The announcement of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection throughout Nintendo Direct delighted combating sport followers, significantly as a result of it brings the much-loved Marvel vs. Capcom 2 to trendy platforms for the primary time in years. But whereas the gathering is coming to Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC, the choice to skip Xbox altogether has prompted backlash.
Capcom made its announcement with out providing an evidence for the choice to skip Xbox, and the corporate declined to remark when contacted by IGN. This comes regardless of Capcom’s same-day announcement that it is bringing two Ace Attorney Investigations titles to Switch, PS4, PC by way of Steam, and Xbox One in the same assortment. Indeed, the Marvel vs. Capcom collection has an extended historical past on Xbox platforms; Marvel vs. Capcom 2 itself launched on Xbox in 2002 and once more on Xbox 360 by way of Xbox Live Arcade in 2009, and the final sport within the collection, Infinite, launched on Xbox One in 2017.
Xbox homeowners have reacted to the information with a mixture of bewilderment and anger. The backlash was sturdy sufficient to trigger the phrase ‘No Xbox’ to development throughout social media, and there are offended feedback on Xbox subreddits and Discords, too. One redditor said: “I’ve a Switch, however I play all my combating video games on Xbox with my arcade stick. It’s an absolute intestine punch it isn’t coming to Xbox, particularly contemplating Ace Attorney Investigations was introduced for Xbox.”
Another added: “The different Capcom assortment introduced on the presentation (Ace Attorney Investigations) is coming to Xbox, so they’re clearly not towards placing their video games on the console. Then why is MvC not coming? I do know I’m in a minority right here, however I might purchase it in a heartbeat and there are certain to be just a few thousand different folks like me. Now we can’t have the prospect to do that. Such a disgrace.”
No Xbox? Garbage transfer @CapcomUSA_ pic.twitter.com/5yVdFISej7
— Keith Garlington (@KeithandMovies) June 18, 2024
I used to be hype af till I noticed there isn’t a Xbox model, why not???
A sport like Marvel VS Capcom ought to be on as many platforms as doable. Previous Capcom collections has at all times been on Xbox too, why is that this totally different? pic.twitter.com/OdDXqoTfy9
— Bella Drive 🐯 Xbox Girlie 💚 (@Bella_Drive) June 18, 2024
No xbox model? pic.twitter.com/h0lto5Bxy5
— Cargonaut (@shisnoelite) June 18, 2024
Without an evidence from Capcom, followers are left to take a position concerning the cause for Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection skipping Xbox. Some believe it’s the results of Capcom’s MT Framework engine being depreciated on the Xbox One. As many have identified, this might clarify why different Capcom collections, resembling Megaman Battle Network Legacy Collection and Monster Hunter Stories, additionally skipped Xbox One. There is a sense from some that Capcom has determined it’s not well worth the time, power, and assets that might be required to carry its MT Framework collections to Xbox One, however once more, with out phrase from Capcom, that is simply hypothesis for now.
Starting to imagine the “MT Framework for Xbox One is useless” idea. It explains all of the skips for that platform.
Great Ace Attorney – MT
Monster Hunter Stories – MT
Monster Hunter Stores 2 – MT
Mega Man Battle Network – Unknown
Marvel vs. Capcom Collection – Likely MT https://t.co/16fDuJFI5a— Jawmuncher (@Jawmuncher) June 18, 2024
And so, the backlash continues, marring what would in any other case be common pleasure for the long-awaited return of a few of the finest crossover combating video games ever launched.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
