Capcom Arcade Stadium is coming to PlayStation 4 on 25th May, but that’s the secondary story here. The real headline is that the publisher is releasing DLC that you can purchase, which will make you invincible across the release’s selection of retro games. Surely, seeing as these aren’t actual arcades, you could just push continue and spend your virtual “quarters” to keep playing?
The publisher is also charging for background wallpapers, which will fill out your screen retaining the aspect ratio of the original releases. Look, we understand these companies need to make money, but both of these features strike us as free updates – surely they shouldn’t be premium in a game that already costs money to play?
For those of you who don’t know, Capcom Arcade Stadium can be downloaded for free, and includes a copy of 1943: The Battle of Midway for everyone to play. You can then purchase three different expansions featuring various different titles for $14.99 apiece, or all three for $39.99. The included titles are as follows:
- Pack 1: Dawn of the Arcade (1984 to 1988): Vulgus, Pirate Ship Higemaru, 1942, Tatakai no Banka, Legendary Wings, Bionic Commando, Forgotten Worlds, and Ghouls ‘n Ghosts.
- Pack 2: Arcade Revolution (1989 to 1992): Strider, Dynasty Wars, Final Fight, 1941: Counter Attack, Senjo no Okami II, Mega Twins, Carrier Air Wing, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Captain Commando, and Varth: Operation Thunderstorm.
- Pack 3: Arcade Evolution (1992 to 2001): Warriors of Fate, Street Fighter II’: Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Powered Gera: Strategic Variant Armor Equipment, Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness, 19XX: The War Against Destiny, Battle Circuit, Giga Wing, 1944: The Loop Master, and Progea.
The trailer concludes that more games will be added at a later date, and more information about them will be unveiled in the near-future. That’s cool and all, but we’re still flabbergasted that Capcom is planning to charge for an invincibility mode!
[source youtube.com]
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I'm lost for words. Background wallpapers are paid dlc?!? Invincibility mode? I would love to meet the strategist behind this and understand exactly where their head's at. This stinks like a cheap and poor product grasping at strings to make an extra buck from the handful of people who bother with it.
If people are stupid enough to buy a game then pay for invincibly then that’s one them. I really hope the cheat disables trophies though, otherwise they are cynically just trying to make money from trophy hunters.
Granted these games are solid, but have to question the point of playing them if you have an invulnerability mode. Clearly included for trophy hunting.
And again i can sympathise with including invulnerability. A lot of games do. But paid dlc? Surely that should be included as standard. As with above point, it strikes me that they know they will be able to sell this to trophy hunters. Strikes me as a bit of a cynical move, regardless of fact players don't HAVE to buy this if they don't want to.
Didnt one of the Yakuza games pull a similar stunt, where you had to pay for a harder difficulty mode?
They can keep their sh** and I will get the games elsewhere. Morons.
Varth and Progear are really amazing games and the first time they're available for a console. I was planning on getting this as I have a pair of arcade sticks and a spare TV to roTATE
Still no caddilacs and dinosaurs and the punisher.word up son
Invincibility seems pointless to me as, why play the game? They must must have save states anyway?
Save states and rewind feature is good enough. I am looking forward to the upcoming games however.
So hyped for this. And the news they are going to add more titles just makes me even more excited!!
Would had liked a pick and mix for this. I could bundle a decent pack.
Okay this is kind of scummy, just sells the games capcom, not the feature.
For me, the primary story is getting to play a ton of classic Capcom arcade titles without digging out my PSP, not the optional paid invincibility code. To be sure, it’s not a great look for Capcom, but I’m sure there’s a market for it. To be honest, I have a Game Genie buried away somewhere that I used for a handful of NES games way, way back in the day, so I guess I can’t really judge the pay to cheat concept.
Also, I’m glad I waited on this and G&G rather than impulse buying them on the Switch.
I liked the 1942 series, so getting 1943 for free will be worth the download for me.
Paying for invulnerability? Only if I want to ever win at Street Fighter, I guess. Not for me, unless I get it free in a bundle some day on sale. Want to bet these will be $5 (or at least 3/$15) each by Christmas?
disgrace, this stuff used to be free, a cheat code for gods sake, smdh
Find it difficult to care. Why would you want invincibility?
Hahahaha you have to pay for invincibility? you'd have to be the biggest ***** in the Galaxy if you did that.
I needed a good laugh so thanks for that
Who cares about that dumb dlc. Such a non story, just don't buy it. I for one am stoked for another Capcom Arcade Cabinet.
You just wait until they start making platformers where they charge you for the ability to jump or a hack and slash game where they charge you to hack and/or slash but you get a discount if you buy both. Don't want to completely fleece people.
@Enigk Or a sports game, where you have to pay to get the best players to have on your team - but you don't actually pay for the player you want, you pay for the CHANCE to get your player in a random draw, so if you don't get it the first time you have to pay again....
THAT would be a way to really fleece people!
@Rob_230 More like the "evil twin" Capcom that charged for an unlock key to RE5 "DLC" that was already on the ps3 bluray!🙄
Not been reported anywhere @get2sammyb but PS (& other formats),being short-changed on the games front too. Big G'n'G fan,so noticed unlike the Switch version PS4/5 users don't get the original Ghosts'n'Goblins arcade game as a freebie nor is it available in the '84-'88 Pack 1!🤔
For the good old days of the psp/PS2 Capcom Collections which had G'n'G,Ghouls'n'Ghosts,& Super G'n'G (Snes title,not arcade obviously), without any switch exclusivity nonsense!
It'll be funny to see a discriminatory lawsuit arise from this due to locking an accessibility option (invincible mode) behind paid DLC.
Is this basically the same as Capcom Arcade Cabinet on PS3? I’m sure I have all those games installed on my PS3 (and in fact I played a few games the other day).
@Robocod You get 1943: The Battle of Midway for free on the PlayStation, Xbox and PC. You can still get Ghosts 'n Goblins, but as an individual purchase.
@SoulChimera Saw a tweet on Capcom's twitter about G'n'G now being a separate dlc on Switch, but no mention of other formats,if there's any confirmation officially,that would be at least something...like to see a few other capcom games but guessing something like AVP is tied up in license purgatory! 😕
@Robocod Yeah, it’s all on their website.
https://www.capcom-arcade-stadium.com/uk/
More details,
https://www.capcom-arcade-stadium.com/uk/products/
@SoulChimera Nice link,gives a greater breakdown of things than I've seen thus far, thanks!
@Robocod haha, yeah. Goes to show how crazy the whole rollout is. Remember when you just bought a game and got everything? Haha.
@SoulChimera Oh gosh yes! Capcom Classics Collections on psp/ps2 were a lot more straightforward!
Would dearly wish Capcom had released a G'n'G collection of the arcade games,Super G'n'G, Ultimate G'n'G & the Maximo games like they did Mega Man,but given all the dlc/packs for this it seems unlikely!
@Robocod You probably already know, but Ghosts ‘n Goblins is also free if you have PlayStation Plus. Just go to the game page on the PS5 or 4 and it’s there to add for free until the 2nd June.
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