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[FLAguy954]

Hopefully we'll see a huge jump graphic wise this time. While MHX looks good on 3DS it's not a huge difference compared to MHFU on PSP I think.

That's the thing: if there is a huge jump in the graphics, I'm calling it now that the next Monster Hunter will be multiplatform to recoup development cost.

If that were to be the case, then a Monster Hunter release on the Switch wouldn't be anything special other than the portability factor.

I still think it's Capcom being super cautious with the Switch. We knew the 3DS was getting 2 Resident Evil games, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter before it even launched. Huge contrast with the Switch.

 

[xxbrothawizxx63]

I'd easily pay $60 for an upscaled MHXX on Switch, no problem. It's probably gonna be a pretty long wait for MH5 or whatever. I need some MH in my life in the interim.

Pretty much this.

1080p docked, 720p portable MHXX with substantially improved texture work. I honestly thought an announcement was a given at the the January event.

$50 would be nice, but it'll probably be $60.

I still think it's Capcom being super cautious with the Switch. We knew the 3DS was getting 2 Resident Evil games, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter before it even launched. Huge contrast with the Switch.

I wasn't expecting an exclusive resident evil or an RE7 port, but their lack of support was the most glaring omission after they had revealed the lineup. MH and an MvC announcement would have been nice.

 

[nubbe]

Even Nintendo is scrambling to put together content for Switch
Switch hasn't had any lead time.
Just by looking at the OS and UI, you see it has the bare necessities to work.

 

[DrROBschiz]

That's the thing: if there is a huge jump in the graphics, I'm calling it now that the next Monster Hunter will be multiplatform to recoup development cost.

If that were to be the case, then a Monster Hunter release on the Switch wouldn't be anything special other than the portability factor.

I still think it's Capcom being super cautious with the Switch. We knew the 3DS was getting 2 Resident Evil games, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter before it even launched. Huge contrast with the Switch.

They definitely seem very wary to support it

SF2 is what they come up with? They are conservative to the max and likely wont dip their toes deeper until Switch proves it can take off and hold itself

Im sure Kimishima talking about a 3DS successor doesnt help. Before all that Nintendo was talking about ALL support going to switch development and now we get backpedaling remarks.

Im hoping them doubling production of Switch and continued sell throughs is enough to put game makers at ease. At least in Japan

 

[rdytoroll]

Nah, I'm good. I'll buy the next Monster Hunter that releases on the Switch. I can't go back to the 3DS anymore, it's inferior hardware. I'll keep my 3DS for the games I already have, but I won't buy anything on that platform anymore.

 

[Ogodei]

Just make a ground-up HD Monster Hunter already, Capcom. Nowhere for you to hide, unless you want to retreat to mobile.

 

[foxuzamaki]

*shrugs* There must be something we can't see in regards to PS4 releases because JP developers don't seem to care about any other platform nowadays.

They're falling back into the trap of as long as the market leader is doing well then they don't have to worry about any other platform and things causes obviously our games are gonna be on this platform for the rest of time.

This came back and born them in the ads with ps3, now they getting comfortable again with ps4

 

[Mpl90]

That's the thing: if there is a huge jump in the graphics, I'm calling it now that the next Monster Hunter will be multiplatform to recoup development cost.

If that were to be the case, then a Monster Hunter release on the Switch wouldn't be anything special other than the portability factor.

I still think it's Capcom being super cautious with the Switch. We knew the 3DS was getting 2 Resident Evil games, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter before it even launched. Huge contrast with the Switch.

False. MH3G was announced only in September 2011. Probably you're confusing it with MegaMan Legends 3.

 

[also]

That's the thing: if there is a huge jump in the graphics, I'm calling it now that the next Monster Hunter will be multiplatform to recoup development cost.

If that were to be the case, then a Monster Hunter release on the Switch wouldn't be anything special other than the portability factor.

I still think it's Capcom being super cautious with the Switch. We knew the 3DS was getting 2 Resident Evil games, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter before it even launched. Huge contrast with the Switch.

I don't expect a huge jump in graphics; I think we'll get a bit better player models, and textures, and, obviously, HD and that will be it.

MH 3G was announced in September 2011, ~6 months after 3DS launched, ~3 months before it was released. So I expect Switch XX to be announced in September and released in December.

 

[Mpl90]

They definitely seem very wary to support it

SF2 is what they come up with? They are conservative to the max and likely wont dip their toes deeper until Switch proves it can take off and hold itself

Im sure Kimishima talking about a 3DS successor doesnt help. Before all that Nintendo was talking about ALL support going to switch development and now we get backpedaling remarks.

Im hoping them doubling production of Switch and continued sell throughs is enough to put game makers at ease. At least in Japan

Kimishima never talked about a 3DS successor, not directly. That was a mistranslation that made the rounds on GAF before the official translation of the Q&A session at the last investor meeting was published online.

 

[SporeCrawler]

I don't expect a huge jump in graphics; I think we'll get a bit better player models, and textures, and, obviously, HD and that will be it.

MH 3G was announced ~6 months after 3DS launched, ~3 months before it released.

i expect MHXX with higher res and better framerate like MH3U. it wont be an HD Revamp. As already said, capcom didnt even manage to finalize deepdown

 

[FLAguy954]

False. MH3G was announced only in September 2011. Probably you're confusing it with MegaMan Legends 3.

I don't expect a huge jump in graphics; I think we'll get a bit better player models, and textures, and, obviously, HD and that will be it.

MH 3G was announced ~6 months after 3DS launched, ~3 months before it released.

Hmmm, I guess I was mistaken with Monster Hunter being announced before the 3DS launch.

My points still stand though.

 

[deoee]

I'm fine with a HD 3ds port like the Wii U version was.

Please

 

[ThatRandomCliff]

I can not wait for Monster Hunter on the Switch, but sadly, the first one will probably be a port, and the terrain textures will look worse than dirt... if Monster Hunter 3U was any indication.

 

[also]

i expect MHXX with higher res and better framerate like MH3U. it wont be an HD Revamp. As already said, capcom didnt even manage to finalize deepdown

More or less same here; they improved some of the monsters' textures for Wii U. I just hope they put a bit more effort into the port this time around and I don't mean in terms of graphics. 3U for Wii U actually had a worse frame rate and introduced input lag. It was a pretty bad port.

 

[cw_sasuke]

i expect MHXX with higher res and better framerate like MH3U. it wont be an HD Revamp. As already said, capcom didnt even manage to finalize deepdown

...then you realized that MH is one of their biggest IPs and kept them afloat for the last couple years....Deep Down - not so much.

 

[Oregano]

The textures won't be compelling at all.

 

[SgtCobra]

The textures won't be compelling at all.

Please don't remind me lol

 

[Mpl90]

They're falling back into the trap of as long as the market leader is doing well then they don't have to worry about any other platform and things causes obviously our games are gonna be on this platform for the rest of time.

This came back and born them in the ads with ps3, now they getting comfortable again with ps4

Well, technically PS4 isn't even the market leader in Japan, and its install base probably won't ever reach 10 millions (more like 8 at the current speed) as LTD, which is not exactly high for Japan.

It should also be mentioned that things changed for Capcom between 2011 and 2017 (as for the majority of the industry): them having way less (confirmed) games for the platform is also a consequence of their vastly reduced retail output. Just as a reminder, their only PS4 game in 2014 (first full year since its release) was Strider, a Western-developed digital download title.

There's also the factor that there are partners which are hesitant, of course: Damon Baker touched on this point in a recent IGN Nintendo Voice Chat interview, while also stating that there's "a lot more cooking" from major third parties that can't be talked about yet.

 

[Night Angel]

I don't care about how bad a 3DS port will look as long as I can use a real controller on my TV. 60fps would be great.

 

[DrROBschiz]

Kimishima never talked about a 3DS successor, not directly. That was a mistranslation that made the rounds on GAF before the official translation of the Q&A session at the last investor meeting was published online.

Hmm thanks for the clarification on that

I dunno

As Far as future western MH goes... Im trying to consider their silence on the western verison of XX a positive

We got MH4u announcement and the Generations announcements pretty quick. And yet here we are

My hope is that they are working with Nintendo on putting the next entry on Switch in the US but who the hell knows.

 

[javadoze]

Hopefully this happens sooner rather than later. Heck, even with how disappointed I was with MHGen, I'd pick up MHXX for the Switch just for the possible improvements alone.

 

[tuffy]

Hmm thanks for the clarification on that

I dunno

As Far as future western MH goes... Im trying to consider their silence on the western verison of XX a positive

We got MH4u announcement and the Generations announcements pretty quick. And yet here we are

My hope is that they are working with Nintendo on putting the next entry on Switch in the US but who the hell knows.

MH:X came out in Japan in November 2015, but a Western release wasn't announced until March 2016 and it finally came out in July 2016. It was a long enough wait that people were wondering if Capcom would bring it over at all. So waiting a few months after the Japanese release of MH:XX for a Generations Ultimate announcement in the West wouldn't be unusual. It would be nice to have another 3 Ultimate style up-port on the Switch at the same time, but I'm not counting on it.

 

[AkelisRain]

I have been playing MH since it's inception, give me MH on Switch and I am there day on release date.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I don't care about how bad a 3DS port will look as long as I can use a real controller on my TV. 60fps would be great.

As much as I would like a ground up HD MonHun I would gladly buy this.

 

[UltraChingon]

Soooo, if i remember correctly capcom talked about getting mt framework working in a month on switch. MH runs on a mobile version of it, and knowing capcom they will maximize old assets and keep everything on that engine. I do not see them making anything from the ground up, not worth the investment when most sales come from japan and they are not big on consoles (pretty much see this coming on switch since its portable). So i expect a mt framework holding up monster hunter and going for a western focused MH is not a sound idea even if "there is money on the table." MH is not big in west, it's getting there but its no "bro game" to justify such a radical change or capital investment to make it open world.

 

[Gotdatmoney]

Maybe it's just me but I see Monster Hunter blowing up on Switch. The series grew a lot with 4U but 3DS was holding it back in the West. Since Switch can immitate a console you don't have that issue anymore.

Then again I totally believe that crazy rumour about MH5 being PS4 exclusive. So I see Switch getting XX HD and MH5 on PS4. I believe Sony gave the bag of money to cripple the Switch.

 

[Ridley327]

Maybe it's just me but I see Monster Hunter blowing up on Switch. The series grew a lot with 4U but 3DS was holding it back in the West. Since Switch can immitate a console you don't have that issue anymore.

Then again I totally believe that crazy rumour about MH5 being PS4 exclusive. So I see Switch getting XX HD and MH5 on PS4. I believe Sony gave the bag of money to cripple the Switch.

Cripple what exactly? The PS4 is in no danger of being overtaken by any system anytime soon, and taking a mainline game off of a portable system straight up kills the game in Japan. I don't see what Sony gets out of it, other than making fanboys who wouldn't play the games anyway happy that they finally got one back for the motherland.

 

[Raide]

Maybe it's just me but I see Monster Hunter blowing up on Switch. The series grew a lot with 4U but 3DS was holding it back in the West. Since Switch can immitate a console you don't have that issue anymore.

Then again I totally believe that crazy rumour about MH5 being PS4 exclusive. So I see Switch getting XX HD and MH5 on PS4. I believe Sony gave the bag of money to cripple the Switch.

Switch makes sense put the portable nature of the MH series is utterly nullified on a system that manages barely 3 hours before the battery is dead.

Port the Generations/Cross edition for Switch and make a mainline MH5 on pc, Ps4 and Xbox.

 

[DrROBschiz]

Soooo, if i remember correctly capcom talked about getting mt framework working in a month on switch. MH runs on a mobile version of it, and knowing capcom they will maximize old assets and keep everything on that engine. I do not see them making anything from the ground up, not worth the investment when most sales come from japan and they are not big on consoles (pretty much see this coming on switch since its portable). So i expect a mt framework holding up monster hunter and going for a western focused MH is not a sound idea even if "there is money on the table." MH is not big in west, it's getting there but its no "bro game" to justify such a radical change or capital investment to make it open world.

you hear that guys?

"not worth the investment"

love hearing this as a mantra for the series. so exciting

 

[Vena]

Switch makes sense put the portable nature of the MH series is utterly nullified on a system that manages barely 3 hours before the battery is dead.

Port the Generations/Cross edition for Switch and make a mainline MH5 on pc, Ps4 and Xbox.

As opposed to the 3DS's slightly longer than 3 hour battery?

 

[Gotdatmoney]

Cripple what exactly? The PS4 is in no danger of being overtaken by any system anytime soon, and taking a mainline game off of a portable system straight up kills the game in Japan. I don't see what Sony gets out of it, other than making fanboys who wouldn't play the games anyway happy that they finally got one back for the motherland.

Weakening your competitors while improving your system?

Switch makes sense put the portable nature of the MH series is utterly nullified on a system that manages barely 3 hours before the battery is dead.

Port the Generations/Cross edition for Switch and make a mainline MH5 on pc, Ps4 and Xbox.

The original 3DS has like 3 hours of battery life too. Didn't stop millions of units of MH being sold.

If Sony isn't paying for MH5 then there is zero point of MH5 not appearing on the Switch but some how being on the X1.

you hear that guys?

"not worth the investment"

love hearing this as a mantra for the series. so exciting

You keep banging this drum. What is your point? That they should take a major risk with their main money generating series?

 

[DrROBschiz]

Weakening your competitors while improving your system?



The original 3DS has like 3 hours of battery life too. Didn't stop millions of units of MH being sold.

If Sony isn't paying for MH5 then there is zero point of MH5 not appearing on the Switch but some how being on the X1.



You keep banging this drum. What is your point? That they should take a major risk with their main money generating series?

worked for resident evil and zelda

just sayin

 

[Jawbreaker]

Put it on Steam and watch the money come flowing in. Now that Nintendo's going to charge an online fee, there isn't a better time for a proper Monster Hunter on PC.

 

[wildfire]

Switch makes sense put the portable nature of the MH series is utterly nullified on a system that manages barely 3 hours before the battery is dead.

Port the Generations/Cross edition for Switch and make a mainline MH5 on pc, Ps4 and Xbox.

The battery performance scales with how much you push the hardware. Capcom could make a game that runs for 6-6.5 hours and handwave the underwhelming graphics by saying they wanted to ensure te assets were appropriate for maximum battery life.

 

[Gotdatmoney]

worked for resident evil and zelda

just sayin

Zelda is not Nintendo's main money generating series. It's not even top 5. And while Zelda mixed up the formula tons I don't see it as any huge risk.

RE is not Capcom's main money generating series either. They definitely took a big risk on it. It's also definitely going to sell less than RE5 and RE6.

 

[Astral Dog]

Capcom desconfirming Monster Hunter on the Switch

 

[SuperStiltzkin]

I can only play MH4 so many times.

 

[Jawbreaker]

Zelda is not Nintendo's main money generating series. It's not even top 5. And while Zelda mixed up the formula tons I don't see it as any huge risk.

RE is not Capcom's main money generating series either. They definitely took a big risk on it. It's also definitely going to sell less than RE5 and RE6.

Is it also going to make them less money, though? Do we have a budget comparison?

 

[DrROBschiz]

Zelda is not Nintendo's main money generating series. It's not even top 5. And while Zelda mixed up the formula tons I don't see it as any huge risk.

RE is not Capcom's main money generating series either. They definitely took a big risk on it. It's also definitely going to sell less than RE5 and RE6.

man you are just a wonderful wall of excuses for why they should just stay the course

okey dokey

ill just stay here on the other side of the fence until Capcom give me something to be excited about

XX on 3ds aint getting the job done

 

[Gotdatmoney]

Is it also going to make them less money, though? Do we have a budget comparison?

Saying it's going to sell less doesn't mean it's going to make less money. I never said that. RE6 budget ballooned way out of control. That's why we have RE7 as is. So the budget has obviously been pulled way back. You still don't want to see your second most successful series in decline though.

man you are just a wonderful wall of excuses for why they should just stay the course

okey dokey

ill just stay here on the other side of the fence until Capcom give me something to be excited about

XX on 3ds aint getting the job done

Where did I say they should stay the same? I said you keep beating this drum about they need to change and take major risks and it's just founded on nothing based in reality. It's just, "I wanna disregard all logic and have Capcom try to make something that will damage them hard if it's not executed properly".

I do not think we are getting 3DS graphics from MH going forward. We will get something relatively modern graphically as MH games have all been lookers for the hardware they were built on.

Will they go open world? I dunno, I was discussing this with my friend. It seems like the next step forward but we also dunno how you would structure the game like that. It's certainly possible to do it correct though.

Will they go multiplat or stick with Nintendo? I already stated what I thought bout that. Do you have any actual discussion to offer or do you just wanna pick at everyone else's comments?

 

[DrROBschiz]

this is what im talking about

My expectation that they leave their decade long safe space for the series is considered out of touch with reality, failing all logic.

While half this thread is chomping at the bit for the safest and reasonable bare minimum scrap of a potential MHXX cross gen release

 

[kaioshade]

So people are getting tired of the 3DS, and what does capcom do....

release another game on the 3DS.

Way to listen to your fanbase there

 

[Gotdatmoney]

this is what im talking about

My expectation that they leave their decade long safe space for the series is considered out of touch with reality, failing all logic.

While half this thread is chomping at the bit for the safest and reasonable bare minimum scrap of a potential MHXX cross gen release

Cause why wouldn't we expect a cross gen release of XX given the situation? We aren't talking about MH5 here. MH5 will not look like a 3DS game.

 

[redcrayon]

Switch makes sense put the portable nature of the MH series is utterly nullified on a system that manages barely 3 hours before the battery is dead.

Port the Generations/Cross edition for Switch and make a mainline MH5 on pc, Ps4 and Xbox.

The difference in battery life between a 3DS and a Switch is that the Switch doesn't drain its battery in a matter of hours in sleep mode and can also take multiple charges from standard USB battery banks. It's much better in terms of battery life for lengthy play because of those two things rather than raw lifespan, and I say that as someone who uses a portable for hours on the train every day.

 

[redcrayon]

So people are getting tired of the 3DS, and what does capcom do....

release another game on the 3DS.

Way to listen to your fanbase there

Depends whether those people represent the entire fanbase. The move across to Switch was never going to be immediate considering that it's a game that relies on a healthy multiplayer community. I'll be there Day one when MH goes to Switch but until it's install base hits a reasonable level, I'm not surprised that Capcom decided that this summer's MH game was going to be on the 3DS. I'd be very surprised if they weren't talking about a Switch game in the Autumn though.

 

[shiyrley]

After having the Switch I don't think I can buy a 3D game for 3DS ever again lol

 

[pretty done]

So people are getting tired of the 3DS, and what does capcom do....

release another game on the 3DS.

Way to listen to your fanbase there

Are Japanese tired of the 3DS? If not then I can see their reasoning.

 

[Jon Carter]

Switch makes sense put the portable nature of the MH series is utterly nullified on a system that manages barely 3 hours before the battery is dead.

Man, it seems like that myth that the Switch has a poorer battery life than the 3DS and the Vita will never die. Does it come from people interested in the Switch who didn't have a handheld at all last gen?

 

[AmyS]

I won't be playing anymore MH on 3DS.

Happy to wait for new MH games Switch and/or PS4.

Edit:

I mean, seriously, who isn't holding out for this?