again capcom doesnt matter if marvel and disney aren't game for it--wait hold on
what about ducktales. aren't disney/capcom cool regarding that game coming out this year
doesnt PR Rog use Shuma
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Various Marvel vs. Capcom titles/DLC being delisted from XBL/PSN soon
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again capcom doesnt matter if marvel and disney aren't game for it--wait hold on
what about ducktales. aren't disney/capcom cool regarding that game coming out this year
doesnt PR Rog use Shuma
Yeah, that 40 million probably would have paid for it AND a PC port which would further help preserve this title. Capcom gonna Capcom I guess.
As I said in the weekly, the same thing happened with Activision and ultimate alliance I guess we should have seen this coming. However what I don't understand is ultimate marvel is not that old, so if this is due to expired license why wouldn't Capcom renew it? All Capcom marvel needs to happen so situations like this can be avoided.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
lol you seriously think a pc port would make back the money capcom invested in maintaining the license (which again doesnt matter because marvel/disney) instead of a guaranteed money boat like mobile games come on
It's not about if they're okay with it more as if they're able to do something about it without compromising their business. You think any company is okay with delisting a product that will generate revenue regardless over time?
You don't know how much Marvel is asking. Not only that but if they take a split of profits, you have to consider how much Capcom is left with at the end of the day to make it worthwhile to push through.
It's more than just throwing money at Marvel to make it happen. Marvel is also notoriously stingy and adamant when it comes to licensing MvC.
All of these reasons plus more compound into why a new update has always been incredibly unlikely. The development team doesn't even exist anymore.
My main interest is not wanting this game to die off.
Professor Beef
Banned
nope
Karsticles
Member
Which blows my mind, because Capcom is the only company that makes a game involving Marvel characters which isn't shit.
could've sworn he was the one who requested to use Shuma at NEC >_>
so boo mahvel, not capcom. as someone said earlier marvel's kinda dickish w/ licenses
well,
Traveller's Tales, Raven Software, and to a lesser extent....Beenox and High Moon make great MARVEL games
If tomorrow nothing is said to address this then this is the final nail in the coffin.
As a MD I will call the time of death to make it official.
PRRog used Shuma at NEC as a counter strat to ChrisG.
staticneuron
Member
Must be because neither version was available for the PS3 via the PSN (I checked constantly) the only version of UMvC3 you can get off the PSN is for the Vita.
That being said I own MvC2 (PSN) and UMvC3 (disc), not my favorite fighters but I can't say anything bad about them.
BumbleChump
Banned
The online servers are staying up, right? RIGHT? I still play this game daily online.
Blackage
Member
Yep, probably done until they make Marvel 4. Then we might get ports of Marvel 3(And we can ask for patch again then! lol) on PS4/X1.
The other games probably don't rate as high, but they move more numbers for cheaper probably. I wouldn't be surprised if Ultimate Alliance moved more and we don't know how much something like Marvel Heroes brings in.
The problem is and always has been Marvel in the gaming space.
That Dude John
Member
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Wow, it's really low that two characters are going to be permanently lost for new players/owners of the game.
By all rights, this should have been the excuse Capcom needed to prepare one final patch before the license expired. They could have used it to address the final glitches and unlocked Jill and Shuma permanently.
By all rights, this should have been the excuse Capcom needed to prepare one final patch before the license expired. They could have used it to address the final glitches and unlocked Jill and Shuma permanently.
Ah damnit - my UMVC3 has had 3 huge cracks in the center for ages now due to that stupid case it came in. The one with the part in the middle where you have to push down in the middle to get it to pop up. I doubt I can even buy this game on disc now since it had already disappeared so long ago too.
AcceptableGhost
Member
Does this mean Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins is being removed as well? If so I will grab ASAP.
is this a joke?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005C7R950/?tag=neogaf0e-20
In stock and sold by amazon for 360
That's a safe bet although its not listed so there is still time (and hope).
Glorified G
Member
Wow at those dlc prices. Even half off their still expensive. $10 for alternate costumes? $5 a piece for Shuma and Jill? Yeesh
$10 for 47 new models (not just recolors) isn't that bad, even if (subjective) most of them look kinda goofy.
The two DLC characters should be $2.49 each. $5 is normal price.
Jawmuncher
Member
Looks like MVC3 is the last of it folks.
Wonder if we'll ever see a MVC4.
Wonder if we'll ever see a MVC4.
AcceptableGhost
Member
Looks like I am getting Shuma/Jill and Marvel Origins (just in case, also it is on sale anyway) tomorrow. I don't play UMVC3 a lot but there is a fair chance this stuff will never come back up.
LittleToaster
Member
Only the PS3 versions are discounted. Vita versions are not. The PS3 versions have cross-buy and should include the Vita versions:
Jill PS3 version $2.49
Shuma-Gorath PS3 version $2.49
Well not like marvel 2 won't be in download lists.
jediyoshi
Member
Why would they be free
Ideally, because withholding content behind a DLC pay wall and then making it impossible to download that content at a later date is unbelievably scummy. I understand that it may not be their desire to delist this content, but just throwing your hands up and going 'if it's gone, it's gone!' whilst continuing to sell the base product is a dick move.
Professor Beef
Banned
Costumes. Shuma and Jill also, depending on how you feel about those characters.
Duh, they're a business.
Tizoc
Member
Jill, Shuma and the DLC Costumes pack.
The notion that licences expiring should preclude the continued distribution of content that was developed and released within the scope of the licensing period is old hat to me.
Being a business doesn't mean you have to be a dickhead. Your attitude towards it is reductive of the problem at hand.
I'm definitely not trying to say that this isn't standard business practice, but it's still a dirtbag way to do business.
Professor Beef
Banned
But what incentive does Capcom have to give them away for free? Or any other company, for that matter? I agree it's scummy, but wanting it for free is just silly.
Oh, I know. I was just expressing my thoughts on what I think is a dated practice.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Sounds like they're losing the Marvel license once again. GG UMVC3 patch forever?
Patch is the first thing I was thinking
It's not me 'wanting' things for free. It's not even about the cost, really- it's about the implications. Capcom has no incentive, but that wasn't my point.
In a perfect world, free from all the cynicism, Capcom would blow it out because it's the right thing to do. That won't ever happen, of course, because this isn't a perfect world. What this should stand as is an indication of the dark side of an all digital future and as a warning to all of us.
Professor Beef
Banned
Do you see now why I thought it was silly? :lol
This isn't the first time things have been delisted from the online store, and it won't be the last. My soul still burns that Phantasy Star Portable 2 was taken down, despite the fact that it's still in my download history. I didn't start thinking that people should've gotten it for free, though.
There are different versions pages for the DLC, there is a vita specific one, but the links you provided for the 2.49 priced ones for sure give you them on vita and ps3, i just got both and had both characters on my vita version once i downloaded the dlc. And man, does marvel look and play INCREDIBLE on the vita, i forgot how amazing the port is.
I never misunderstood what you were saying. I'm coming from the perspective of a jaded optimist, which is a bad fucking place to be if you're a fan of Capcom products.
This brings up an interesting point, though. In this case, what's being lost is some DLC. What if Steam decided (as is their rights, read your TOS) to close up shop tomorrow. No more access to your games. No more anything. That's what an all digital future could be. It's scary.
That's exactly what it means.
AcceptableGhost
Member
its a little weird because Jill is owned by Capcom but yes if this is true you will be unable to get them
and stuff like this rarely ever gets put back up again
plasmawave
Banned
So which one is the best version to get?