Maybe they're referring to the no-longer available MHFU port?
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Maybe they're referring to the no-longer available MHFU port?
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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The port begging that occurs within every single MH thread has gone beyond pathetic and is now pretty humorous.
Jawbreaker
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I dunno, the defensiveness from people who want to keep Monster Hunter shackled to Nintendo handhelds is more obnoxious to me.
I once sat in a bus behind a guy who was reassuring his friend that Monster Hunter would save the Vita. I think that was the point where it became funny to me.
KratosEnergyDrink
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MH is big on handhelds. Why would Capcom bother with a PS4 version since Sony has no handheld to support this?
MH goes to mobile or to Nintendo, that's for sure.
MH goes to mobile or to Nintendo, that's for sure.
SomedayTheFire
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Yup.
Most if not all the time it's not port begging.
Unless you think the Monster Hunter IP belongs to Nintendo for whatever reason.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
I'm more of the middle ground where I would follow the series on Nintendo or PlayStation systems (not on Mobile or Xbox thou) so I say why should the series be shackled to one platform?
Just make the series Multiplatform already because I don't see how it would harm the series if it did.The Japanese audience will still be able to play the series on their Handheld of choice (PS Vita, 3DS/NX, mobile) and the fans that want an HD experience can play it on the system of their choice (PC,PS4,XB1).
Before anyone brings up the idea of "playerbase fragmentation" to that I have to say that's never been a major concern for anyone in regards to other Multiplatform games with a Multiplayer component so why should it be a major concern for Monster Hunter?
On top of that I seriously doubt that the existence of Monster Hunter Frontier had real repercussions for the main entry Monster Hunter games so it's not like more than 1 different version of Monster Hunter existing is going to hurt the franchise in the long run.
What's that you say? Going multiplatform could take some extra development time and Capcom wouldn't be able to pump out Monster Hunter on the yearly basis like a Japanese Electronics Arts? Well than I guess it's time Capcom puts in the extra muscle,time and effort for once and maybe not release a new game every year?
tauroxd
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I'm all for a big Monter Hunter game in HD made especifically for a console that could move it like it is intended, meaning, PS4 or NX, but mainline and big spin off MH games are practically done only on handhelds, and th eonly handhelds that sell are from Nintendo. When there is not a single clue, trace or prove that Capcom is working on a Monster Hunter for PS4 or NX console I think it is pretty unnecesary to ask for those game being on a console, that's not how MH games are done as of now, so until Capcom announce a PS4 or NX console MH game people are wasting their time.
I don't think it's a waste of time. People are showing their desire to play a game on certain hardware, which is more likely to get the developer to make it happen.
People begged and begged for FFVII Remake for years and years when there was no sign of that happening.
The issue with the 'true HD experience' MH isn't the time it'll take, it's the cost. Developing a Monster Hunter that truly lives up to PS4/XONE expectations would cost way more than I think those versions would make back through additional western sales. I wouldn't be opposed to playing that, but I don't think there's a good financial reason for it to exist.
An upresed, 3U Wii U style port is possible, but I think Nintendo's co-marketing deal will mean that it's unlikely to happen.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
Oh of course I can only imagine the upfront cost of pulling off such endeavor but we all know how the Monster Hunter Dev team operates once they get the "Ground Work" done they will continue to reuse those same systems and assets for the next 4-6 years so it's not something that would cost them the same amount with each consecutive year.
As for my own expectations for a "Modern HD Console Monster Hunter Game" is just like you said an upscaled version of what we got with Monster Hunter tri on the Wii because I very much doubt they would go all the way like Crytek and Tecent Games are doing with Monster Hunter Online. I would expect Capcom to pull a Koei Tecmo and go with "good enough" graphics but obviously not making full use of the Hardware just like Dynasty Warriors.
I'm just not sure why they think an action game should be stuck on a handheld. It makes no sense for all the countries that aren't named Japan. I'm not saying I think they should make a for the ground up MH on PC/console, but handheld should not be the only option to play any action game.
We had 4+x years of portbegging, which derailed entire thread with crazy conspirancy theories and whatsnot, to breath life in a dead plattform. That plattform was a handheld.
PS4 is a recent, extreme improvement of that, of which I can get behind lol
Not really, they're on a schedule of gradual rolling updates. The new monsters are a lot higher quality than the old ones, and a certain portion of the returning monsters get improved in the process.
I'm curious what kind of assets Capcom has lying around for the new monsters they've been making. It would probably have been a good idea to make better models for later and down res them, but I kind of doubt that they've planned that much.
Currently Japan is the only place handheld is dominant over console so it is more like how much longer Capcom want to target as the main audience, where other Japanese third parties are slowly adapting the shift from domestic market to overseas.
Eolz
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That's basically what'll happen with 5, but we must wait for the handheld to be released first and get some userbase going, so not before 2 good years...
That said, Frontier 2 and Online will have HD assets, not sure people will want to play for that though.
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As long as it's selling 3-4 times more in Japan. Once the series get even more traction in the west (never sold as well in the west than since it's on the 3ds) and less in Japan, they'll start switching focus and probably risk a lot.
It's probably better to let them do slowly as they're doing now, it's working well, slowly expanding without killing interest like Level 5 is good at.
I'm guessing everything available in Tri onwards has a "master" model close to what we see in 3 Ultimate, with those all being pared down for 3DS.
fwiw, MH4U does look downscaled. 3U looked much cleaner.
MagicWithEarvin
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Port begging is frowned upon and people get banned for it.
All it does is stink up the thread.
Asking for a non-existent Monster Hunter game on <insert system here> is not port begging hence why nobody is banned. The only thing that stinks up threads is defensive Nintendo fanboys whose spider-sense tingles like they just took viagra so they come crawling out of Media Create threads just to whine about "port begging".
Given how big MH is in Japan I'm not sure if we will reach a point where Capcom focuses on the overseas markets with the series assuming they can even pull it off.
Holy shit thank you. I've seen nothing but Nintendo fans be the ones who have to show their blatant disregard for the mere idea of MH coming to anything other than a Nintendo platform with some people almost adamant that the next MH is going to come to NX and not only sell gangbusters, but propel the NX platform to some 3DS like plane of existence. Baffling and sad really (the attitudes I mean).
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