If Sven is correct and Capcom does include more single player features ala MK9, do they need an arcade version? I know an arcade version will make them money, but it might become outdated if the console/PC version has to be delayed for arcade exclusivity for 6 mos-1 year.
I don't buy the "need" for an arcade version of any game. Arcades aren't a "need," especially when that kind of venue is dying in the modern age in their traditional format and being replaced by cheaper alternatives that make a lot more sense than big arcade machines.
An arcade version is pretty much something they can do as an additional revenue stream while they develop the game, but it is not something that would drive development in the first place. And why would it be, when dev costs are skyrocketing and you make decisions based on something that would not bring in a substantial amount of money and be restricted to primarily one region in the first place.
I am really curious about Capcom's strategy going forward (referring to fighting games specifically) with recent comments and news about restructuring.
Did their long-term fighting game strategy change?
Have they axed some titles entirely, or the frequency of releases?
If people like HD remakes more than ports, and their HD remakes are declining in sales and it's "time to slow down," what do they do then with their back catalog? Just stop releasing them entirely or drip feed ports?
Do they consider stuff outsourced partially to Dimps/Eighting as being outsourced games?
And if so, were these the outsourced games they kept or some of the games kept in the strategy to continue outsourcing, just less?
Amidst restructuring and cutting down on costs, why is there another AE update?
And because there is an AE update, does that mean they will still be aggressive with their FG strategy rather than sitting back for a while or making their releases more infrequent?
I think the Strider reboot is probably dead in the water, but DmC2 and DR3 are safe IMO. Fighting games? I'd put my money on Darkstalkers before anything else, including a SF5 in the near future; if there is anything else.
