Wizard Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 An eventual PC version of Capcom's Resident Evil 5 (PS3, 360) is quite likely, going by comments made by producer Jun Takeuchi and the studio's past history. Speaking with Eurogamer, Takeuchi revealed that the survival horror title is being primarily developed on the PC and then ported over to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Capcom previously used a similar setup for the development of Devil May Cry 4, which began life as a PS3 exclusive but was eventually moved to Xbox 360 and PC as well. "By developing [DMC4] on the PC, it's very easy for us to work with the graphics and the gameplay, and see how the game is going to play," DMC4 producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi said of the setup last year. "We're still continuing to develop it on the PC, as well as being able to check how it runs on the 360 and the PS3." While Capcom has yet to confirm a PC release of Resident Evil 5, the company has been making a greater effort to support the PC across the past year with internally developed ports. This is mostly due to its MT Framework technology, which simplifies multiplatform development. In fact, the only retail Xbox 360 release Capcom has not ported to the PC thus far is Dead Rising, a zombie-killing Xbox 360 exclusive that arrived in 2006. The following retail title from Capcom, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, hit PC months after the Xbox 360 release, with the PC port Devil May Cry 4 due this summer. Nearly all of Capcom's upcoming Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 retail efforts, including Street Fighter IV, Dark Void and Bionic Commando, are slated to hit PC as well. Resident Evil 5 is expected to hit consoles by March 31, 2009. If a PC version were to be released, it would likely follow the console editions due to the optimization work required to support a number of different hardware configurations. Shacknews Their PC ports are getting better and better lately. RE4PC had it's problems no doubt, but Lost Planet was a decent port besides the fact of the DX10 requirement BS of the game. DMC4 looks fantastic on PC and if they play their cards right, will have full support for both normal and 360 controllers. The recent announcement of SF4 on PC as well is something to look out for. As it will most likely offer everything the consoles versions will be offering (and knowing the PC community, mods as well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKKDARK Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 All the main Resident Evil games had PC ports, so I will not be really surprised if I see the fifth game on PC too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterPhW Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Yeah, but please a better port than the 4th installment... it was crappy, till the fam made enhancements were done.Would be great to see it aswell on the PC... only Wii is still missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatal Rose Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackKnight Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 RE4and DMC4 needed beastly hardware to run smooth. Let's hope this doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 RE4 didn't require that much in terms of graphical poweress. Bad optimization on their part no doubt, but seeing has Capcom is doing things develop on PC then port Consoles with an engine that's as flexible as they say, just by dumbing down the graphics and cutting back on physics-portion, they can theoritically run RE5 on a PSP and DS. I do believe though, the system req will just be something that the game would actually run on mid-low ranged systems (low range meaning at least a 9800 Pro or nVidia equivelent card). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverlordMondo Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 I'm all for PC ports. I like my PC, everything should just be on the PC, it'd be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishdokta Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 (edited) I'm all for PC ports. I like my PC, everything should just be on the PC, it'd be great. I'd likely enjoy a PC version. But am currently playing the PC version of RE4 with PS2 pad and it's frustrating. No sidesteps? Cmon .. If shoulder view, please make it a playable one Edited June 9, 2008 by Wishdokta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I'm all for PC ports. I like my PC, everything should just be on the PC, it'd be great. I'd likely enjoy a PC version. But am currently playing the PC version of RE4 with PS2 pad and it's frustrating. No sidesteps? Cmon .. If shoulder view, please make it a playable one Sidestepping would make the game too easy, and there has never been sidestepping in a RE game. It's enough that you can do context-sensitive dodge moves even some enemies use certain attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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