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Capcom CEO believes PC will become the 'world's leading gaming platform,' aiming to strengthen the company's presence in the PC market

LectureMaster

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Or is it just one of Adam's balls in my throat?


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Capcom CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto believes PC will eventually become the largest games platform, which is good news, because the company is now selling more PC games than ever.

Capcom's latest annual report highlights where the Japanese games-maker currently is and where it will go next. Most of the report is the typical fare for investors--charts, mission statements, and forecasts--but one section was particularly interesting. Capcom's CEO thinks that PC gaming is on the up-and-up, and could eventually overtake consoles in popularity.

PC is a big deal for Capcom, with the platform now accounting for most of its game sales. We've reported for multiple quarters that more than half of Capcom's game sales were made on PC, and that was true for the last 9 month period as well, which saw Capcom selling 19.1 million PC games in 9 months.

The PC platform is also technically set to grow with Microsoft's new Project Helix console, which will be able to play Windows PC games.

Elsewhere in the document, Capcom's CEO pledges to support more films and movies.

This is another area that Capcom has had success with, as the Devil May Cry TV series on Netflix has directly translated to millions of DMC 5 game sales. Capcom hopes to recapture this effect with its upcoming Resident Evil movie from Weapons director Zach Cregger.


Check below for the snippet from Capcom's annual report:

Strengthening our presence in the PC market

I believe that the PC will further establish itself as the world's leading gaming platform, which will serve to increase the value of the PC market.

As mentioned above, the Group has been working on the PC platform from an early stage, but in addition to that, we will work to gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics and trends of the PC market and PC users, and bolster our game development and sales strategies with that in mind.

Investment in movies

To further increase brand penetration, we would like to step up our investment in and utilization of movies. As a more familiar medium than games, movies serve as a means of conveying the worldview and appeal of our content. They also act as a gateway to our IP for people who have never played our games.

Going forward, we will actively invest in the production of movies featuring our IP, and by having them viewed by audiences around the world, we hope to increase the visibility of our games and expand sales.
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and half of the steam players drop a negative review because a game optimization is "bad" on their "mid range" PC keklol

We shall see whether capcom really optimize their games on PC moving forward.
 
Botan32 said:
"The PC platform is also technically set to grow with Microsoft's new Project Helix console, which will be able to play Windows PC games."

LMAO
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Given Helix is likely to encompass low end, mid-range, and high end SKU's before it's over, they probably will grow the PC market by quite a bit. Helix is not just the $1000-$1500 Magnus, it'll be a whole fleet of semi-idiot-proof living room PC's at various price points.
 
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The Cockatrice said:
He is a bit late to the party and the party might soon be over considering the prices. Still, glad to see him seeing the light.
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A year or two of higher prices is hardly enough to stop the momentum of a platform like PC. Slow down growth? Absolutely. But it would take even greater price hikes than we have now over a much longer period to put the platform in danger.
 
It's all just empty words if companies aren't transparent, which they never are because they play games and try to please everyone...

The key question they're not answering is:

How much profit does Capcom make from RE9 on PC?

How much profit does Capcom make from RE9 on PlayStation?

If they don't provide this data, they're simply being polite to everyone so as not to offend anyone.
 
Haint said:
Given Helix is likely to encompass low end, mid-range, and high end SKU's before it's over, they probably will grow the PC market by quite a bit. Helix is not just the $1000-$1500 Magnus, it'll be a whole fleet of semi-idiot-proof living room PC's at various price points.
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Actually, it's the other way around: Helix is Microsoft's next-generation Xbox.
Magnus is just the APU.

Magnus will offer various models through third-party manufacturers.
 
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Botan32 said:
Actually, it's the other way around: Helix is Microsoft's next-generation Xbox.
Magnus is just the APU.

Magnus will offer various models through third-party manufacturers.
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What I mean is they certainly have cutdown Magnus variants planned (a la Series S), probably as low as half the CUs with much less memory, and maybe one in between. It's not gonna be just oem versions of the $1300 reference model.
 
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Prodyhig said:
It's all just empty words if companies aren't transparent, which they never are because they play games and try to please everyone...

The key question they're not answering is:

How much profit does Capcom make from RE9 on PC?

How much profit does Capcom make from RE9 on PlayStation?

If they don't provide this data, they're simply being polite to everyone so as not to offend anyone.
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I believe they just stated RE9 sold more on Steam than on PS5, also probably the cost will be lower while revenue will be higher due to less royalties, it's a win win situation for Capcom it would be business suicide to prioritize any platform over the other.
 
Haint said:
What I mean is they certainly have cutdown Magnus variants planned (a la Series S), probably as low as half the CUs with much less memory, and maybe one in between. It's not gonna be just oem versions of the $1300 reference model.
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Maybe, but there's nothing to suggest that right now—at least not for Xbox, internally. For a less powerful home console.

I think they'll actually make a Handheld so they can use less powerful hardware internally.

If there are less powerful consumer-grade hardware (home console) options available through Magnus, they'll likely be from Asus and others.
 
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The Cockatrice said:
He is a bit late to the party and the party might soon be over considering the prices. Still, glad to see him seeing the light.
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I am not sure prices will impact PC over consoles. If consoles are heavily subsidized then yes, but PCs always have the cheaper variants that play games.

I can see a future scenario where used AI gaming GPUs and RAM are sold relatively cheaply during upgrade cycles leading to cheaper PCs with older components. If PS6 isn't heavily subsidized the growth of PC might still result in more gamers on that platform. I think higher end gaming in general will contract if prices stay high though and that is a problem.
 
Botan32 said:
"The PC platform is also technically set to grow with Microsoft's new Project Helix console, which will be able to play Windows PC games."

LMAO
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What is funny about this? It may turn out great for many reasons. Probably because it is not Sony or NT and won't lock that ONE game behind proprietary hardware.

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Capcom already said something similar a while ago. Theres no reason not to do this, it's the most profitable thing to be PC 1st with support for other platforms as well.
 
Capgods.

Saying that, I would like them to still ensure that lower end hardware, like consoles can run the games looking decent and at a nice 60fps minimum but then invest in supporting higher end pcs as well.

Basically, don't treat higher end hardware as the baseline. Ensure great looking games with good performance and then port up.

I feel Capcom have shown they can do this with a game like RE9. Mon Hun launched in the wrong state entirely.
 
Prodyhig said:
It's all just empty words if companies aren't transparent, which they never are because they play games and try to please everyone...

The key question they're not answering is:

How much profit does Capcom make from RE9 on PC?

How much profit does Capcom make from RE9 on PlayStation?

If they don't provide this data, they're simply being polite to everyone so as not to offend anyone.
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Doesn't matter.

Capcom doesn't make physical copies for pc. That alone saves them more money.

1m Ps5 sales with 250k being physical being about 850m copies of pc. Because digital is just cheaper.

That is what Capcom is relying on. Less physical production and more digital sales = Equal more revenue.

Also easier to sell dlc and other stuff with digital sales.

You also need to account of PS+ getting Capcom games, unlike PC players, who have to buy the games.

Long term, Capcom simply wins on pc.
 
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intheinbetween said:
I believe they just stated RE9 sold more on Steam than on PS5, also probably the cost will be lower while revenue will be higher due to less royalties, it's a win win situation for Capcom it would be business suicide to prioritize any platform over the other.
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Capcom has only announced that RE9 surpassed 6 million. Never said which platform sold more.
 
Technically, yes.

Also, actually yes.

Only question mark in all of this is the answer to "what is a PC?" is going to change drastically.
 
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Prodyhig said:
It's all just empty words if companies aren't transparent, which they never are because they play games and try to please everyone...

The key question they're not answering is:

How much profit does Capcom make from RE9 on PC?

How much profit does Capcom make from RE9 on PlayStation?

If they don't provide this data, they're simply being polite to everyone so as not to offend anyone.
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They post their financials though. Last we heard less than 10% of their revenue is from Sony. And more than 30% is from Steam.

gamebiz.jp

カプコン、25年3月期の「Steam」経由の売上高は61％増の527億円と大幅増…『モンハンワイルズ』世界的ヒット、リピートも拡大 | gamebiz

カプコン<9697>は、2025年3月期においてSteam(Valve Corporation)経由の売上高が前の期比61.1％増の527億2300万円に大幅に伸びたことがわかった。同社全体の売上に占める比率は21.5％から31.1％に上昇した(PlayStationは10％未満に低下した)。また、ゲームを展開するデジタルコンテンツ事業の売上に占める比率は42.1％となった。同社は、家庭用ゲーム…
gamebiz.jp gamebiz.jp

I wouldn't be surprised if RE9 in particular sold better on PS5. Probably very close either way.
 
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LectureMaster said:


110503_27_capcom-to-step-up-investment-in-films-ceo-promises-more-movie-adaptations_full.avif


Capcom CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto believes PC will eventually become the largest games platform, which is good news, because the company is now selling more PC games than ever.

Capcom's latest annual report highlights where the Japanese games-maker currently is and where it will go next. Most of the report is the typical fare for investors--charts, mission statements, and forecasts--but one section was particularly interesting. Capcom's CEO thinks that PC gaming is on the up-and-up, and could eventually overtake consoles in popularity.

PC is a big deal for Capcom, with the platform now accounting for most of its game sales. We've reported for multiple quarters that more than half of Capcom's game sales were made on PC, and that was true for the last 9 month period as well, which saw Capcom selling 19.1 million PC games in 9 months.

The PC platform is also technically set to grow with Microsoft's new Project Helix console, which will be able to play Windows PC games.

Elsewhere in the document, Capcom's CEO pledges to support more films and movies.

This is another area that Capcom has had success with, as the Devil May Cry TV series on Netflix has directly translated to millions of DMC 5 game sales. Capcom hopes to recapture this effect with its upcoming Resident Evil movie from Weapons director Zach Cregger.


Check below for the snippet from Capcom's annual report:
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Yea right... with those ram and gpu prices I dont think many people will be able to buy pcs
 
lh032 said:
and half of the steam players drop a negative review because a game optimization is "bad" on their "mid range" PC keklol

We shall see whether capcom really optimize their games on PC moving forward.
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Monster hunter and DD2 are technical disasters on almost all platforms.

But looks like console gamers don't mind shit performance in their games.
 
Capcom has been saying this for like 15 years, they even joined the pc gaming alliance (pcga) in like 2008, and have been building games pc first > port down to consoles for parity with MTF since 2005

"Capcom believes strongly in the value and strength of the PC gaming market as a global platform for our entertainment brands," said Christian Svensson, vice president, business development and strategic planning. "Our participation in the PCGA's activities over the past year has greatly improved our understanding of the market, provided us great business opportunities and allowed us to participate in improving the field of PC gaming. We're pleased to have a representative on the board in order to directly help shape the future of the PC gaming environment."
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I get what This CEO is saying from a sales perspective, but it ignores where gamers actually come from. He's clearly looking at it from a business standpoint based on the money they're making on PC right now (as he should hes a CEO). A lot of people dont start on PC. They start on Nintendo or other affordable plug and play systems that dont require advanced knowledge to build or operate. That progression will alays matter. I built my son a PC when he turned 8, and even with me keeping an eye on things, I still had to lock it down with parental controls because before that he was basically speedrunning malware installs. A hard lesson.
 
With consoles becoming digital and more and more like PCs, I don't really see a point to them anymore. You are buying a box that is locking you to 1-2 generations. Buy a PC and have access to every game ever made regardless of generation.

It's a shame about the memory situation, because that is going to hurt growth.
 
Speaking of Capcom & PC. Street Fighter just had its highest CCU ever on Steam with 72,067, beating the launch CCU by about 1500 (Alex update).
Go back a decade and you'd be laughed out of the room for suggesting fighting games have a place on PC.

Highest recorded Steam player count on Street Fighter IV (2009) was 894 players.
 
BennyBlanco said:
They post their financials though. Last we heard less than 10% of their revenue is from Sony. And more than 30% is from Steam.

gamebiz.jp

カプコン、25年3月期の「Steam」経由の売上高は61％増の527億円と大幅増…『モンハンワイルズ』世界的ヒット、リピートも拡大 | gamebiz

カプコン<9697>は、2025年3月期においてSteam(Valve Corporation)経由の売上高が前の期比61.1％増の527億2300万円に大幅に伸びたことがわかった。同社全体の売上に占める比率は21.5％から31.1％に上昇した(PlayStationは10％未満に低下した)。また、ゲームを展開するデジタルコンテンツ事業の売上に占める比率は42.1％となった。同社は、家庭用ゲーム…
gamebiz.jp gamebiz.jp

I wouldn't be surprised if RE9 in particular sold better on PS5. Probably very close either way.
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You are absolutely right.
 
If Capcom bullish on PC, they should hire contractors for optimizing their engine / game. PC Player (Steam) very picky on optimization, once you got positive the snowball goes crazy, but once you negative you just lost momentum.
 
Given that PC gaming is a priority for Capcom, and considering that revenue is higher than on PlayStation,

I still don't understand Capcom's desire to impose Denuvo or Enigma as DRM.

It's an insult to their main customer.
 
Prodyhig said:
Given that PC gaming is a priority for Capcom, and considering that revenue is higher than on PlayStation,

I still don't understand Capcom's desire to impose Denuvo or Enigma as DRM.

It's an insult to their main customer.
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I mean, it's pretty obvious why they use Denuvo - it's stops vast majority of piracy. But they should always optimize their games and make sure they perform well even with Denuvo on.

Problem with Capcom is... they double down on this shit, their recent games (like RE9) use FIVE different DRMs. So even if Denuvo alone would make small performance impact, all of those 100% have some measurable negative outcome.
 
Botan32 said:
Actually, it's the other way around: Helix is Microsoft's next-generation Xbox.
Magnus is just the APU.

Magnus will offer various models through third-party manufacturers.
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People only wants to see native resolution and high fps count, understand what people really want first before making unnecessary decisions.
 
rebellio said:
If Capcom bullish on PC, they should hire contractors for optimizing their engine / game. PC Player (Steam) very picky on optimization, once you got positive the snowball goes crazy, but once you negative you just lost momentum.
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Their games tend to run well on PC. It's tue open world/large scale games that run like shit on every platform because the RE Engine clearly was not made for them.
 
Botan32 said:
"The PC platform is also technically set to grow with Microsoft's new Project Helix console, which will be able to play Windows PC games."

LMAO
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What's funny about this? Having an idiot-proof PC that people can just plug in and immediately start playing games will very much help the PC platform expand, and reach even more people. Entry points into ecosystems exist, that's why Apple's MacBook Neo is controlling mindshare by an enormous degree.
 
Prodyhig said:
It's all just empty words if companies aren't transparent, which they never are because they play games and try to please everyone...

The key question they're not answering is:

How much profit does Capcom make from RE9 on PC?

How much profit does Capcom make from RE9 on PlayStation?

If they don't provide this data, they're simply being polite to everyone so as not to offend anyone.
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Why do any of this matter and why should anyone be offended by it??
 
Console, PC, they're both computers.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

If PS5 could sideload Windows 11 would it be a PC?

Why divide us? We could be compatriots. My AI army could have been at your disposal.
 
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