is a good one, pizzacat. Though it doesn't take too much to run.

And yeah, that was one of the reasons. They apparently didn't want to do that between PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

On the topic of other Capcom fighters, having your budget covered by Sony is a good way to put that money elsewhere. Plus, Unreal 4 is helping out development times as well, so let's see some Capcom Versus shit.
 
Yeah, I really doubt we're getting another Capcom Fighter this gen. Maybe Marvel if they can get a deal going but I doubt they'd go for anything else due to risk and cutting the user base.

I think we'll get another but maybe not until 2017 or so. They asked Matt Dahlgren if "Capcom Fighters Network" was implying that there would be another, non-Street Fighter fighting game this generation and Dahlgren's answer was kind of coy. I doubt it's Darkstalkers or Cyberbots or whatever but if they can get another Vs. game going I'd expect that.
 
It's true, and I am disappointed. There was and still is absolute out rage over the timed deal for RoTR, yet this got the pass due to the funding and it's absence if it wasn't for the deal. I agreed with that, and I still agree with this deal, it was a smart move to sign for exclusivity to bring the game release date forward. Although, the game WOULD still be around if it wasn't for this deal, albeit later, but it would still be here.

The answer he gave is obnoxious and aligns with the 'second job' mantra of Sony in '06. A general amount in here have acted positively to the answer.

The whole thing is hugely hypocritical.

Come on dude...

Don't talk about console preference or hypocrisy on GAF when you've made a fool of yourself in several threads spewing numbers from anecdotal evidence only to make some huge company's game's sales not look like shit.
 
I can see a new Dark-stalkers coming if SF5 does well. MVC4 could be in the works but I can see Disney intervening and stopping it from happening. The only thing left Capcom do is to join forces with DC.

I think DS is dead and I doubt they'd do much work on MvC4 without getting the ink dry. Pretty sure DC is firmly in WB's camp too.

I don't think we're seeing much this gen to be honest.
 
Every RoTR thread on this forum. I remember the E3 one which was 100+ pages to be a prime example.

So you're saying every single person that said something in those threads are making a conflicting statement now... Ok.

Edit - beaten.
 
Come on dude...

Don't talk about console preference or hypocrisy on GAF when you've made a fool of yourself in several threads spewing numbers from anecdotal evidence only to make some huge company's game's sales not look like shit.
Not look like shit? I was trying to give a more accurate representation, which still made Halo 5 look terrible. Don't put words in my mouth.
 
I don't see an issue with Ono's statement with regards to the game not appearing on X1.

Besides, Capcom has done exclusives before, or are the people bitter about this fiasco forgetting that MS basically moneyhatted Dead Rising 3 at the start of this gen?
 
Would you really prefer the sanitized PR response? I don't know, personally, I prefer the way he handled it. He was just being honest, and he was being his usual silly self. I wouldn't take it too personally, dude.

You got to when the company has a fan-base on the other console or otherwise the other games could be potentially affected.
 
There is no "hipocrisy". The situations are completely different. It's not about the exclusivity per se.

One game was announced a year prior to reveal while also having a reveal with no platforms announced and having released a remaster of the first game on both platforms before, the other was revealed as exclusive from the get go and the latest version of the latest game only came out for one platform..
One had confusing message to try and squeeze more out of the timed deal by making people think it wasn't timed, the other has had consistent messaging that says "it's never coming out on Xbox".
One was exclusive to one platform manufacturer at launch, the other will come out for two different playerbases day and date.
One benefits the game in no way whatsoever, the other has cross play features due to focusing on one platform.

And so on.
 
I don't see an issue with Ono's statement with regards to the game not appearing on X1.

Besides, Capcom has done exclusives before, or are the people bitter about this fiasco forgetting that MS basically moneyhatted Dead Rising 3 at the start of this gen?



Dead rising was on XB first so that's a bit different to SF5 exclusivity.
 
Every RoTR thread on this forum. I remember the E3 one which was 100+ pages to be a prime example.

There are all sorts of opinions in this threads. Personally I think the "every game needs to be on my platform" complaints are childish, but I still think the RoTR deal was stupid.

This is because they bet on the losing horse and I doubted TR would be enough of a draw to keep the sales going.

Capcom has stated this game would not be happening now if it's not for Sony. Even if this is not true they still went with the more successful platform, didn't have the PC release pushed back and I feel the majority of the SF fanbase will pick thier platform for it or buy an additional one.

There's no hypocrisy here, I just think one business decision is better than the other. Publishers can put out what they want on what they want and if I want it bad enough I'll drop the cash. That's how it's always worked, not sure why people find this to be a sin now.
 
Ono never ceases to make me smile. Also that Skullomania and Xbox bit was gold.

Really looking forward to Fight Money. if it really is as well implemented as they say, I'd like to see if it really does hold people's interest longer. I think the potential is there.
 
So Capcom would let their biggest IP go stale? Like I've said, I agree with this deal because it pushes the release date forward which will surely help Capcom. I'm not disagreeing with the deal, more disappointed in the views of the console exclusivity deals between the two games. That's all.

Their biggest IP is Resident Evil.

SF was dead for like a decade prior to SF4.
 
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Dead rising was on XB first so that's a bit different to SF5 exclusivity.

Street Fighter was on Sony first.

Seriously aside from whether or not it's good or bad for business arguments about this are pointless. They are betting you'll have or will buy the platform they are putting it on, it's business, not ethics.
 
Just a correction, there's nothing I've read that suggests that SFV would have come out around 2018 without Sony. Just that it's the earliest it possibly could have had funds been secured.

There was no done deal there or guarantee of a game, so don't conflate it as such.
 
TBH even without the exclusivity deal I don't really think they would have released the game on One anyway. I mean the trend for fighters seems to be as such. Guilty Gear, KOF etc. Even Tekken has exclusive PS4 content I think. Maybe they don't consider the sales on xbox as viable enough for a port anyway.

How much did MKX sell on One?

Whatever the case, I can't really fault Ono for telling everyone to buy a ps4 to play the game. The deal is done. If you're a fan of the game you would probably be doing that anyway.
 
So Capcom would let their biggest IP go stale? Like I've said, I agree with this deal because it pushes the release date forward which will surely help Capcom. I'm not disagreeing with the deal, more disappointed in the views of the console exclusivity deals between the two games. That's all.

Although the answer he gave, does wind me up the wrong way knowing this. Which is what this thread is about.

Capcom biggest IP is RE and then maybe MH since it so cheap to make .
We two years into gen and capcom has not showed any of there AAA IP.
Unless someone giving them money .
 
I'm looking forward to the game myself, it sucks when usual multiplats end up exclusive and I can understand the frustration but it's a business after all
 
Stop feeding trolls.

Nice interview. One niggle for me has always been that nobody ever seems to ask Ono or Dahlgren to explain why they chose not to bring the game to arcades (first) this time.

This always seemed like an odd decision to me going by the series history and on-going popularity in arcades in Japan especially (where II, III and IV are still being played very actively to this day). I wonder how the Japanese fanbase is dealing with this decision.

And before someone counter me with the "arcades are dead" or "arcade cabinets are too expensive and don't fit such a DLC focused game" arguments: Tekken 7 (= one of MANY arcade games being announced this past year, mind you) still got an arcade release and it runs in a cabinet that is connected to the internet and as such can be updated as easily as console versions. The same probably applies to Dissidia. There is in other words no clear technical or financial limitation for Capcom to not do an update-able arcade version, only a possible business decision to hold back on that to make the PS4 (and PC) version more attractive to (Japanese) players or to wait before the game is more or less complete before doing a cabinet.

Remember that Capcom shifted focus toward western markets for their last-gen fighting games, and western = console. While Street Fighter IV saw an arcade release, you should recall that that was not the case for either Marvel vs. Capcom 3 or Street Fighter X Tekken. Super Street Fighter IV was also console-exclusive for a while with no promise of future updates to the arcade version. (Remember why the next update to that game was called "Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition"?)

Also notice that SF4 was the first major, popular entry in the series that had a proper release on popular home consoles in a timely fashion since the original Street Fighter II. Think about it. SF2 was ported to the SNES, Genesis (and others) in what was at the time a reasonable timeframe for an arcade-to-home port. The SF Alpha series saw lackluster ports on the SNES and PS1, better ports on the Saturn (which had little mainstream market presence), and was overshadowed at the time by the popularity of 3D fighters like Tekken anyway. Street Fighter III hit arcades in '97 and the Dreamcast in '99, but it wouldn't be until 2004 that it was released on PS2. The game was basically irrelevant at that point outside of the genre enthusiasts. I'd go so far to say that a decent part of the Street Fighter "revival" brought on by SF4 is simply the fact that console development for that game was prioritized to a degree that previous entries were not.

It shouldn't be much of a surprise that they're forgoing an arcade release altogether this time around. It's part of a trend at this point, and Sony might even have some influence in the decision.

I'm not sure Tekken is a great point of comparison when it comes to justifying arcade-centric development, either. That series has fallen off the radar a fair bit since the PS2 days. I'm not going to pretend like I know why that's the case for the mainstream market, but when it comes to the tournament scene, I know it's been a point of frustration that console releases have traditionally lagged so far behind the arcade. Enthusiasm dies down quite a bit when the player-base knows that it's stuck with an entry that's a couple of years out of date. Tekken used to draw big numbers at US events, but it's typically an also-ran these days.
 
I am getting the game on the PC on sale.

My budget is blown buying full priced games this year!

That buy a PS4 comment was awful...
 
What is your message to Street Fighter fans on Xbox One?

O: [Laughs] There’s plenty of time to save $300 before the game comes out. The PlayStation 4 is at a very attractive price point at the moment. [Laughs]


LOL the jimmies will be rustled for years over this one LOL
 
TBH even without the exclusivity deal I don't really think they would have released the game on One anyway. I mean the trend for fighters seems to be as such. Guilty Gear, KOF etc. Even Tekken has exclusive PS4 content I think. Maybe they don't consider the sales on xbox as viable enough for a port anyway.

How much did MKX sell on One?

Whatever the case, I can't really fault Ono for telling everyone to buy a ps4 to play the game. The deal is done. If you're a fan of the game you would probably be doing that anyway.

Why didn't he say buy a PC? Be honest, it was a shitty answer.
 
Street Fighter was on Sony first.

Seriously aside from whether or not it's good or bad for business arguments about this are pointless. They are betting you'll have or will buy the platform they are putting it on, it's business, not ethics.

I know it's business, but the last comment was silly. No one is going to move to PS4 just for Capcom, they don't have that power or pull anyone. He should have just decline to comment.
 
I'm almost positive no "Get a second job" was never said and it was something console warriors spun.

The actual quote is

"[PS3 is] for consumers to think to themselves 'I will work more hours to buy one'. We want people to feel that they want it, irrespective of anything else."

It's pretty close in meaning.
 
I'd go along with this, but I'm discussing this in a serious manner. I was simply using the narrative as a trend of more people going digital, something EA themselves believe with the expectation of digital rising from 20% to 40% in the next year for the lifetime of their titles..

This is wrong. I know you like digital. So do a lot of other people. But that doesn't mean you should give incorrect info out to support your viewpoint.

It wasn't going to 40% in the next year. It was in 4 years time. A huge difference
 
I know it's business, but the last comment was silly. No one is going to move to PS4 just for Capcom, they don't have that power or pull anyone. He should have just decline to comment.

I don't think so. He was just being honest. They have said time and again that it is not coming to Xbox One. Declining to answer would just stir up rumors for no reason.
 
Why didn't he say buy a PC? Be honest, it was a shitty answer.

Because Japanese don't give a shit about PC number 1. Number 2, they want to support PS4 sales in general cause Sony was the one who supported development.

I don't see the point of crying because "wah my preferred platform wasn't plugged! ;_;"
 
Hard burn on Xbox only gamers by Ono there.

Kudos to him for talking straight rather than making bullshit excuses like Eidos have been.
 
I know it's business, but the last comment was silly. No one is going to move to PS4 just for Capcom, they don't have that power or pull anyone. He should have just decline to comment.

It was a pretty harsh statement, but it was also a response to a question that shouldn't have been asked. Admittedly it was unprofessional IMO though.

The actual quote is

"[PS3 is] for consumers to think to themselves 'I will work more hours to buy one'. We want people to feel that they want it, irrespective of anything else."

It's pretty close in meaning.

It means he wants people to want it and purchase it, even though it's expensive. Changing it to "get a second job" changes it's meaning and connotation which is why it was spun that way rather than people quoting the actual statement.
 
Because Japanese don't give a shit about PC number 1. Number 2, they want to support PS4 sales in general cause Sony was the one who supported development.

I don't see the point of crying because "wah my preferred platform wasn't plugged! ;_;"

Not only that Sony is also supporting the FGC .
This year capcom cup has the biggest money pot in fighting game history because of Sony .
And next year will be the same .
 
I know it's business, but the last comment was silly. No one is going to move to PS4 just for Capcom, they don't have that power or pull anyone. He should have just decline to comment.

I just wanted to say that if I had, for some reason, chosen the XB1 over the PS4, and then SFV had been announced, I FOR SURE would have bought a PS4 by the game's release.

I'm just that big of a fan, and I don't think I'm alone. In fact, two of my friends have already done exactly that.

I guess what I'm saying is "never say never." Us crazy fighting game fanatics are out there.
 
You got to when the company has a fan-base on the other console or otherwise the other games could be potentially affected.

You think someone that wants ... RE7 on Xbox One for example, will have in mind what Ono said about his beloved system?
 
Not only that Sony is also supporting the FGC .
This year capcom cup has the biggest money pot in fighting game history because of Sony .
And next year will be the same .

And they supported USF4 to PS4 as well, even when they had no intention of porting it over cause of their lack of budget
 
I know it's business, but the last comment was silly. No one is going to move to PS4 just for Capcom, they don't have that power or pull anyone. He should have just decline to comment.

Declining to comment will start up gossip. He squashed it and that was the right thing to do. Whether his choice of words was appropriate is a matter of opinion.
 
Because Japanese don't give a shit about PC number 1. Number 2, they want to support PS4 sales in general cause Sony was the one who supported development.

I don't see the point of crying because "wah my preferred platform wasn't plugged! ;_;"

No one is crying.

Like others mentioned, he should have taken the high road.
 
I know it's business, but the last comment was silly. No one is going to move to PS4 just for Capcom, they don't have that power or pull anyone. He should have just decline to comment.

Some people will, SF is important for some people.

If he didn't comment, people could start speculating a Xbox One version in the future. This was the best way to cut this. He answered correctly, if you want to play the game you will need a PS4 or a PC.
 
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