A day after Capcom announced the original Devil May Cry game would be coming to the Switch eShop, it was discovered there were "no plans" to release a physical version of the game on the hybrid platform.
Of course, now that Devil May Cry 2 is out and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition has been confirmed for 20th February next year, Capcom has realised it can make some extra coin by offering a physical triple pack in its homeland. It'll be priced at 4,990 Yen and is due out on the same day as the third game's digital release on Switch.
According to Nintendo Everything, this same announcement has also revealed the physical triple pack will contain a copy of the original Devil May Cry on the game card and digital download codes for both the second and third games.
So, just to make it clear – after stating there were "no plans" to make the first game available in physical form, Capcom will, in fact, be releasing this first game on the card and including the other two games as digital downloads.
There's no word on a western release for this trilogy pack just yet, but if it does get the green light here, it will hopefully include all three games on card.
What are your thoughts about this? Comment down below.
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Was excited until I remembered what they did with RE...then reading this confirmed my suspicion. Pass. Give it all on one cart, jeez...especially when charging that much!!!
@Kainbrightside
What trilogy?
I've never understood the point of a physical release without game cards, the main reason I even use physical is to keep more storage space on my Switch for download only titles.
@Zach777 hopefully Metroid Prime trilogy
@Zach777 From context I'd wager Metroid Prime Trilogy.
As for this, yeah, this is utterly pointless without all three games on cart. What the heck is Capcom's deal? Like, at least include DMC2. The first game is 9.1 GB, so I know they're using a 16 GB card that can fit DMC2 as well for literally no cost increase.
The only thing great about the Switch ports is that you can entirely ignore DMC2's existence.
@link3710
Capcom is probably too lazy to program in a simple game selection menu.
crapcom at it again im done with these guys.
Only Capcom. Too lazy to fit all games in one cart. This is honestly getting ridiculous. And these trilogy packs are very pricey on the Switch.
Smh.
Oof. $45? It's $30 on Steam right now. I'll just get the trilogy there if I need to.
yup, pointless to release a physical game if its not actually on the cart, your better off waiting for an eshop sale or getting it digital elsewhere, as its really no different.
And here we go again Capcom's cheapness continue. I'll get this just cause I like the first one more than the other two.
@Toy_Link : They don't need to be consolidated into a single unit of software. Switch cartridges can contain multiple units of software, and spawn numerous icons upon insertion.
Ubisoft has at least three such releases:
Hasbro Game Night (Monopoly + Trivial Pursuit Live + Risk)
Child of Light + Valiant Hearts
Wheel of Fortune + Jeopardy
And there are a few from other publishers, so there are absolutely no excuses whatsoever for this sort of idiotic behaviour.
@Toy_Link
They actually showed in the past that they were too lazy to do that for something kinda similar.
The Wii version of Resident Evil 4 had the option to play with the original Gamecube controller (they probably just didn't remove the code for it or something), but if you did that you only had the buttons from the Wii Classic Controller show up during QTE's and stuff.
They couldn't even be bothered to copy-paste the GC buttons from the old version. And then came the Switch port where they were too lazy to copy the motion control support from the Wii version xd
On-topic: Crapcom going at it again with their "let's wring every penny out of those Switch people with our old stuff, hahaha" tactic.
I wonder when they will realise that treating the Switch crowd like this could potentially hurt them in the long-run, especially when the new generation starts next year and they won't be able to rely on the other 2 consoles' install bases as much.
Charging THAT much for 15-20 year old ports and then not using a 32gb cart to do all 3 physically is Capcom giving Switch fans the middle finger just like all their other money grubbing Switch re-releases (Mega Man Collections, Resident Evil Collections).
The Witcher 3 just used a 32gb cart and only charged standard price and I would argue that the work required for that game to be on Switch would have warranted a higher premium price. Capcom, get your head out of your a$$ and stop ripping off your customers.
Oh Capcpom, one step forward and two steps back
@NinjaSyao To play devil's advocate, the gyro controls for the Joycons, and the IR sensor of the Wii Remotes are radically different, so they wouldn't be able to just copy paste them into the Switch port
Nintendo should have never allowed this...
Patches are one thing, missing games are another.
You have to second-guess every Switch purchase now.
Capcom couldn't even put ancient Mega Man games on one cart.
Ah great, here we go again
$45 .. yea I’ll pass
Download codes in a box is just naff! Such a shame
Damn, put all the games on a cart or don't bother.
Considering the way the prices have really gone down on micro SD cards since the Swtich came out I have no idea how this is still a problem. There is no good excuse for it, it can't cost that much to get a decent physical edition that can fit everything, especially considering the prices they are selling this software for. It seems like some publishers make it very clear how they intent to make a ton of profit with every physical game they make even if it means heavily compromising the quality of what they are ultimately selling and devaluing it as a result.
@fafonio
@link3710
Thanks. I thought he was asking for another Capcom trilogy, hence the confusion.
I also hope that Metroid Prime Trilogy is announced. That or a Zelda trilogy with WW, TP, and SS Remastered for 60fps/1080p on Switch.
@chrisprattisfat They need to realise its good way to make people double dip too
Already got dmc hd collection on PC digitally, but would be interested in a Physical release Switch version.
@JayJ You say there is no good excuse.
Um, do you know what collectors do?
Also I've bought a game TWICE before that I already own on pc just to have physical on switch.. i.e some companies get to sell TWO copies of the game to me.. where is the downside exactly?
@Doktor-Mandrake Yeah I think a lot of us are guilty of that lol
@JayJ Im always very particular with games I double dip on, has to be games I really cherish
I can see consoles going all digital one day in the future, pc is like that already and has been for many years
It'll be a sad day for people like me though, one of reasons I love my switch so much is down to my physical collection which is almost nostalgic having a physical collection to me
What a surprise!
Anyway, I have the HD trilogy on Xbox 360, digital but at least cost me small change.
@Zach777 Nintendo doing a pack of 3 HD versions of it's second best selling franchise? No chance! They'll come separately if anything. MAYBE a double pack of TP and WW as they were on Wii U. It'll be like 50 or so still. SS would be on it's own around 30 at least. They wouldn't have then together as not many people will shell out 80 for a game pack that doesn't have any Limited Edition content.
Why are Capcom so bad at compression? A PS2 game should not be 9.1gb! Compare that to the 3gb of Mario Odyssey and it's astounding. They've always been terrible for it.
Could've been worse. They could've put DMC2 on the cart.
As long as people keep buying it, they'll keep releasing this kind of crap. And that price, my God!!!
Nintendo also uses "no plans" and "nothing to anounnce" as a way of deflecting enquiries. It seems to be code for "we're working on it, but I don't have permission to talk about it".
Capcom are responsible for some of my favourite games of all time, including my absolute favourite RE4, but they don't half take the piss at times.
I could add a complaint but what the hell's the point? It's still gonna sell well and Capcom will just keep pulling this crap
If you do not like it, vote with your wallets. Capcom will keep pulling this crap ass long as people keep buying it.
I can't see a remaster of Skyward Sword ever happening, due to its reliance on the motion controls for all swordplay. That would be a bear to port over to the joy-con tech, but more importantly would be impossible to play on the Switch Lite.
What a load of pants
"There's no word on a western release for this trilogy pack just yet, but if it does get the green light here, it will hopefully include all three games on card."
Hahahaha. It won't!
I'll wait to see if they port DmC 2013 over to Switch eventually. My fave. ^_~ 🖕
You do realise that even Nintendo are hiking the price up of their games which ship on higher than 8GB carts too? These things are not cheap, and downloading games is the future.
why they couldn't include DMC4 on the package?
Sounds good to me. I'm already enjoying the RE triple pack.
I guess Capcom does this in all likelihood to cut down on used game sales. Those codes in the box can only be redeemed once. I don't think this has to do with cart size. At least you don't have to have the cart in to play the downloaded games, like Final Fantasy X/X2. Otherwise, at least the community is getting these games on the Switch. So I'm happy.
@CheapCheepBeach
Except Internet connections and speeds are not equal for everyone.
@Zach777 final fight trilogy
In the end, we are not all satisfied.
@Toy_Link They don't even need one. You can have multiple icons on the home screen for a single cartridge.
Why bother at this point?
@CheapCheepBeach physical copies are way better then digital only games dude and not everyone has good internet.
@Jayofmaya or how about $60 each? Probably more likely.
@Doktor-Mandrake Yeah I have a feeling that the Switch is going to be the last console I will have a physical collection for.
Calls it a "physical triple pack."
Only includes first game physically.
I'd say keep your eyes peeled on South Asia. They usually get the full versions.
Same capcom ways, just look at the Megaman series especially the original megaman collection those games were tiny and yet they still pushed them to get part of it and download the other part. If I get anything might be the 3rd one on a sale digitally.
@AnnoyingFrenzy even on ps4 it's probably cheaper and you could use remote play to boot and they are all on one disc too...
i guess it makes this release kind of useless.
@Trajan Hello, again. Haha
Well, yeah, you're possibly right, with price reduction to 50 after a few months, though. Personally couldn't pay anywhere near that much for a HD make over, as lovely as WW looked on the Wii U. Problem is I still have it there with TP HD, so would only be interested in SS HD, anyway.
Stop complaint and be thankful that it will be on Nintendo because many people don't have Sony. Have an open mind, my gosh! You people are annoying and complaint. What's wrong with you people ? No wonder people like you are jerk on Earth. Be happy instead of complaint! Jeez!!!
Gotta love Capcom's logic lol. Personally I just want to play RE5 and 6, but it's gated to digitally only-- So I have to wait for a sale to download them. Sad. Never played DMC so I may consider this triple pack when it's WAAAAAAY lower than what they're asking. Good thing I archive games I'm done with or I'd never have any space for these "forced" download only options Capcom is doing.
@retro_player_22
That will teach them.
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