The president of CAPCOM, a well-known Japanese game developer, Haruhiro Tsujimoto recently accepted an exclusive interview with Nihon Keizai Shimbun during the Tokyo Game Show and talked about his views on the PC platform.
Haruhiro Tsujimoto said that in the future, Capcom’s game sales will be more inclined to the PC platform. Tsujimoto gave an example of games that were sold in physical stores in the past. After half a year, they will drop sharply because the shelves will be reserved for new works, but now the digital platform does not have this problem. Take “Evil Spirit Castle 7” (released in 2017) as an example. , And the annual sales volume still exceeds 1 million sets.
Therefore, Capcom will try its best to promote past works in the future. These games, which usually have recovered development costs, can generate pure benefits if they can be promoted in the market. This will also be an advantage for Capcom in the future.
Tsujimoto said that assuming that there are 2 billion global players, and Capcom’s annual sales volume is about 30 million, there is room for growth. However, the PC market will lead the global sales, and therefore Capcom will now also Take PC as the main platform.
Tsujimoto believes that due to the epidemic, people’s perceptions of PCs will change. Although smart devices are quite convenient, their screens are small and the touch controls are not easy to operate. PCs are more advantageous for remote courses and remote offices, which can also be used. There are more people on PC. After that, the number of people using PC should increase, and some advanced players will also use PC to play games.
Tsujimoto hopes that next year or the next year, Capcom’s PC platform game sales can reach 50%, that is, half of the game sales with the console. Looking forward to next year, the current work is naturally the PC version of “Monster Hunter Rise” which is expected to be released in January.
In addition, Haruhiro Tsujimoto is also one of the directors of CESA. He hopes to bring the Tokyo Game Show back to the scope of the physical exhibition next year. Tsujimoto believes that just like the concept cars of the auto show, the Tokyo Game Show is an important indicator of the industry. The exhibition is responsible for letting people know what direction the game world is heading in the future. However, Tsujimoto does not deny the advantage of online, which allows some players who can’t get to the scene to receive new information.
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