Capcom joins Steam

PC News | First Japanese publisher on board Valve's network.

Capcom has revealed that it will be bringing its titles to Steam, Valve's digital distribution network. Later this week, Capcom will release Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition via Steam, with Onimusha 3 coming within the next few weeks.

"Steam is the right place for us to go with our titles. Valve has created a huge installed base of gamers who naturally fit with the profiles of the titles that Capcom develops," said Capcom's executive vice president Mark Beaumont.

Capcom is the first Japanese publisher to support Steam, which means we may see other Japanese publishers follow suit in the future. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition will be released on June 26th, with Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and "future" PC titles promised for later in the year. We suspect Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is taking so long to come out because the title takes so long to actually say, let alone put onto Steam, but we weren't able to confirm this in time for publication.

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10 Comments

4 years ago

Noooooo!

Buying code online is less attractive to owning games with cd's covered with sweet artwork and packaged with printed booklets. Plus who wants to buy from a machine? Id rather trade with mates or buy new from my local game store guy/girl. Steam is not the transaction path Id like to see popularised.

mayo

4 years ago

Digital distribution is the way of the future. Boxed games will stick around for a while though, as broadband penetration still needs to improve.
Good on Capcom for giving gamers the option of downloading. Steam is a great service and I've downloaded a few games via it at a much cheaper price than buying from some EB chump.

Crestfallen

4 years ago

Cookie wrote

Any consolation that Capcom games are ****??

And I agree, swapping with mates + boxart = Win.

ittekimasu

4 years ago

While its a great idea giving people an option to download games rather than purchasing them, I believe that its the art and extra's which can come with the game which gives it extra charm.

While physicall versions will still exist in the future, I believe that the online content version of the game should be lower in price since its basically data and the person is missing out on manuals/box art/extra's and an actual physical disc.

donovan515

4 years ago

crestfallen wrote

Cookie wrote

Any consolation that Capcom games are s***??

And I agree, swapping with mates + boxart = Win.

'Sif call DMC3 ****, shun the non-believer

although it would be **** on a PC imagine the horror of trying to attempt it with a keyboard

thebigm

4 years ago

donovan515 wrote

crestfallen wrote

Cookie wrote

Any consolation that Capcom games are s***??

And I agree, swapping with mates + boxart = Win.

'Sif call DMC3 s***, shun the non-believer

although it would be s*** on a PC imagine the horror of trying to attempt it with a keyboard

Gamepad.

But it seems that a fair few of the Capcom ports on PC are very poor in regards to their console counterparts.

For those saying bring this to a mates place, it's a PC game. NOT a console game. i.e. you still have to install it on the other machine. And with steam you can be logged in anywhere there's a net connection, so you can access your games that way. Heck you may be even able to give a gift pass to your friend so they can play the game without your steam account.

Whilst the boxart and manual is nice to have, if the games are a lot cheaper and easier to access than hunting them down through the shops, what's the problem? You pay for what you get, and this is not the only distribution method for the games.

Crestfallen

4 years ago

^ I like the idea of both. Me be able to get a hard copy and if I have no luck finding one, then me being able to download legally.
As for the Steam account I wouldn't want to give my password to someone but would have no problem letting them borrow the hard copy for a while.

donovan515 wrote

crestfallen wrote

Cookie wrote

Any consolation that Capcom games are s***??

And I agree, swapping with mates + boxart = Win.

'Sif call DMC3 s***, shun the non-believer

although it would be s*** on a PC imagine the horror of trying to attempt it with a keyboard

I meant the ports, not the games themselves.

Tom101007

4 years ago

is it cheaper to buy online? if it is that might change my mind but if its no cheaper then i prefer the box

4 years ago

crestfallen wrote

Any consolation that Capcom games are s***??

And I agree, swapping with mates + boxart = Win.

Small consolation yes. Better consolation is knowing that a few others still prefer the real thing mate!

Ladies and gents the promise of “cheaper” is not ever lasting. Its an offer extended by a commercial industry until the majority of consumers have accepted the new mechanism of delivery. Once the option of buying physical, resaleable product is no more, then that promise of "cheaper" no longer exists.

Electronic delivery by large mainstream publishers is not an attractive proposition whereas this delivery method is well suited to Indy developers, and the mod communities though.

Daniel Primed

4 years ago

thebigm wrote

But it seems that a fair few of the Capcom ports on PC are very poor in regards to their console counterparts.

Yeah thats true.

I have RE3 and some parts are pretty dodgy. Although that actually wasn't handled by Capcom.

Lost Planet isn't meant to be that good on the PC either, well so I hear.

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