We've got some more good news for anyone planning on picking up a physical copy of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics for Switch later this year.
According to select retailers, Capcom will be offering the complete collection on the game cartridge (or disc, if you're buying the game for PlayStation), with no downloads required. So it will be fully playable in its release state! Keep in mind, there could still be at least some patches and updates post-launch to sort out bugs or glitches.
This news follows the confirmation last week a physical release was definitely on the way to the Nintendo Switch. When it arrives, this collection will come loaded with seven titles including hits like Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes as well as plenty of extra content and features.
Capcom has released collections similar to this one in the past like the Capcom Fighting Collection and other titles like Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, with physical versions also being made available for these games.
Will you be picking up a physical copy of this game for Switch? Let us know in the comments.
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I'd hope so. The biggest game in that collection by far, and the only one that could possibly require more than a gigabyte of space, is Marvel vs. Capcom 2. If there was a forced digital download, that would mean Capcom paid for the cheapest possible cartridge, which would make me wonder what other corners they could have possibly cut.
Nice. The games are not very big individually.
This is great news! The video game collector in me is very happy.
Wonderful news! Really looking forward to losing myself in this with my kids.
Based 🙏🏽 Love to see it.
..almost makes me forget about Capcom's shoddy physical release of Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak
Cool let me at it 😁
It's a sad and wretched world we live that this considered a major accomplishment and not the bare minimum
As all physical releases should be, but this is great! Looking forward to it.
MAHVEL BAYBEE!
Uhmuhgurd....Xmen v Street Fighter is my jam! It never hit US consoles. But lordy did I play the crap out of the import on Saturn with that perfect 2d goodness.
Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie.
@Xbox_Dashboard we did get a PlayStation version of X-Men vs Street, but man was that awful. I always wanted to play the Sega Saturn version but I never got the chance.
Pre-ordered yesterday on Amazon.
Good gracious. What have we done to deserve such special treatment?
Need that release date ASAP! 🤪
MVC2 is one of my favorite fighting games. The other is Soul Caliber. That's my two cents.
It's a Christmas miracle!
I have no one to play against, but wait a minute this game is 65 dollars? Hmmm, I could purchase 31 snickers bars, not the king size of course.
As it should be. Although mass Kudos to capcom for making it happen.
Nice, I'm glad Capcom treats their fighting game collections with more respect than their earlier collections. I still think the Mega Man Legacy Collection and Mega Man X Legacy Collection should had all the games on the cartridge but back then larger size cart were expensive so I'm glad Nintendo finally made those affordable now for devs that want to embrace those larger carts.
@Narrator1 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 in this collection is the Naomi version (which is under 200mb), not the Dreamcast version (which is 1gb). The Naomi version is only under 200mb, convert to HD that is only around 500mb. The rest of the other games are CPS-2 games which are around 30-60mb, convert to HD they are around 60-120mb each. A 2gb cartridge should be able to get all of them including online features and many of the extra contents too. Unlike Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Capcom vs. SNK 2, and Power Stone, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is the only arcade game that doesn't required a disc based CHD file so the file size for it wasn't that large compare to those three.
Capcom Vs collection next Capcom Vs SNK was ace
@rvcolem1 You lived in the USA, why are you worrying about Canadian price?
Most good. Most good.
Patches will still happen, lol.
Commendable! More publishers should keep up this practice.
@MirrorFate2 Yeah but mostly will involve only online stuff. It's nothing to worry about. These games are fully completed already, Capcom can't come back and take them away from the cartridge. Even without online you could still have local matches and host local tournaments without Capcom coming to bust you up.
It's madness that that headline even exists.
People not into fighting games probably cannot fathom how big of a deal this release will be. A release of a collection of absolute mental great games that have gone through a licencing nightmare for the last years. Mandatory buy for anyone who care a lit about video game history.
Are there many differences between Marvel Vs Capcom 2 on arcade and the console versions? Extra characters, better framerate etc? Originally had it on the original Xbox and loved it and thinking of getting this collection of the arcade games
@chiptoon yeah lol, was thinking how low the bar has dropped when we get confirmation that the thing we buy will be in the box that we buy it in.
I might start leaving reviews for fast food places like this.
"Can confirm everyone, this store does send out a complete pizza, with toppings inside the box"
Capcom sold a really nice boxed set for their Belt Action collection a few years ago. Hoping for something similar with this.
Beautiful, even happier that I've preordered this along with way too many other games shown during the Direct physically discounted from my usual retailer here in Italy!
Day 1! I'm picking up the Switch cartridge and a digital copy on PS4. I want to see these collections keep coming as well as maybe MvC 4. I wonder if we'll get a release date at EVO next month.
*likely only in NA
Stan Lee smiles upon us from heaven. 😇
But seriously, thank you Capcom! Rarely have I been been happier to purchase a game.
Man, it's just a bunch of Arcade fighting games ports, lol. Why are you so surprised about this thing? It's not something like BIOHAZARD REVELATIONS 2, which file size is over 20GB. So, it will be weird if not all of the games will be included on the cartridge.
I can't wait for this!! I have a feeling it will be coming soon, like maybe July? I'll pre-order physical asap!!
Since Capcom have labelled "Fighting Collection" as a series I wonder what'll be next? A Power Stone duology or a Capcom vs. SNK duology?
@Vyacheslav333
I'm not involved in the Fighting Game community but it seems due to licensing issues these games seemed to be lost forever.
Maximilan Dood made a video about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogp9zY-D0n0
@miwa I meant all games being included on the cartridge.
@Vyacheslav333 Haha my bad
@Serpenterror because it was close to midnight when I saw the article, and my logical thinking was tuckered. I'm not a night person just couldn't sleep.
@Vyacheslav333 gestures to all the other Switch games that require downloads to play or are just download codes in boxes
@Vyacheslav333 We know but remember in the past Capcom tend to release collection of games that are half on the cartridge and the other half required download such as the Mega Man Legacy Collection 1+2 and the Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2. It wasn't until they started releasing collection of their fighting and beat em up games that all games are on the cartridge starting with the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection and the Capcom Belt Action Collection and eventually the Capcom Fighting Collection.
It was assume that the reason for the earlier incomplete collections was them unable to afford the high capacity cartridges (4gb-32gb) so they had to go with a 1gb or 2gb one and just required download for the rest but now since the price of the higher capacity cartridges are more accessible and affordable I think Capcom could now give us more complete game collection now. A little bit on the late side of things but at least we are getting more complete collection now, would had been nice if they go back and just re-release the older collections in complete form this time but oh well.
@canaryfarmer New Year’s Eve.
I'm definitely going to double-dip on this one. Probably get it digitally on PS5 and physically on Switch
@FoxyDude Physcially for both for me. I’m taking NO chances on any future licensing shenanigans or delisting or any future lost account access.
I can't find it to preorder in any Amazon site in Europe, only US.
Doesn't anyone know where I can preorder it in Europe?
That's fantastic news.
It a game you would want physical. I Def preorder it a good price. Not it it extreme end like 55quid if don't get any with it
The one and only game...errr... compilation I am genuinely excited for this year!
@dskatter Lol. Well, one deal is when the game is heavy or if it's a compilation of modern games... But, MVC FG AC is just a bunch of arcade games ported from CPS-II and SEGA NAOMI.
@Serpenterror So, it's just a CAPCOM's bad habit, then, lol.
Getting a physical for collection purposes and to support game preservation!
Truly amazing, will be telling my grandkids about this one day.
@Kanbei I think a release date at Evo is likely.
This is so ridiculous! Old 2D games requiring a download?!!!! Of course not!
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