Sony's road to getting (a proper) Monster Hunter back to its console(s)

[Mr Khan]

Train wreck said:

Mr Khan said:
The franchise has built a solid base for itself on Wii U already. I went online last Sunday (afternoon, even!) to try and meet up with NoName, and the main server was still packed with people (995/1000), so that's nonpeak hours almost a year and a half after the US launch.

Not to say automatically that moving to PS4 wouldn't be a bad move, but the Wii U version clearly has staying power with Western fans, so it would have to be a really grand effort on Capcom's part (which is my way of saying that i don't think MH can get much bigger in the West than it is) to really make the move worth it, and Capcom's avoided moving up to PS360 level graphics for the series so far...

The Wii U version of the game benefited from its launch title(launch window)/bundled status both in Japan and the West.  Im sure if replicated for the PS4 with the same time frame and regions, sales of the game would exceed the Wii U's numbers in the west (considering the PS4's "lack of games") and would be on par in Japan.

This is not about that though, it is more about how Sony, with its current home console (the console with the greatest ability to land the game) can get the game given the data and sales we have now and going forward.

The answer to the question is simple: Sony has to pony up the dough. Without incentives, i don't think Capcom's going to take the HD plunge for the franchise, or at least go totally all out with it. It's clear they've been avoiding that, and i think Capcom execs saw the Wii's success last gen with relief that they didn't have to completely redo all of the monster and weapon models for high-def, and now they're gun-shy about putting that much money down for the risky proposition of trying to make the franchise more successful than it is in the West (i agree that PS4 is the best bet, but what i'm saying is Capcom would have to make a PS4 version WORTH IT for players, and i really don't think they're willing)

My other point was merely that not only did the sales benefit from being early in the Wii U's life (which i'll agree with), but that folks are still playing, so they've built a base of dedicated MH fans in one direction in the West, which again, means that they would have to really sweeten the pot to build out in a whole new direction.

So it comes back to Sony to give them incentive.