It's not really much of a surprise with the rising costs of development, but Capcom has recently discussed its plans for the next-gen consoles and swatted away a couple of floating rumors about certain titles. Besides the fact that to make a "decent" game, the estimated development costs is $8.6 million, it's clear that making new game engines for each major title would begin to dip deep into developer's pockets. Conversion is key, says executive Kazuhiko Abe. "We are also making games for PC which can be easily converted into Xbox games. Games for the Wii, which is a little bit different from other consoles, can be used in the amusement business." Amusement business? That's a new one. Makes sense, though.

How about those rumors? Resident Evil 5 is coming to both the XBox360 and the Playstation 3. Not just the PS3 and not just the 360. Umbrella Chronicles is still coming just to the Wii. There's nothing to suggest that Dead Rising or Lost Planet will come to PS3. Devil May Cry 4 and Monster Hunter 3 remain Sony exclusives. This interview seems contradictory, talking about making games convertible and trying to minimize development costs... then saying how each of these titles are just for one system. It gives each system a unique flavor. We just hope the PS3 is kind of spicy. Spicy flavored things are excellent.