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Keiji Inafune on why Devil May Cry 4 went multiplatform

Posted Jul 22, 2007 at 11:51AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: Capcom, Keiji Inafune, Sony
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Keiji Inafune - Image 1Demon-slaying Dante first appeared on the PlayStation 2 back in 2001, and Devil May Cry's tight relationship with Sony's console started. As we all know, that soon changed after Capcom's major announcement of developing Devil May Cry 4 for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. We've heard that it's about the installed user base, but there's more than meets the eye.

Capcom's Head of R&D, Keiji Inafune, had a chat with website Spong to talk about everything DMC4. When asked about the decision to go multiplatform, he replied:

Until now it’s been hard for us to develop multi-platform games, but recently we have developed this development engine that allows us to develop a game in the engine and then put it on to PS3 and 360. Developing Dead Rising and Lost Planet helped flush out everything in the development tool system – which is now pretty much complete, aside from the usual upgrades – so we decided to use that engine, make it for the 360 and the PS3 with Devil May Cry 4.

So, now we can get the game out into the hands of more gamers - because 360 has such a huge installed base already, especially in the US, and as game makers we want as many people to have the chance to play our games as possible.


It looks like developing games for the 360 is very attractive. "It's extremely easy to develop for [360], it just works really well," Inafune told Spong. The PS3, while a powerhouse, is still an unsolved puzzle even for gaming giant Capcom. "We still havenÂ’t had enough time working with the [PS3] to really explore and exploit the machine to its fullest potential," he added.

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# So why doesnt the ps3 have dead rising and lost planet?Guest 2007-07-22 13:04
Capcom is full of it why wont they just admit that M$ dropped a bag full of money on there yard and thats why.

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# Developing Dead Rising and Lost Planet helped flush out everything in the development tool systemGuest 2007-07-22 13:09
But they aren't on any other system, are they Mr. Development tool kit?

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# Ah cuteGuest 2007-07-22 13:50
He says he wants more people to play his games but they won't port Dead Rising and Lost Planet to the PS3. What a load of BullS.H.I.T. I hope you die of AIDS you ugly bastard.

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# I think You Folks Are PissedJin Wu 2007-07-22 14:47
Yeah, it does sound like a sack but maybe it's the translation? LMAO!!!



I don't know, from what I've seen of DMC4, I'm not all that enthused about it. The 3rd one was great but not better than one. And that's what I'm looking for.



Until they can make one look weak, I won't buy another one no matter what system it's on.



BTW it IS crap how he says previous development made it easy to co develop DMC4.



Sounds like money to me!

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# $$$$$$$$$Guest 2007-07-22 15:35
sounds like they are very stupid to first of all a good game takes time to make in case if you havent noticed. "unlock the puzzle for Ps3 and they also said not enough time so that means dcm4 is crap. basiclly

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# $$$$$$$$$Guest 2007-07-22 15:40
sounds like they are very stupid to first of all a good game takes time to make in case if you havent noticed. "unlock the puzzle for Ps3 and they also said not enough time so that means dcm4 is crap. basiclly a rush job and that's ashame because I WAS looking forward to this game.

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# $$$$$$$$$Guest 2007-07-22 15:43
Just shut the F)U)K up capcom and put a new street fighter..

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# get a life sony r-tardAoxomamoxoA 2007-07-22 16:37
PS3 isnt powerful enough for Dead Rising or Lost Planet, so quit crying that 360 takes all the exclusives and gives none away. You wanna play games so bad then get a 360. oh wait, you cant do that because that would mean you would have to break up with sony (oh noes) and then what would all of your fellow 15 year olds think of you?! You cry about MS dropping money, what a lame excuse. Uh, maybe developers dont wanna waste their time trying to code for a complex gaming machine with less than 3million adopters. That sounds more reasonable than, *MS dropped money and now Im sad!*

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# lolGuest 2007-07-22 17:34
maybe the ps3 version will be, this game been in dev since part 3's completion or b4 dat

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# wellGuest 2007-07-22 17:47
apparently someone does not get jokes **coughAoxomamo xoAcough** And i've noticed that u always start flame wars even though knon posed a valid question... u r one sad, little man...

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# get a life xbotGuest 2007-07-22 18:46
Of course the PS3 can run Dead Rising and Lost Planet easily with the right coding. I don't know what the ***** you are talking about 15 years old on the PS3 when Xbox Live is full of 10 to 12 years old dropping f-bombs and the n word all the time. Xbox Live sucks in that area because of all the little kids and the Halo nerds getting into arguments all the damm time about stupid little things. So basically AoxomamoxoA is a pathetic loser who basically doesn't know ***** what he's talking about most of the time.

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# ughGuest 2007-07-22 18:47
What an ugly motherf.u.c.k.er.

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# so what we already knewGuest 2007-07-22 18:59
ps3 is more powerfull... i don't know by how much but its really, really difficult to exploit that power.



360 is almost as powerful just that its easyer to develop for... oh well, less time spending on coding i think its better.



i mean how long has mgs4 been in development? i think there was some material back in e3 2005 or 2006 that ain't good.... 2008 is 2 or 3 years.

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# The truth hurts more than you'll know...Guest 2007-07-22 19:32
It really doesn't bother me that this game went multiplatform.

What does is the crap that developers say rather than just come out with the truth.

Is saying MS payed us a sizable amount to port this game over to their system that hard?

It's business, that's how business works and at the end of the day that's what it's all about, making the money.

So why do idiots like this guy come out and try to insult people's intelligence by saying things like,

"As game makers we want as many people to have the chance to play our games as possible."

Yet as noted above, neither Dead Rising or Lost Planet (which is going to PC) are coming to the PS3. Very contradictory to his statement where he tries to sound as if he's looking out for all the gamers.

If that was the case, these two titles would go to every platform regardless of the install base so that gamers of all systems could enjoy them.

As far as his other statement,

"We still haven’t had enough time working with the [PS3] to really explore and exploit the machine to its fullest potential."

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# ...Guest 2007-07-22 19:40
Well, unless you put out more than 1 game out for the system you're not really going to get anywhere. It's an evolving process where you get better the more you do it, not where you put out one game and push the system to it's limits, you Inafune of all people should know that.

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# ...Guest 2007-07-22 19:46
Well unless you put out more than 1 game out on the system, things ain't going to get any easier.

It's an evolving process where the more you do it the better you get, not where you put out one title and instantly push the system to it's limits. Inafune of all people should know that. He needs to take a page from Team Ninja and just STFU and make a good game.

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# hahahahahahaGuest 2007-07-22 20:24
ok just so everyone knows ps3 CAN run DEAD RISING and Lost Planet. but thats not the point now is it the everyone is like omgggg theres 10 yr old kids on xbox liveeeee but there only on xbox live cuz one its better. two people can actually afford a 360 without havin to sell there house so they can buy one. and three if u think about there might be a lot 10 yr olds on xbox live. but those are more units sold than sony has. o and another thing. Gears of War has sold more copies than playstation have sold systems so why dont u think about hat for a second...

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# Liar, liar....Outsider 2007-07-22 20:38
What a bunch of crap, development engine... Then why you are not making dead Rising and Lost planet for Ps3 also?

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# uhh...Guest 2007-07-22 21:17
what?....

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# TranslationGuest 2007-07-22 21:32
It's simple really, Inafune and by extension, Capcom, don't want to lose face.

So rather than tell you,

"Yeah MS paid us a pretty penny to keep the games 360 exclusive."

They come out and make statements like the crap above and come off sounding like a two faced lying son of a Mc'F*ckfart.

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# Oh pleaseGuest 2007-07-22 21:36
"you are talking about 15 years old on the PS3 when Xbox Live is full of 10 to 12 years old dropping f-bombs and the n word all the time"



You'll find as many immature gamers on BOTH networks, one isn't more 'mature' than the other. In fact, in *may* be worse on PSN because it's free, but I'm not going to act as if that's a fact. Where ever you have people online you'll find a$$holes. It's the same with online forums, like here on QJ which is jam packed with stupid fanboys argueing all the time.



That said, AoxomamoxoA, you know full well that the PS3 is more than capable of running Dead Rising and Lost Planet, so please stop deliberately adding fuel to the fanboy fire.

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# Give it a rest some of youGuest 2007-07-23 00:34
Dead Rising and Lost Planet came out too early for it to be worth their while porting these games to the PS3.



If they are working on sequels, then it's possible that THESE games would make it to the PS3. Isn't that a better option? Wouldn't you prefer sequels to Dead Rising and Lost Planet on the PS3 instead?



So come on, enough of the "Microsoft paid them" rubbish. :)

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# the truth is...Guest 2007-07-23 02:44
The PS3 is still too expensive and there are more 360 and PC sold here in the US than the PS3. This is not just DMC4 but other exclusive that were with PS3. So, stop with the MS paying them off s*it. Then you need to say the same about Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed

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# ?Guest 2007-07-23 03:47
ok.. first off, xbox live is more developed than PSN, thus its obviously going to be better and have a larger user base. I agree with you on that note. I don't agree with you thinking that most people on xbox live can't afford to buy the PS3 essecially after the price drop. I mean, most people that are on xbox live most likely bought the Pro verson rather than the core or the elite. The Pro version costs $399 while the PS3 now costs $499. considering each game costs like $60 bucks, youre assumption is that people can only afford to buy the xbox 360 and two games. Otherwise, if they could afford to buy a third game, the could spend the same amount of money on a PS3 and one game. This doesnt include the amount of extra money spent on Xbox peripherals, and also the people that are paying $50 a month on xbox live gold. People can afford this game.



secondly, 10 yr olds are not indicative of the common gamer. Although you may hear immature kids online that don't have the tact to watch what they say, the average console game player is ~30 yrs old and thus these kids are the minority of the group. (this comment isn't against your argument, but its something to take into account for everyone reading)



Lastly, Gears of War has nothing to do with whether or not a game developer is going to release games multiplatform. Its merely an example of a game that has sold well and is a top game on a console. It was not made by Capcom, thus it it is not relevant to the topic of this artical. This artical isn't about whether game developers in general are going to stay console exclusive, but why one decided to switch to multiplatform game developing. Personally i don't think his reasoning is BS. Even though there is no indication that dead rising and lost planet will be ported to PS3, if capcom was working on their development game engine with those games, whose to say it wont be ported in the future. Capcom is definatly making a smart move going multiplatform because it basically means that they are not limiting themselves to one particular fan base. I personally see more ports coming from the 360 to the PS3 and vice verse from Capcom in the future

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# I don't get themGuest 2007-07-23 04:36
They want more money yet most PS3 owners loved Resident Evil. So why not put dead rising on PS3

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# I don't get Capcom?????Guest 2007-07-23 04:38
They want more money yet most PS3 owners loved Resident Evil. So why not put dead rising on PS3 at least. They would make way more money then the 2 million people that had 360s last summer coz a million people had broken ones. Nobody wants Lost Planet though. The game was terrible and the PC one that came out later has the same bugs and needs a huge rig to play. Don't want.

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# I think that capcom hate sonyGuest 2007-07-23 06:44
If you look at Capcom history you`ll know what i mean.



For Example RE4 why did they make it Execlusive on the game cube while the Ps2 was better than the gamecube ?

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# Well saidGuest 2007-07-23 08:08
I agreed 100%

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# What do you mean better?Guest 2007-07-23 08:36
The PS2 was more popular, but the GC was more powerful, hence the GC version of RE4 is better than the PS2 version, although they did a great job porting the game to the PS2 (much better than some people expected), so they hardly hate Sony.



Besides, game developers like Capcom don't have the mentality of fanboys, therefore they don't love or hate Microsoft, Nintendo or Sony.

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# Why do you have to lie to make a point?Guest 2007-07-23 08:37
"They would make way more money then the 2 million people that had 360s last summer coz a million people had broken ones."



No they didn't, not even close!

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# uhGuest 2007-07-23 09:15
Dont most games (good ones) take about 2 years to make anyways?

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# its simpleGuest 2007-07-23 10:29
there is a larger user base on the 360 system num nuts

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# they did all that to recover the money that they lostGuest 2007-07-23 10:35
you know the ps2 was and remaine the most popular console in the world and best selling console too.



because of that they port the game to the ps2 to recover the lost .



and do not forget that RE CV was an Exlusive game for the DreamCast !



Hence: RE Zero still "GC Execlusive" while ps2 is selling alot of consoles in the world in this time



there is another example about street fighter if you want ?



Peace

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# XBOT360Guest 2007-07-23 11:02
@AoxomamoxoA



PS3 ISN'T POWERFUL ENOUGH???



GET A LIFE



XBOT MUTHA F##@A

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# LOLGuest 2007-07-24 03:22
you sony fanboys are really feeling the burn that devil may cry is now on xbox well xbox fans are still shocked that devil may cry is on xbox too.

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