Surprise! Capcom confirms Xbox versions of ‘Marvel vs. Capcom’ and ‘Capcom Fighting Game Collection 2’ are on the way
After notoriously “exclusively” skipping Xbox, Capcom’s retrotastic fighting game ports are now on the docket for Microsoft’s troubled system.
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Yesterday we had news about a game skipping Xbox, and today we have news of several games that were previously skipping Xbox no longer skipping Xbox!
Rejoice, Xbox fighting game fans, as Microsoft and Capcom have worked out a path forward for MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics and CAPCOM Fighting Collection 2 to hit theupcoming Xbox games list.
Announced over the summer, Capcom revealed that many of its old school classics are being revived for modern systems. Both collections are being enhanced with a ton of upgrades, including art galleries, design documentation, quality-of-life features like one button special moves and instant character unlocks, and much more. The games will also feature rollback netcode (which is an anti-latency technique commonly used by modern fighting games), on top both ranked and casual competitive modes online.
We’re happy to announce that after technical discussions with our partners at Microsoft, MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics and Capcom Fighting Collection 2 will release on Xbox One! 🎉 Both Xbox versions arrive in 2025, so stay tuned for more information! pic.twitter.com/Omdfe6IgYHSeptember 3, 2024
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 incorporates eight classic fighting games, including:
The Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics package includes seven titles:
The news will hopefully be well-received by fighting game fans on Xbox, given that these collections were due toskip over Xbox consoles completely.It came as a particular slap in the face, given that some of these games were available on theoriginalXbox in the early 2000s, coupled with Microsoft’s previous efforts to support game preservation with its now-defunctXbox backward compatibility program.
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Xbox fans and customers have been concerned about Microsoft’s commitment to the platform in recent months. While we are getting the Capcom classic fighting games, we’re still missing ports of classic Capcom titles hitting other platforms, including Megaman Battle Network Collection, Monster Hunter Stories, and The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.
Microsoft revealed Indiana Jones and The Great Circle for PlayStation 5at Gamescom as a “one more thing” hype-moment, undermining the game itself,Xbox Game Pass, and the entire Xbox platform in the process. Microsoft has also been telling the public “no console needed” as part of its marketing beats forXbox Game Pass on Amazon Fire TV Stick, and aims to reduce Xbox’s count of exclusive titles with deeper support for PlayStation 5.
Just yesterday, we had some whiplash in the newsroom. We wrote up thatthe first Atelier JRPG game is coming to Xboxfor the first time, and wrote up that long-absent zeitgeist-busterGenshin Impact is hitting Xboxjust a couple of weeks ago. Later in the day,Enotria: The Last Song announced that its Xbox version is effectively cancelled, owing to a lack of communication from Microsoft. It followsBlack Myth Wukong slipping through Xbox’s fingers, into a rumored exclusivity deal with PlayStation. Meanwhile,Square Enix has pledged deeper support for Xbox, thanks to the success ofFinal Fantasy 14.
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It’s a non-stop roller coaster right now for Xbox fans. Microsoft’s non-stop strategy changes, mixed messaging, and patchy third-party support are undermining the platform at large, and creating anxiety for the console’s long term future. Microsoft claims it is working on next-genXbox consoles that will sport “the greatest technological leap” for the platform. But when the messaging has been so inconsistent, it’s hard to take anything Microsoft says on faith right now.
In any case, hopefully Microsoft has learned some lessons from the situation with the Capcom fighting game collections, although increasingly, it seems things like this are just not a priority for Microsoft anymore.
Jez Corden is the Executive Editor at Windows Central, focusing primarily on all things Xbox and gaming. Jez is known for breaking exclusive news and analysis as relates to the Microsoft ecosystem while being powered by tea. Follow onTwitter (X)andThreads, and listen to hisXB2 Podcast, all about, you guessed it, Xbox!
