Capcom is Bringing the Original Devil May Cry to the Switch
Today, Capcom announced that the original Devil May Cry is coming to the Nintendo Switch.
This is an unusual announcement, because it looks like it’s just going to be the first game on its own.
After its initial release on the PlayStation 2, Devil May Cry was eventually re-released along with Devil May Cry 2 and 3 as the Devil May Cry HD Collection for the PS3 and Xbox 360, which was then later brought to the PS4, Xbox One, and PC as well.
So it would make sense for the Devil May Cry HD Collection to be ported to the Switch… but instead they’re releasing just the original game, which has the unfortunate implication that they might release each game separately to charge more money. But who knows! Maybe they’ll be priced reasonably despite being separate releases.
(I wouldn’t count on physical copies, though.)
Capcom has been bringing a lot of their games to the Switch, from the recently-released Phoenix Wright Trilogy (at least that was released as one collection) to the upcoming releases of Resident Evil, Resident Evil 0, and Resident Evil 4. This has involved some similarly disappointing decisions, such as how the physical copy of the Resident Evil Origins Collection will only have 0 on the cart while you have to download 1.
They aren’t the only company who has done that, either. Due to the size of the Switch cartridges, releasing a collection where one or more of the games has to be downloaded feels like common news.
But it’s still strange that Capcom isn’t even doing that with Devil May Cry. Either they want to price the games higher by releasing them separately, or they aren’t sure there’s a Devil May Cry audience on the Switch.
Still, at least fans will get to play the original. How do you feel about Devil May Cry coming to the Switch? Why do you think Capcom chose not to release the HD Collection?
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