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Microsoft to buy Capcom?

11:54 AM on 11.14.2006   |   Fronz

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So is EGM just being stupid enough to fall for a fake Wii like the 1UP dudes, or is this rumor legit? This is the rumor tumor they put in all of our heads:

Microsoft might gobble up another developer -- after the success of Dead Rising, its looking to open its checkbook to consume Capcom.

We want to know what you guys think -- would you like to see this happen or not? A year ago I wouldn't even believe this rumor as a possibility, but there's always the fact that Microsoft stole Rare away from Nintendo. Capcom already pumped out Dead Rising, and plans to kick ass with Lost Planet soon -- not to mention their solid background of Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Mega Man, and Street Fighter games -- so the stakes could be high if this rumor were to come true.

I doubt Microsoft could pull off exclusivity to Capcom's games even if they owned them, but I didn't think a Britney Spears sex tape was ever going to happen either. Devil May Cry on the 360 would definitely be nice though, I'm all for it.








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LxLegend's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 12:10
LxLegend
World---> Hand-basket---> Hell. What's next Ms going to try buy Tecmo for the DOA series and Ninja Gaiden.
Static X's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 12:10
Static X
I like/dislike this idea at the same time. I would love to see the xbox get a lot of capcom stuff. The problem is, exclusivity really ends up hurting gamers pockets the most. I would rather see more multi-platform releases than major companies buying up longtime developers.
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 12:18
BlindsideDork
PLEASE! For the love of good gaming, DON'T let this be true!!!

I do not want to buy a Resident Evil from EA, they would kill it! It would be worse then the travesty known as Resident Evil: Apocalypse! And they would probably make you buy ammo or guns or herbs thru microtransactions. grrrr.

But one thing that kind of keeps staying strong that they won't...Mega Man. The only systems that really and extensively appeared is with Sony and Nintendo (ESPECIALLY on DS with the Battle Network games). So I guess even if they do buy them, they couldn't/wouldn't do exclusives....



Side note...wasn't there a possibility of Lost Planet being on PS3 too?
bassbeast's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 12:18
bassbeast
Microsoft didn't "steal" Rare. Rare hasn't made a good game since the N64 days. Each MS title has been fairly lacklustre at best. (I haven't tried Viva Pinata yet, so there's potentially hope.) So far, Rare has proven to be a terrible investment for MS. If they could only make a Killer Instinct 3, I'd be all over that.
keener's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 12:18
keener
the more multiplatform games the less they are tailored to a system. the less of that the more generic and easy-to-port games will be and all of the bells and whistles that make a game go from good to awesome get cut out. competition is a good thing in this market. im sick and tired of the same BS games that get pumped out for all the consoles and end up looking and playing like garbage because they were made with $$ in mind instead of a great game that can take advantage of unique hardware. (to be fair though, capcom has generally been good about this in the past... but not most other companies and this was a good opportunity to rant)

fuckin a. i like capcom, and id like to see them be able to develop for other systems, but if this could mean more quality and less junk, im for it.
Lord_Satorious's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 12:24
Lord_Satorious
If Microsoft could ever win the console war, it's because they bought out all the developers. I'm not sure how I'd feel about it. Right now, all I have is my Xbox 360, but I plan to buy both PlayStation 3 and Wii. If nothing else, Microsoft owning everything would spare me from having to buy Sony's console. If I had to imagine, I think Nintendo would fare better than Sony, as they have their venerable and beloved mascots to work with.

I liked "Perfect Dark Zero" and "Kameo: Elements of Power", and I'm really digging "Viva Pinata", so for me, Rare hasn't released a bad game yet for the 360.
Axle's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 12:30
Axle
This is great if you're an MS fanboy, but it's gotta be BS and even if it did they'd never get total exclusivity of the titles. I think it would hurt the industry in the long term as competiveness is the only thing that makes us pay $$$$ every five years for Teraflop processing speeds and car/FPS porn.
wintermute's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 12:34
wintermute
If Microsoft buy Capcom, then you just know they are going to make them produce sequel after sequel for Dead Rising, and then get Ensemble to make some kind of Zombie RTS....

... wait a minute, that sounds pretty awesome.
Chris Taran's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 12:38
Chris Taran
Wait...there's a Britney Spears sex tape? Now, that's the real news to me!
5lectro's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 12:49
5lectro
I don't see what the debate could be, here. Exclusives suck, this sucks.

I can live with Rare being MS-exclusive because they haven't made a decent game since 2000.
JonDarkwood's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 12:53
JonDarkwood
Hahahahahahahahahaha, this is the dumbest garbage i've seen in a long time.
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 13:00
BlindsideDork
But K-Fed!!!!!
kevinski's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 13:22
kevinski
I doubt that it'll happen. Still, that'd be quite an incentive for me to get an Xbox 360. *loves Capcom*
Kif 's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 13:59
Kif
If that happened, I'd be in heaven. Resi Evil, Dead Rising, Lost Planet, DMC, all on my 360. It probably won't though, but here's to hoping Capcom get sucked into it >:D
electroplankton's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 14:29
electroplankton
Guys guys, I've already waved my official Hogwarts magic wand so no need to worry. Microsoft buying Capcom? NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
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But just in case, I'm crossing my fingers too!
JonDarkwood's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 14:33
JonDarkwood
Capcom does just fine on their own. I don't believe for a second that they'd sell out to Microsoft when they've got better things going on on other platforms.
Corpse Explosion's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 15:31
Corpse Explosion
I absolutely love Capcom. I can't decide whether this would be a good thing or not...They have really brought out some GEMS recently and over the years so the only question is whether something like that would affect the quality of their games. Answer to that is I just don't know.
relik's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 16:01
relik
Haven't Capcom exec's have only just stated that they want to be releasing more cross platform games, due to the increasing cost of development.

I doubt this rumour very much.

VileHexzox's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 19:50
VileHexzox
Any idea where I can get a big version of that Capcom characters image?
It's rad.
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 22:49
deiga-the-semivaliant
Capcom = popular with Japan

Capcom exclusively on the 360 != popular with Japan
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/14/2006 23:11
deiga-the-semivaliant
Bah... that last post didn't come out right. Basically, boo Microsoft. If I have to pick up a 360 for Mega fucking Man, I'll be pissed.
renge37's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2006 00:00
renge37
Why Rare was even put in this arguement is beyond me, Rare was a Nintendo exclusive company and Nintendo was selling them off and Microsoft pounced. In Rare's defense... Conker: Live and Reloaded freaking owned online and you know it!

Then again, Capcom would be a huge aquisition and would hurt a lot of gamers. thats franchises like Megaman, Resident Evil, and to reference the image provided... Marvel characters? wtf!?!
idbjoshm's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2006 01:04
idbjoshm
I joined this site for the specific purpose of commenting on this article. Not to worry (or for MS-fanboys, be sad) but Microsoft is most likely not going to be allowed to acquire Capcom. In America, and similarly in other countries fueled by corporations, Monopolization is illegal. Look up Sherman Act Section 2 or Clayton Act Section 7 if you have time.

Basically what SA Section 2 says, is that a monopoly in a relevant market is not allowed, in essence, to "buy out", merge, or purchase a competitor and the competitor's assets. Similarly, under CA Section 7, competitors are not allowed to merge to concentrate market power in a single firm. Such acts are, as the Supreme Court says, so anti-competative, that Microsoft would have to show evidence that their actions have no effect on competition. Arguably, Capcom is a competitor of Microsoft because both Microsoft and Capcom are VG developers.

Now many of you will argue that Microsoft has been buying up corporations and other competitors and getting away with it. While it is true MS is guilty of buying their competition, they did not actually "get away" with it. In fact, the Department of Justice sued Microsoft and accused them of many Antitrust violations. Microsoft lost these actions, but the DOJ decided against breaking them apart, although, it was very very close. Here is a link for you http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft

Now in the case of Rare, Rare was the last "competitor" acquision since US v. Microsoft. In summation, Microsoft may want to purchase Capcom, but it aint happening. Not yet at least.

Cheers everyone!
Dersu's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2006 01:06
Dersu
I'm completely against it. Capcom should be able to release their games for systems other than Xbox. It would be pretty unfair to people who decide to purchase the PS3 or Wii instead of the 360. Not everyone can afford all the systems.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/15/2006 01:45
Aaron Mxy Yost
Wintermute: Zombie RTS? I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
thatdude67's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/15/2006 16:12
thatdude67
This is great if you're an MS fanboy, but it's gotta be BS and even if it did they'd never get total exclusivity of the titles.

Everyone keeps saying "they can't get total exclusivity even if they owned Capcom" You guys are a bunch of fucking morons, if they OWNED Capcom, they'd OWN all their IP and could do whatever they wanted with it.

Just because you're having a hard time imagining Capcom games ONLY on xbox doesn't mean it can't happen. What's the point of Microsoft buying a studio only to let that studio, who now consists of Microsoft employees, release games on the competition's systems? Duurrrrrrr.
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