Capcom's Not Totally Against the Idea of Monster Hunter on Sony Systems

Monster Hunter would work great on Vita with the dual sticks. The 3DS version is a good game but it is not easy to play it without the use of Circle Pad Pro.

Anyway I was thinking to get into this series after I beat God Eater on PSP that seems to be a similar game (by the way I would like to see GE2 here on either PSP or Vita with the second been obviously the ideal choice). There are some MH games on PSN that are also cheap but I am not sure which one to buy. I think there are playable on Vita and you can map the camera on the right stick!

Honestly, I'm pretty much over Monster Hunter. The last one I thought was truly good was Monster Hunter 3rd P. Since that, the series lacked the dept or challenge from the earlier titles (Freedom United being my favorite). MHTri was awful on almost all accounts... MH3 Ultimate is an improvement but still lacks any challenge, and I feel that Monster Hunter 4 is on the wrong platform (it could still be good though).

I think the Vita's lifespan will be pretty long. I'm sure it will get a Monster Hunter. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if the Vita got another Call of Duty title.

I dont know why Capcom are being really weird with putting a new MH game on a Sony console. I started off playing MH on my PS2 then psp. Dont see the reason for this tbh!

If Nintendo had any sense they'd have signed an exclusivity deal with Capcom. Which they more than likely have. Despite Vita sales improving (only slightly, sadly) its still not worth Capcom porting it over to sell a few thousand copies when the forthcoming 4th title will sell millions on 3DS. I know we'd all like it on Vita but it just makes zero sense unfortunately.

I love this idea, but I don't think it will be too long before Nintendo starts buying some of Capcom's assets. People have talked about Mega Man and Monster Hunter, so I won't be surprised when that happens.

@rastamadeus sometimes i think you are one the wrong place... NL perhaps?

Mh hmm no thanks give me more persona

@get2sammyb True. Two edged sword sadly, it would sell Vitas but there's not enough Vita's sold to justify it being made. More chance of us selling Suarez to Arsenal than MH4 on Vita, perhaps a HD remake of an earlier game would probably be best bet as opposed to a new game or a port of the 3DS ones?

@Sanquine Made no preference to it being on a Nintendo or Sony machine, simply stated that it makes no sense for Capcom to do it until Vita is selling more. That's not bias, it's common sense. Personally I wish it was on neither as its terrible. Find it odd Activision/EA get slagged off for releasing "the same game" again and again yet Capcom get praised for adding a whole one new weapon or monster.

Tried Monster Hunter 3 on the Wii and absolutely hated it lol I was going to try the PsP ones as I hear they are good but I couldn't be bothered. Im not sure if the Wii version is indicative of all the other ones but it was a major put off for me. Could't get into the game at all. I hear good things of Soul Sacrifice all the time tho. Is it worth trying even if I dont like MH?

I absolutely loved Monster Hunter Tri on Wii. I have put in over 500 hours in to that game. The most fun I have ever had playing a game online.

If I could pick a MH game to come to PS3/PS4 it would be the one but never going to happen.

@rastamadeus
Suarez is nothing but a cheat! Thats it, done, case closed!
On topic
I'm personally looking more forward to freedom wars than another monster hunter (so over this series) but will concede that it would shift a ton of Vitas especially if they really make use of all that extra horsepower.

edit: Soul Sacrifice was AWESOME!!!!!!

@8vpiper Suarez is nothing but a world class footballer and a cheat! Thats it, done, case closed!

Changed your post for you. Yes, he is. But every team has one. Look at Saint Owen who admits to diving to win a penalty at France 98 and is lauded a hero of the realm. Should also point out I merely said it was as likely as him moving to Arsenal, not starting a football/anti-LFC feud. End of.

Back on topic, @MadchesterManc I gave the Soul Saceifice demo a go and was throughly unimpressed. All filler, no killer as no-one has said since 2001. Lots of promise and hype but you shortly realise you're just doing the same thing again and again. It's like a really long Oasis concert. I'd wait til its £10-15 (already £25 in Game) or until its on PS+ in a few months.

@rastamadeus
Good player?.............. Yeah I'll give you that
I can see how Soul Sacrifice is not everybody's cup of tea, did find the camera control a bit annoying at first but smooth sailing after that.

@8vpiper Haha. If he didn't wear our kit I'd probably hate him too to be honest. Like Ronaldo. Utter, utter bellend. But an absolute monster on the pitch. Which leads me back to SS (see what I did there?), when its cheaper or on PS+ I intend to try the whole game, just really wasn't impressed with the demo.

MH Freedom and Freedom Unite on PSP play like a dream on Vita. No more claw hand!!! On PSP they're pretty pixely (from '05 and '08 respectively) but Vitas smooth it out. Thryre both extremely fun, balanced, challenging, and big-scale in terms of maps, monsters and gear.
Tri ultimate on 3dsxl is similar, but (just how Nintendo likes it) it has poorer looking textures than the PSP, and with the 3d activated, I always see ghost text. Only game where my brain won't accept the 3d picture it's supposed to compile. Weird, and game-breaking. Even with an imported circle pad, it's worse than the two I mentioned above. I'd buy only the Sony games from here on out : P

@rastamadeus I don't think that MH4 on 3DS will be as popular as Nintendo games. So it's 2-3 millions at max. Maybe even less. They can do same amount of copies on PSP and PSV with ease. At least 1 million copies on Vita, maybe 2. You can't compare sales of niche titles like Toukiden or Soul Sacrifice with Monster Hunter.

@Gemuarto Don't mean to be spreading more negativity but Assassin's Creed (one of the 4 biggest selling games each year) sold just over half a million copies on Vita while Uncharted (arguably Sony's pinnacle franchise) didn't even sell a quarter of a million on Vita. So no, I'm afraid Monster Hunter - itself a niche title outside of Japan - wouldn't sell "at least a million copies."

@rastamadeus Uncharted sold 1 000 000 only in retail. And AC:L wasn't exactly superb game to sell more than 600 000 copies =). You really can't compare MH and Toukiden. The best selling MH clone God Eater Burst - 600 000 copies in Japan. Monster Hunter 3rd on PSP - 5-6 millions copies.

@Gemuarto Bam! I love it!

@rastamadeus

MH doesn't get praised that much. It has a pretty good fanbase but I don't recall seeing people go crazy like it's the best thing ever. I'm not into the series myself but for the sake of the Vita I'd love to see an exclusive MH on it to help sales in Japan.

Perhaps Sony can throw money at Capcom for a "Portable 4th" (they'll probably have to change the name since 4 is already portable), before Capcom starts work on 4G.

@Splat Idk, I think after a year or two, Capcom may port over Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate to Vita, given that MH4 will be out on 3DS by then, and will be the preferred MH of choice for that platform, and MH3 Ultimate will be fairly saturated on Wii U by then too. There might even be a Wii U port of MH4 if the system catches on, which would open up MH3 Ultimate for ripe porting opportunities. This would be a good game for the Vita, especially if they bring over the Wii U version and just tone it down a slight bit (shouldn't be that hard- the Wii U version was the same as the Wii version, just with higher resolution and shiny new textures, and 73% new content, so I'm fairly confident Vita could run the game as long as the textures were dialed back). I would even go so far as to say I think there's more of a chance we WILL see MH3 Ultimate on Vita than we won't

@Sammy: Unfortunately it may not happen soon unless the Vita can pick up sales. Publishers seem to be reluctant to support consoles without a lot of monthly sales (Wii U mostly).