No difference noted between Devil May Cry 4 versions

by Nick Doerr { May 2nd 2007 at 6:00PM }

Comparisons, comparisons, why always with the comparisons? Because they matter. As a child may persist in asking, why? The answer... they don't. If enjoyment is gleaned from a game, does it really matter that the wall textures aren't quite as smooth, or the characters aren't as freakishly shiny? Nick says, "not really". But then again, Nick doesn't own any other next-gen consoles besides the PS3 (he has his reasons, it actually has nothing to do with "fanboyism" or "loyalty").

Third-person rants aside, Devil May Cry 4 is inevitably going to get compared between the 360 and PS3 versions. Capcom ensures their rabid/adoring fans that the two builds will be "pretty much" identical. An anonymous dev said: "As far as the Xbox [360] and the PS3 are concerned, the capabilities and the features in the game, we expect will be the same. Our plan is to pretty much make them identical. You may be able to use some of the functionality in the PS3 as like a switch, but nothing spectacular." Let's see what the game is like by the end of the year, hmmkay?

Tags: Capcom, Devil May Cry 4, DevilMayCry4, Microsoft, PlayStation 3, Playstation3, PS3, Sony, XBox 360, Xbox360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Colin @ May 2nd 2007 6:17PM

I'm not sure if it was in connection to this game but I've read somewhere that some of the multi platform games shared between xb and ps3 are going to be limited due to the game needing to be designed with no hdd in mind (xbox core).

Game companies are going to have to choose between alienating a part of the xbox scene or making different builds. Until PS3 install base improves I think this will continue to be the case.

-Other Colin

Cagalli @ May 2nd 2007 7:20PM

Kobayashi has already said that the PS3 version will use the built-in HDD.

Luke @ May 2nd 2007 7:32PM

Well, seems like the hdd would make the game load faster and stuff, which would be an advantage. But Capcom might have removed these features. I am sure that this game for xbox will have those achievement points and vibration enabled. For some reason, Capcom has seemed to be really turned against sony for some reason. Maybe it's because heavenly sword is going to kick this game's ass.

Cagalli @ May 2nd 2007 7:46PM

PS3 version might have rumble too... Capcom hasn't said yet, but I'm sure they'll add it if those rumble SIXAXIS controllers come out soon.

kingofwale @ May 2nd 2007 7:47PM

Dear Capcom, how many lies do you want to plan here??

You are one game delay away from losing me as an customer forever.

Naaiif @ May 2nd 2007 7:56PM

I'm expecting the ps3 version to be graphically superior, with faster loading times etc, considering you know, it's the primary platform. Well Capcom made it seem like that anyway. All that will make up for the lack of achievements (not that i care about them, but people do).

I hope it's not washed out like FEAR was anyway.

Cagalli @ May 2nd 2007 8:03PM

kingofwale... if they delay this game because the other version is behind... I know I'll be pretty upset.

Killer @ May 2nd 2007 8:06PM

Average Vibe from the comments:
"OH MY GOD, IT'S A LIE!"

Keep saying this type of stuff, please! I Can't stop laughing at the denial.

Cagalli @ May 2nd 2007 8:12PM

Killer, Capcom's been saying a lot of stuff and then going back on their word lately... there's nothing wrong in taking some caution on anything they say nowadays.

Kung Fu Russ @ May 2nd 2007 8:12PM

"You may be able to use some of the functionality in the PS3 as like a switch, but nothing spectacular."

erm...what? What does that mean?

Killer @ May 2nd 2007 8:20PM

@Cagalli

So I'm guessing your not believeing what Sony says. lol I kid. ( I don't trust Microsoft at all anyway, Just love the games. lol) All I'm saying is it's like you guys are trying to cover your ears/eyes when you read things like this. Why do you feel like you're being lied too? It might be the truth. Who really cares? If I see something about the ps3 that is cool, I don't hide from the facts. I just say, "that's cool." There is no harm in not being defensive about everything. There are differences in consoles. It's the facts of life.

Cagalli @ May 2nd 2007 8:25PM

Well, I do have faith in Capcom that this will be a worthwhile PS3 game... I just hope they don't disappoint ;).

kingofwale @ May 2nd 2007 8:26PM

>Why do you feel like you're being lied too?

man, you're making me say it again.

here's the claims from CAPCOM. not the media, but from various member of Capcom.

1... DMC is exclusive

2... DMC is only made multiplatform because it makes business sense

3... Even though it will be for both PS3 and xbox, each will use the console's advantages.

4...Lost Planet and Dead Rising will not be ported because of Capcom's "Going Forward" policy

Those are NOT what fans want, those were said to the fans BY capcom. And yes, when you clearly didn't even try to deliver what you promised, it's a lie

Now, that's different from 'trying and failing' ;)

Killer @ May 2nd 2007 8:40PM

"4...Lost Planet and Dead Rising will not be ported because of Capcom's "Going Forward" policy"

I clearing remember about 95% of the fanboy population on this site say that they think that ports from the 360 aren't good. So why would you want them ported? Ps. You want to wait for Dead Rising 2, Dead rising the save system sucks balls, (if you haven't heard).

"3... Even though it will be for both PS3 and xbox, each will use the console's advantages."

Has it dawned on you that just maybe that's still the truth? Both consoles have their advantages, but it comes out the same. Ps3 has the cpus and 360 has the memory, each are different ways to develop, but they have the same looking outcome.

"2... DMC is only made multiplatform because it makes business sense"

How's that a lie? I'm not seeing the lie in this statement. How much is DMC costing Capcom? Then we can determine if this is a lie or not.

Only TRUE lie I see is the #1. Yet when doesn't a company do that? UBISOFT? Lots of "Exclusives" going to ps3. Saints row? Just because a company at the beginning says they're doing that, doesn't mean they have to follow it.

Killer @ May 2nd 2007 8:44PM

Add on to comment^^

People always promise "the world" to everyone. You have to take it with a grain of salt these days with the attitude of companies being STOCK STOCK STOCK!

kingofwale @ May 2nd 2007 8:51PM

alright, I'm not going to quote it, but I will follow your answers.

1... I would LOVE to play DeadRising on PS3, not everyone had the luxury to own both systems and frankly, DeadRising is a genre all by itself, a genre that is ghostly lacking on PS3

2... if it is the truth, that Capcom couldn't find the 'advantages', then you don't go and make claims just few weeks earlier. The way I see it, they declared xbox release, got unexpected heated response. and in order to quiet the angry fans, they just came up with that lie. Yeah, NOT helping the case. You explore advantage of games in the beginning of development, it's not something you throw in last minutes. it was CLEARLY a lie and I am pissed they are flat out lying about this.

3... it's a lie because if it's good for business, then why isn't DeadRising and Lost Planet coming to PS3? It's not a case of whether DMC will lose money on PS3 alone, (it won't, it will easily sell over 3 million copies in its lifespan). It's the idea that you say there shouldn't be 'exclusives' because of business while you make games for Microsoft exclusively.

It's really not HUGE deal, I mean, I didn't sign the petition because crying about DMC after GTA is like Losing a war, but you cry about losing a battle.

It's just that I don't like being REPEATEDLY lied to.

Killer @ May 2nd 2007 8:56PM

@kingofwale

"It's just that I don't like being REPEATEDLY lied to."

I can understand that. I'm not trying to say you're wrong. I mean clearly Capcom really hasn't been telling the truth, but to be honest whatelse is new in this world?

kingofwale @ May 2nd 2007 9:03PM

>but to be honest whatelse is new in this world?

well, all it comes down to, if another one of those garbage claims from Capcom, I am just going to stay away from DMC and all future capcom games.

and frankly, as a cosumer, I'm just not going to buy any more capcom games. Who's gonna hurt more? me or Capcom? ;)

WebMaster @ May 2nd 2007 9:18PM

"and frankly, as a cosumer, I'm just not going to buy any more capcom games. Who's gonna hurt more? me or Capcom? ;)"

Sony. And then the fanboys.

That, KoW, is exactly the kind of rabid fanboy denial, if most the blow hards can be believed, that will be the end of Sony's PS3. Piss of the devs, and don't buy their games. In case you hadn't noticed, Sony needs them a helluva lot more then they need Sony and the PS3 install base. It's quite reversed from last gen.

If PS3 Fans quit purchasing games that Sony has lost exclusivity to the 360, then it will snowball, and prove that going multiplatform is indeed the correct choice.

Cagalli @ May 2nd 2007 9:26PM

That's why we PS3 owners need to buy this game up in masses!

kingofwale @ May 2nd 2007 9:29PM

@WebMaster

tsk tsk, I mean, I get fanboys, but fanboys being nonsensical?

Let me lay this out in simple economic terms. Sony will ALWAYS have its market. so far Sony has 3.21 million units. It will grow when more games come on. For those xbox fans who actually believe (it's one thing to trash talk, another to actually believe) Sony will die. Sorry to break it to ya, it won't

Second. You really think fans boycotting Capcom is going to make OTHER companies back away? hmmmm... how about the opposite? you see, when people boycotting DMC, who will win? Heavenly Sword, LAIR and WarHawk will get more money for it, especially GTAIV

The Christmas market will be huge, DMC won't sell that great, and frankly, all reports indicating DMC4 to be not as good as its hype, if Capcom bombs, they have NOBODY to blame but themselves.

WebMaster @ May 2nd 2007 11:36PM

KoW,

Listen, I've have supported & purchased playstations at launch from the get go. But, it never fails to amaze me the short sightedness and "fanboism" that wracks the Sony ranks this gen.
I hardly believe Sony will "die" and have =never= stated as such, nor insinuated as much. I do, however, believe that the PS3 will not achieve the heights of glory that it's predeccesor achieved, nor "win" the console war this round. Sony, in my opinion, saved the BR format with the PS3, but killed the PS3 by doing so with the needed initial price point. Hence, the lackluster sales, continuing lackluster sales, and subsequently small install base. I would be shocked if the PS3 ever caught up to the 360's install base, or the Wii's. I'm not happy about it, either. I want my eye candy in next gen gaming, and always will, and the last thing I wish to see is Sony, and MS for that matter, look at the Wii, and figure cheaper, low quality graphics are where the market's at. I don't think that it is, but I do think the 360, frankly, borders on outside the masses for attainability in price point, and the PS3 is well outside the masses ability to purchase. And yes, I do know that price drops are coming, but they'll be matched by Microsoft every step of the way, furthor eroding the potential growth of the install base as a "cheap PS3" hits that 'attainable by the masses' price point first.

The best I can sum up the current attitude is: some Sony fans seem to have an attitude that the PS3 has the PS2's install base. It doesn't, and the month to month sales don't support it achieving either.

So, there's a tiny insight in my reasoning that boycotting former Sony exclusives will produce results which are counter productive and down right damaging to the PS3.

Do you really think Capcom is going to bomb by having DMC on the 360? If you do, you're deluding yourself. The PS fanbase needs to do better then the 360 fanbase in their support to show supporting Sony exclusives can be profitable.

Lastly, hearing phrases like "DMC sucks now" or "it's not as good as the hype" or "it won't sell that great" is just ignorant at best, and intellectually bankrupt at worse. Especially considering the PS3 fanbase was touting it as a system mover until the news of multiplatform was released. I, for one, will be purchasing DMC on my PS3, and hope other true fans of the console will follow suit.

kingofwale @ May 3rd 2007 12:13AM

first of all,

>some Sony fans seem to have an attitude that the PS3 has the PS2's install base.

hmmm, that isn't an 'attitude', it's a NUMBER comparison, it's 3 million vs 120 million, not much to compare at this point.

frankly NOBODY can predict what PS3 will accomplished, we said the exact same thing with PS2 and its push for DVD player (also, the high install price as well as PS1 continuing to outsell PS2 after 1 year anniversary). That being said. Who knows what PS3 will bring, it will have a lot to do with what Sony's plan for it. if Sony cuts price his Christmas, then PS3 will have a quite bright future. if Sony holds tight like Microsoft's doing. you will be looking at sub-15 million in end of 2008.

As for DMC being 'system mover'? well, it's laughable at best and delusional at worse. FFXIII and GTA IV were the system mover (now without GTA). DMC series has been going down hill since first installment, if all 'hands-on' reports are accurate, we are looking at sub 3 million copies for BOTH systems.

and just look at how wonderfully xbox fans have been supporting games in this genre. Ninja Gaiden anyone??? Sub 1 million copy sold, just embarrassing.

KILLU @ May 3rd 2007 12:58AM

FUK DEVIL MAY CRY, LET DAT LIL BITCH CRY, F DAT GTAIV BIT CHES

WebMaster @ May 3rd 2007 2:21AM

@KoW

"hmmm, that isn't an 'attitude', it's a NUMBER comparison, it's 3 million vs 120 million, not much to compare at this point."

Yes, it's an attitude, and as you so eloquently supported my notion, you're correct, it can't be compared realisticly, however, you'd not know that by the rabid fanboy attitude regarding the PS3.

"frankly NOBODY can predict what PS3 will accomplished, we said the exact same thing with PS2 and its push for DVD player (also, the high install price as well as PS1 continuing to outsell PS2 after 1 year anniversary)."

Yes, however, you're ignoring the salient difference. The PS2 didn't have money bags Microsoft giving it competition. The xbox was released late, and suffered many growing pains, much to the benefit of Sony. This generations completely different. The 360 launched first, established an install base lead, and has a lower price point.

"That being said. Who knows what PS3 will bring, it will have a lot to do with what Sony's plan for it. if Sony cuts price his Christmas, then PS3 will have a quite bright future. if Sony holds tight like Microsoft's doing. you will be looking at sub-15 million in end of 2008."

I've advocated a price cut for some time now to try and narrow that margin between the PS23 & the 360. Also, Microsoft has no reason to rush to a price cut because the PS3 isn't outselling the 360. When Sony does decide to cut the price, most likely this Christmas, in spite of their comments to the contrary, I am sure Microsoft will follow suit and the situation on the ground remains the same. However, with NO price cut this Holiday Season, then I will officially give up hope on the PS3.

"As for DMC being 'system mover'? well, it's laughable at best and delusional at worse."

That statement is hyperbole at it's best. That type of comment would have had Sony Fanboys burning you in effigy prior to the multiplatform announcement by Capcom.

"FFXIII and GTA IV were the system mover (now without GTA)."

First off, I would NOT be surprised to see FFXIII go to the 360 as well. Secondly, I wonder how Rockstar has dodged all the Sony Fanboy hate, and Capcom gets hit with it all, when Rockstar jumped ship first. If there were ever a console that made a Dev, it was what the Playstation did for Grand Theft Auto.

"and just look at how wonderfully xbox fans have been supporting games in this genre. Ninja Gaiden anyone??? Sub 1 million copy sold, just embarrassing."

To begin with I couldn't really care less how xbox fans support games. But facts are facts, and the xbox crowd has been showing Capcom some pretty decent support with Lost Planet & Dead Rising.

Nevertheless, It would be arrogant to assume they're not going to show more Capcom support with DMC. Then there's also the mutiny factor of those people who worship DMC, but have no console loyalty, and they'll be looking at price points when this game releases.

And here's a perfect example of Fanboy intelligence AFTER Capcom goes multiplatform with DMC, ignoring the fact that GRAIV launches at the same time on the 360 and gets their own exclusive episodit content:

"24. FUK DEVIL MAY CRY, LET DAT LIL BITCH CRY, F DAT GTAIV BIT CHES
Posted at 12:58AM on May 3rd 2007 by KILLU"

Killu made my point in spades.