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Capcomfans are reacting to the news that theMarvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classicscollection might not be available on Xbox. During this week’s Nintendo Direct June 2024 showcase, gamers were taken by surprise with the reveal of aMarvel vs. Capcomcollection, featuring no less than seven ofCapcom’s most popular licensed crossover titles. Given that most of the classicMarvel vs Capcomgames have spent the past decade or so in limbo, this announcement was met with much adulation from the fighting game community that had lobbied so hard to get them on modern consoles.
Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classicswill do exactly that when it launches later this year, at least when it comes to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam. Xbox gamers were quick to notice that neither the Xbox One nor the Xbox Series X/S were mentioned during the recentMarvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classicsannouncement, causing much confusion and backlash among owners of those consoles. Capcom has yet to give any official reason for not releasing its newMarvel vs. Capcomcompilation on Xbox, and many have been left scratching their heads since the similarAce Attorney Investigations Collectionwill be available on Xbox One.
All across social media, Xbox gamers who had been looking forward toMarvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classicshave been voicing their displeasure at Capcom for skipping the Microsoft brand entirely, as reported byIGN. For example, a Reddit user on r/Xbox commented on the subject’s designated post that while they own a Nintendo Switch, they prefer to play their fighting games on Xboxusing a classic-style arcade stick– something they won’t be able to do with the newMarvel vs Capcomcollection. Meanwhile, the phrase “No Xbox” has been trending on Twitter, with users like Keith Garlington and Bella_Drive expressing their disappointment at the news.
Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection’s Xbox Snub Sparks Backlash
Other social media users, such as Jawmuncher on Twitter, have tried to come up with an explanation for why Capcom has decided to forgo releasingMarvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classicson Xbox while still launching other upcoming titles on the system. They think it might have something to do with the running theory thatCapcom’s proprietary MT Framework engineno longer works on Xbox One, hence why games likeMega Man Battle Network Legacy Collectionand theMonster Hunter Storiesseries also skipped the console.
This wouldn’t makeMarvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classicsnot launching on Xbox any less of a disappointment for fans of the series, especially given the rich historyMarvel vs Capcomhas with Microsoft’s consoles. Theoriginal version ofMarvel vs Capcom 2was ported to Xbox alongside the PS2 back in 2002, and subsequent sequels and rereleases have always been available on the current Xbox system of the time. Capcom’s reason for leavingMarvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classicsoff Xbox is still a mystery, but it has turned what would have been an undisputed victory for the fighting game community into another source of controversy.
