Marvel wants Marvel vs Capcom for Xbox Live or Equivalent

DJ LongCat · 09-03-2007, 08:36 PM

Gamasutra - Marvel's Lambros Talks EA Fighting Game, Reissue Possibilities

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In addition, when discussing the classic 2D fighting games using Marvel characters, Gamasutra asked if there was a possibility of them (Marvel Superheroes and Marvel Vs. Capcom, among others) appearing on Xbox Live Arcade or other console digital download services - to which Lambros replied:

"Yeah, those are among my all time favorites. I’m a huge 2D fighting fan... the Marvel Vs. Capcom stuff has a definite close place in my heart, so we definitely wanna see that stuff live on."

However, it appears that Marvel does not yet have any concrete deals in place to re-issue classic Marvel-licensed titles on such services - though they may now be considering it.

This could lead to something big. Maybe even Marvel vs Capcom 3 but thats probably way to far.

Ztype · 09-03-2007, 09:03 PM

This would be great, but I don't see this ever happening as this would be a legal nightmare.

kaoss · 09-03-2007, 09:03 PM

The world needs more 2D fighters, despite what people say about MvC1.

***red shoe paul*** · 09-03-2007, 10:32 PM

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The world needs more 2D fighters, despite what people say about MvC1.

Agreed. Old King Of Fighters is still amazing, and I've been playing them only up to recently.

Ichigo Style · 09-03-2007, 10:33 PM

I've got the same idea as Ztype, I don't see this happening, Capcom and EA will probably NOT agree on something, EA will want a cut of profit, and Capcom will NOT want to give it up. Inafune and the like have been VERY cautious of what Capcom puts out, and are trying to build up profits for them again (Which is working out fairly well from what I've heard)

Then comes in Microsoft, who will have to make another special case for this. I doubt the game is smaller than 100 MB, and XBLA has a "rule" about keeping them under 50 MB, no matter how much compression they put on the audio/images.

It is, logistically, going to be a nightmare, but if they can pull it off, more power to them.

DJ LongCat · 09-03-2007, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ichigo Style

I've got the same idea as Ztype, I don't see this happening, Capcom and EA will probably NOT agree on something, EA will want a cut of profit, and Capcom will NOT want to give it up. Inafune and the like have been VERY cautious of what Capcom puts out, and are trying to build up profits for them again (Which is working out fairly well from what I've heard)

Then comes in Microsoft, who will have to make another special case for this. I doubt the game is smaller than 100 MB, and XBLA has a "rule" about keeping them under 50 MB, no matter how much compression they put on the audio/images.

It is, logistically, going to be a nightmare, but if they can pull it off, more power to them.

Marvel vs Capcom 1 would be more likely to happen than MVC2 as its less than 25 MB and has room to be put into "HD".

The thing is they would be getting "classic licenses" as they talked about so this really is just about Capcom wanting to do it.

MidnightRecession · 09-04-2007, 12:52 AM

MvC in any kind of online arena is hopeless. SF2 is pretty tough to play with anyone more than a few states away, though you can adjust to it if you practice. Playing Guilty Gear online through Live is pretty ugly. MvC would be impossible, though. A ping of more than a few milliseconds would essentially fuck the whole game, and while it would be nice not to have to pay out the ass to get a copy of MvC2 it would only be worthwhile for local play.

Ashura96 · 09-04-2007, 03:07 PM

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MvC in any kind of online arena is hopeless. SF2 is pretty tough to play with anyone more than a few states away, though you can adjust to it if you practice. Playing Guilty Gear online through Live is pretty ugly. MvC would be impossible, though. A ping of more than a few milliseconds would essentially fuck the whole game, and while it would be nice not to have to pay out the ass to get a copy of MvC2 it would only be worthwhile for local play.

Have you tried playing CPS2 games in emulators online with Kallieria? Unless Xbox Live works radically different, I don't see even a low ping could screw it up.

MidnightRecession · 09-04-2007, 05:00 PM

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Have you tried playing CPS2 games in emulators online with Kallieria? Unless Xbox Live works radically different, I don't see even a low ping could screw it up.

Yes, I have played Kaillera (

) and have it as a basis for comparison, which is why I didn't say something like, "Boy I can't wait to play this online on my 360."

Try playing SF2'/Anniversary Collection with someone more than a couple hundred miles away via XBL and you'll notice a problem--this stems from the way the games are ported, not Live itself. If they changed the way the emulator/netcode work, then maybe it'll be great, but if their past online games are anything to go by then this could be pretty ugly.