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Monster Hunter Frontier G Announced - Coming April 2013 (PC/360)
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Sammy Samusu
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Frontier monsters look like shit, lol. I'd love to play it though.
Toro, Kuro and Cole McGrath are Sony owned characters. Did you expect them in the 360 version of SFxT? The only exclusives post-DLC for that game are bad box art MegaMan and Pac-Man in a mech. Not that anyone cares about SFxT anyways... I also hesitate to call a port an "exclusive", and EX Troopers itself isn't exclusive as it's also on 3DS. This also neglects the bizzaro 360 timed exclusive DLC for Dragon's Dogma, including the Resident Evil 6 demo.
Uh, they still had to develop them and put them in the game. Didn't the PS3 version have an entire exclusive mode?
As for the DLC, it was probably moneyhatted, just like the SFxT shit.
This also comes fresh off the heels of a generation where Capcom showed feeble support for DS and essentially left the Wii out to dry. There is no fanboy agenda here. Capcom is putting shit where it makes financial sense.
Sony's chummy relationship with third parties only ever extended as far as it was mutually beneficial to both sides. If you're expecting welfare games from Capcom obviously you're going to be disappointed.
Putting a Monster Hunter MMO on a platform that is entirely dead in Japan (selling worse than PS2 is right now) doesn't make any sense at all, haha.
Karsticles
Member
If you can get it to make perfect sense to you, the world of Capcom thinking will open.
If it weren't turning a profit they wouldn't have made a G version. They're reusing assets and collecting monthly fees, it's probably a dirt cheap operation with steady revenue.
Canis lupus
Member
lol
SniperHunter
Banned
yeah...how sad
& it's strange because PSP is the system that gave this game life but at the same time MH is the game that kept PSP alive.
so I guess Capcom wanted a thank you letter or something I don't know but it's something weird about this.
You do realize Monster Hunter Frontier is avaiable right now for the 360 in japan right?
Not like G will move a million extra 360 consoles as anyone who wants G already have the regular version.
The PSP games sold fine as well. Each one sold more than the last with Freedom Unite shipments topping just under a half million in the west IIRC. It's just that Capcom has absurd expectations for this franchise.
As for your theory that this game would do better than Tri, I really doubt that. Tri received a rather huge marketing push from Nintendo to get to where it ended up, yet that obviously still wasn't enough for Capcom to bring more over. Frontier would be a disaster to them given it's a pay MMO in a series like this.
Frontier has been on 360 for a few years now. IIRC it was announced for the platform when Microsoft Japan was doing those Mr. X commercials. It hasn't really helped much.
You've said Capcom doesn't do welfare cases, right? What do you call this game? Yes, it may be profitable on 360, but Monster Hunter fans in the west should know that Capcom's never happy with just "profitable". They could be making much more in subscriber revenue if they moved it to another platform, say PS3. You know, the same platform where they ported a PSP game to and it sold 400k, and the same platform that has more MMOs than the 360. Yet they haven't ...
Capcom doesn't really like sony...yeah
On-topic-this game looks ok,i tried mhfu earlier,didn't like it
Sammy Samusu
Member
This is a Monster Hunter thread alright.
PC was obviously lead platform and porting it to 360 was probably effortless and probably also facilitated by Microsoft, whether that be with technical support or outright moneyhats. If I had to guess I would say that Capcom saw what FFXI did for Square and wanted to test the business model; evidently it's paying dividends. Putting this game on PS3 would mean porting it to cell architecture, which is probably a more strenuous effort than they're willing to make for a quick cash in.
Frontier is disposable level spinoff territory, it could even hurt the brand by putting it on a more mainstream Japanese platform. Getting angry about missing out on this of all things is absurd.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
The problem is no viable game since Tri seems to have really hit all targets Capcom USA wants for localization. Frontier's out since it's a fee based MMO, MHP3rd and MH3G are out since they're offline, and the one release Capcom USA actually pushed for (3rd HD) was blocked by SCEA.
Next chance is with MH4 (needs online!) or maybe if there are some Wii U ports in the wings (Tri Unite?).
Like Dragon's Bomba?
Part of the reason XI was so successful for Square was the fact that XI was released worldwide, and on the most successful platform of all time (the PS2). Capcom has done neither for Frontier, so that's a rather poor comparison.
Why would you expect MH on Vita?
Bomber Bob
Banned
F2P or bust
What? I said Capcom was probably testing the business model after seeing it work for Square. And it is working out for them. And you didn't refute any other point I made. If the PS3 got Frontier it would send the message that this is the sort of Monster Hunter game you can expect on Sony platforms; cheap cash ins. I don't even know why you'd want this. Capcom could've put this on Vita and you'd call it a troll.
So let's recap: This wouldn't do anything for Sony if it were released on one of their platforms, and you're on the record saying that you have no interest in playing Monster Hunter games. Why are you here again?
Teknopathetic
Member
"If they're developing it on the 360 it HAS to come to the states, right?
Right?"
Nope.
Right?"
Nope.
Okami is a hd port. And I'm not sure whats going on with Ex troopers. Why isn't it on vita? And paid sony fighters in tekken x capcom meh.
This isn't a question anyone should have to ask anymore.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
FFXI PS2 only did ~250k in Japan. Frontier 360 did ~125k, which is pretty impressive considering the userbase disparities at play plus the fact that Frontier 360 was the secondary release while FFXI PS2 was the primary one.
Outside Japan FFXI PS2 was a non-factor, and besides only like a quarter of the PS2s out there can even play FFXI.
:lol at the people who think companies make their business decisions like children throwing temper tantrums. "X hates Y! They're doing this to spite them!" Seriously, guys?
It's sad that an awesome game series has become nothing more than the bellwether for a bunch of fanboys to determine whose platform of choice CAPCPOM loves more, even though probably less than 1% of them have actually played it.
Anyway, what little I've played of Frontier was pretty bad so I doubt the inclusion of G quests is going to do much for me.
It's sad that an awesome game series has become nothing more than the bellwether for a bunch of fanboys to determine whose platform of choice CAPCPOM loves more, even though probably less than 1% of them have actually played it.
Anyway, what little I've played of Frontier was pretty bad so I doubt the inclusion of G quests is going to do much for me.
Given this is the only Monster Hunter game on PS3 ...
And this is the only Monster Hunter released on Sony hardware in 2012:
(this is the Puzzle Fighter game with a Monster Hunter skin in case you're unaware)
I think they've already made their case for that, no?
You're right, if Frontier was ported to Vita I'd call it a troll because it doesn't make much sense. Vita's not got a big userbase so it wouldn't help Frontier, and given it's a port of an old MMO it wouldn't be doing much for Vita either. However, if it was ported to PS3, in addition to the already existing Portable 3rd HD, it would give the sign that Monster Hunter has a home on PS3, and could potentially lead to an original game on that hardware. But as time ticks down that seems ever unlikely.
And why would this be Capcom's goal? The bread and butter of the franchise will always be on portables. It has no obligation and no incentive to make PS3 look like a "home" for the franchise.
That goes for the series in general, really.
Just like all the other Frontiers? lol
Chairmanchuck
Member
Is this the one that Tencent develops?
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
Frontier already has multiple brackets beyond HR, the most notable being SR. Like, look at this SR Yian Kut-Ku:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AmhmdMwkow&feature=plcp
So while "MHF-G" is certain to introduce harder stuff, it's not a G expansion in the sense that players of the mainline series have come to expect.
You can just buy a Wii U, backwards compatible I think.
Why would Capcom not like Sony? Maybe Sony is just bad at convincing them and giving them a little extra incentive if you know what I mean.
Not in that sort of way,i meant 'not liking' sony as they don't see their platforms viable enough to grow this ip anymore or are contract bound by nintendo..whatever
No, this is entirely Capcom (or any studio it outsources to). We really don't know what that Tencent thing is yet.
Because you and I should both be able to agree that there will be future Monster Hunter games on home consoles, especially if there is any inclination on releasing this franchise in the west. While it is indeed bizarre that they've seemingly killed off the Portable series in favour of putting the mainline series on handhelds, Capcom can still make money from cheap ports to home consoles and vice versa.
Bust.
I did not know about frontier. Thanks for the heads up.
I expect that's why MH3G HD U will be coming.
its good for a change...
Why Wii U, and not PS3? Wii U has a userbase of 0. Capcom does not give welfare cases, right?
