Loyalists cry over Devil May Cry on Xbox 360

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Mar 22nd 2007 at 10:15PM }

The internet is not a safe place to be, especially when it comes to the gaming industry. Earth-shattering announcements are made, megatons are dropped and the entire gaming community explodes and reconstitutes itself so often that the rest of the internet views it as a sort of radioactive leper who's constantly chasing after a pair of misplaced thumbs. Perhaps that's why, every now and then, we're good for a laugh.

Take this online petition, for instance. Whether it's made in jest or not doesn't really change the fact that it's absolutely hysterical. It seems a group of Devil May Cry fans are extremely upset about the game going to the Xbox 360 and PC in addition to the PS3 -- so much so that they're going to boycott Capcom and not buy either version. As the internets are fond of saying, "Oh noes!"

"We (The people that have signed this petition) feel very left out in your decision to make Devil May Cry 4 a Multi-Platform title and hereby agree to boycott your sale of Capcom affiliated games," it reads. "This is due to your decision to turn your back on your most faithful gaming company. For years we have enjoyed games, we have reaped the benefits of your committment to Sony. We find it absolutely demoralizing for not only the gamers, but also Sony itself. We want you to know that will not, and should not stand for your actions, and therefore withold our option of buying your product."

Oh dear, Capcom. Not only have you gone and left people out by making your game available to more gamers (not to be confused with fans, apparently), but you've demoralized a huge corporation! Absolutely fiendish.

[Via NeoGAF, of course]

Tags: Capcom, Dante, Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 4, DevilMayCry, DevilMayCry4, DMC4, Microsoft, Sony

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

michael @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:20PM

simply amazing

karlito @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:20PM

these guys are losers. i could understand if it was only coming to x360 but its going to both. i think its time to grow up.

Fernando Rocker @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:23PM

I bet my Wii60 that Phil Harrison wrote that petition

Poor Sony...

Justice @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:23PM

I'll be getting the new 360 now. Ps3 can............................................................................wait.

Ppl have no lives.

Chappy @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:24PM

That's got to be a joke. Nobody can really be that stupid and delusional.

Bo @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:25PM

Delusional granduer of reality; I pitty those fools.

NintendoFanbot @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:24PM

As far as I'm concerned, all Capcom did was pull a 'Resident Evil 4' by jeopardizing the PS3 DMC's sales by announcing an alternate version on a more popular (and rightfully so) system.

RE4 was FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC, but I as a GameCube enthusiasist could not forgive them entirely.

But good for the industry as it seems devs are noticing the flaw with PS3: DEV COSTS. You have sell an insane amount of games on it before it even becomes profitable.

PS3 doesn't even have GTA to count on.

AwesomeStuff @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:28PM

Sonyfanboys May Cry

Larry @ Mar 23rd 2007 2:50AM

How is making a game multi-platform depriving anyone of anything?

ZenGaijin @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:24PM

I've bought every DMC to date and I will be purchasing this game on the 360. The fact that they feel it should only be on one console is the most selfish thing I've ever heard of.

True fans of the series want more people to play the game not exclude others because of a console.

True DMC fans want everyone to enjoy the game.

Poisoned Al @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:27PM

Wow, that's a level of pathetic I never thought I'd see in my lifetime!

Count Noobula @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:26PM

This has to be the most retarded thing I have ever heard of. How can these people call themselves "fans" if they are going to boycott a Capcom game for going multi-platform. What morons. The increased cost of production for a game, coupled with the fact that the PS3 user base is not very large right now, going multi-platform for Capcom could be the best thing they do. I can almost gaurantee that when Dead Rising 2 or Lost Planet 2 are made the too will be multi-platform.

Unless a game is made in association with the console's own game studio (e.g. Microsoft Game Studios) then it should be made to be multi-platform. Tecmo, which has made games almost exclusively for Microsoft is bringing out Ninja Gaiden Sigma for the PS3, you don't hear fans of the series crying over the fact that it will be a PS3 exclusive. Mind you, us Xbox users have had our fill of Ninja Gaiden until the second one comes out anyways.

So cry more Sony fanboys and wake up to the fact that there are more gamers than you guys, and there are companies willing to make games for us too.

se37 @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:28PM

So... let me get this right... they are mad at Capcom for not releasing the game only on the PS3, so they are saying they won't buy anymore Capcom games.

So in short, if most fans of the PS3 won't buy Capcom games on the PS3, the sales of the PS3 of Capcom software will be lower because of this and may not even want to bring games to the PS3 due to the low sales they will be getting. Wonderful Idea Guys.

Latocki @ Mar 22nd 2007 11:12PM

I wonder if these radicals realize just how much it costs it produce a video game, especially in this current generation. Not to mention the fact that the PS3 has the least installed user base of all the current consoles. It's simply the most prudent financial decision the company could make. These days it's getting more and more expensive to be a gamer, what with the cost of consoles alone, the inflated price of new next-gen games, and the cost of extra controllers and peripherals, owning just one console can be a $1000 + investment. Console exclusivity, specifically for the PS3 and the Xbox360, n essence alienates hundreds of thousands of potential buyers who own another system and don't want to invest another $1000 just for one game. the bottom line is the developer will win more fans and recoup more profits by going multi platform

Scot Evel @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:31PM

So were are all those xbots that said this game suxorzd b4?

KC @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:31PM

With the 360, ps3, and PC being so similar power-wise, it's perfectly fine for a game to go multiplatform.
The only people that wouldnt want it are crazed fanboys that MUST have their favorite console "win".
How there are console fanboys, i'll never know, as its the developers who put the damn games on the systems they choose.

If a game is dumbed down however, in order to be put on all the consoles, there may be a problem.

This however, isnt the case with DMC4.

That petition is ridiculous.

AwesomeStuff @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:40PM

The PoS3 fanboys needed more reason to justify their PoS3 because they know their running out of them. Wii360 FTW!

peshue @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:35PM

Has a online petition of this sort EVER been effective?

The1 @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:35PM

That is soooooo funny. I have a choice of getting the game on my PS3 or X360. I will get the best one that has the best controls.

n2 @ Mar 22nd 2007 11:34PM

Seems childish to me. It's appearing on three platforms that are capable of supporting it. I fail to see the issue. By the version for the system you use the most.

Stupid fanboys @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:40PM

So you love it when you can play a gamecube exclusive (resident evil 4) on the ps2... but when an exclusive gets ported over to another console (due to ps3's smaller installed base) it's not ok. Well, sorry cry babies... last I checked Sony doesn't own Capcom. Get a life.

Adam @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:53PM

1795 names on the petition so far, amazing. The petition also says that "they feel left out", retards with retarded emotions that make no sense.

So they lose a couple thousand or so extremely confused people and gain 6 million 360 owners. I'm sure the real DMC fans will buy the game anyways, on whatever console they own/choose to.

I'm sure they are shaking in their boots at Capcom right now.

DarkNessBear @ Mar 24th 2007 5:34AM

DO you idiots not understand that when a game become's multiplatform it loses its quality?

Miz @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:42PM

"Left out"? They STILL GET THE DAMN GAME. The only thing they're deprived of is the ability to feel smarmy and superior to non-PS3 owners.

Matt B @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:42PM

If anyone had read the fine print of the Folding@Home project, "No wii60 fanboy can partake in the cure for these diseases since they did not contribute to it."
Since my PS3 can do more good than just play games, browse the internet, and high-def movies... who has the superior machine?

jan_halmes @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:42PM

It's people like this that have the potential to ruin the videogame industry.

Arno @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:41PM

LMAO PS3 fanboys are so sad...

ShaleX @ Mar 23rd 2007 1:36AM

Uhm, dear Sony fanboys... this is kinda counter-productive. If there are lower sales for the PS3's even smaller install base... Then... won't that make capcom make less PS3 games?

Matt B @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:44PM

I"m a PS3 guy and I think it's dumb. It's a damn game for {insert god here} sake.

Heliophage @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:46PM

@13 Gone, hopefully. I have a 360, but I loved DMC before. It isn't ground-breaking, but it's fun (and challenging on the higher difficulty levels) as hell.

@15 The unmodified original Star Wars trilogy on DVD was probably brought forth to possibility by petition, not in the sense of appeasement, but it shows interest.

This petition only shows disinterest, so nobody really cares. If they're wiling to not buy a game because some other people are able to buy it now... eh, whatever.

Zack11190 @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:47PM

I could understand if Capcom decided to ditch the PS3 and made DMC 4 Xbox 360 or PC exclusive, but they didn't. These fanboys are acting ridiculous and retarded. Get a f**king life!!

Yourself @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:48PM

That petition seems to be a pretty obvious joke. However, I have a feeling that some of the 1821 people that signed it don't think that way.

p.s. lol take that Sony. What now?

Ryde @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:48PM

So basically a bunch of whiney PS3 fans pissed off because they can't lord an exclusive over the 360 fans. Pathetic. Nothing sucks more than someone who believes that gamers should miss out on a great game because they had the sheer audacity to not share their taste in toys.

ha @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:49PM

this is funny because They ALL are probably gonna buy regardless. DAMN E-Hippies!

Josh @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:51PM

While this news was part of the reason I no longer want a PS3, I didn't really see it as anything too horrible. It's not like it's a 360 exclusive or anything, PS3 owners still get to play it. People need to learn to calm the hell down.

Ska Oreo @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:51PM

Fiends. Damn Capcom for making money!!! Damn them all to hell!!

seriously, a bunch of losers. Can't they see this helps everyone. NOt only does it gives capcom more money, but a new batch of people are now able to enjoy the DMC series.

Yourself @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:51PM

Wait and anyway how many hardcore DMC fans are they really? It's not a bad series, but I was never under the impression that anyone would buy a console for it. It's kind of a second tier exclusive (or was lol).

m ike @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:53PM

Matt B

i do folding home on my pc
1 downlaod hd movies thru xbox 360 movie donwload service
you were saying?

Andrew Hsieh @ Mar 22nd 2007 10:57PM

I mean, I feel pretty annoyed when my exclusives go awry (I'm a Nintendo/Microsoft man), but I don't go this far. o_o This is either insane dedication at work or just crazy ignorance.

TDR25 @ Mar 22nd 2007 11:04PM

Fuck those Sony Fanboys, they can't get mad because their prized system isn't selling too well and Capcom is a business that's trying to make a profit. The nerve of some people...or should I say idiots! If they boycott they won't make much of a difference anyways. Most of the bitches complaining are mostly Sony fanboys so if they don't buy the game, that's just gonna hurt Sony because they would still have a console that's not selling games, which further pushes more developers onto the laps of either Microsoft or Nintendo. Fucking idiots!

Tel Prydain @ Mar 22nd 2007 11:04PM

Later at Capcom:
“Hey, look at this. The PS3 version sold less then rat turd. We’d better not make anything else for that system.”

Snukadaman @ Mar 22nd 2007 11:04PM

1.7 million ps3 owners

10 million xbox 360 owners

do the math...what a big bunch of babies i swear..and has anyone read some of them comments...truly amazing

Matt B @ Mar 22nd 2007 11:05PM

@33
How many downloaded HD movies does the 360 hold?

Serious question.

Ninegauger @ Mar 22nd 2007 11:10PM

I'm a big DMC fan but I wasn't going to buy a PS3 for it (well not for a few years anyway), now (as far as I know) I'll never have to regret not owning a PS3, so I'm stoked.

And I for one think Devil May Cry is the type of game that Achievements were meant for.

And if anything the PS3 is still ahead because they've got Ninja Gaiden Sigma and Devil May Cry 4 while the 360 just has Devil May Cry.

Darrel @ Mar 22nd 2007 11:12PM

If you think of it aren't all of us here petitioning for everyone to realize those people are losers. So that means were all just petitioning losers too.

samfish @ Mar 22nd 2007 11:13PM

Now all that's left is to summon Capitan Planet! HE'LL save Devil May Cry!

razer @ Mar 22nd 2007 11:16PM

Umm. I like PS3 exclusives as much as anyone but come on! Don't worry Capcom the 30 people who won't buy your games on the PS3 will be made up with the 2 million plus that will buy it on the 360, let alone the PC.. Capcom XBOX LOVES YOU! (to coin the phrase from the boat in France)