As part of its annual financial report, Capcom confirmed that in 2023 the company will see a marked increase in new game releases.
The extremely severe Covid-19 pandemic has impacted quite a few aspects of the gaming industry. The transition from working in a large office to working remotely is not easy, but it cannot be considered a matter of concern. Capcom is a studio hit hard by the pandemic, resulting in significant delays in their game release plans. Since 2020, Capcom has come back stronger by increasing game releases as well as increasing earned sales. According to Capcom’s financial report, 2023 will continue and expand that trend significantly.
Capcom’s sales plan for fiscal year 2023 shows that the publisher not only plans to release significant new games next year, but also anticipates sales to grow accordingly. While it’s not clear if Capcom will ever regain the higher levels of profitability it did before 2020, it still predicts sales will grow more than 40% year-over-year in the first year of the pandemic. That increase comes in large part thanks to a significant increase in new titles to be released this year.
During fiscal year 2020, Capcom released 35 new games, mostly different versions of the same game for different platforms rather than separate games. By 2021, that number has dropped to 14, and by 2022, Capcom’s number of game releases is 24. These rather low numbers are all due to the Covid-19 pandemic increasing the amount of time needed. for every aspect of game development. In 2023, Capcom plans to bring gamers 45 new games.
As for what Capcom plans to offer in 2023, the currently confirmed new title is Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, an expansion to the PC/Switch RPG of the same name. In addition to this title, a significant number of unconfirmed mystery games are coming, with possibilities including the recently announced Exoprimal co-op multiplayer title, Capcom Fighting Game Collection and Pragmata sci-fi action adventure game. Resident Evil Village DLC is also on the way, in addition to these games, the remaining positions gamers can only speculate.
If Capcom fan gamers think for a moment, it’s easy to guess about the exciting possibilities that could happen in the near future. Street Fighter 6 is a game that could launch in the next 12 months, as well as a potential sequel to Dragon’s Dogma that could also be released in the meantime. Other games including those planned for 2022 and 2023 listed in the massive Capcom leak at the end of 2020 include Mega Man Match, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Monster Hunter 6, and Resident Evil Apocalypse .
What Capcom’s plans are between now and March 2023 will only be known by Capcom. The pandemic has changed the game publisher’s plans in unclear directions. The only obvious thing we can know is that Capcom will be releasing a handful of games, and many of them have yet to be announced. Furthermore, Capcom has predicted that they will become as successful as the company’s top titles over the years, so it will be an exciting year for gamers. Capcom.
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