Capcom's V.P. discusses PC distribution

Posted on Aug. 6, 2008 at 4:46 p.m.

IGN conducted an interview with Capcom's V.P. Christian Svensson discussing the topic of digital distribution and PC conversions of their games.

Christian talks about some of the struggles they've had with digital distribution and PC sales, which is interesting considering that Capcom is going to release SF4 on the PC.

How well their PC games perform will certainly affect how many titles of theirs we see on that platform along with future downloadables. Here's a cut from the interview.

IGN: Why is Capcom Japan opposed to digital distribution when it has proven itself to be a viable business platform in the PC gaming culture?

Christian Svensson: I should probably be more specific. When it came to DMC4 and Lost Planet: Colonies Edition, their respective producers weren't allowing digital distribution on those specific titles for the near term. I'm not completely clear on the reasons to this day. It might have been that they wanted to worry about getting them approved (Games for Windows approval and Live approval for Colonies) and out the door before taking on the additional workload of submissions to digital portals, a conversation I'm picking up again with them on my next visit.