Capcom has recently outsourced a number of projects to western developers, including the upcoming Dead Rising 2. It appears that they will continue with that strategy going forward, but with more defined roles for western development houses and Capcom’s in-house teams.
In a Q&A on the company’s investor relations site (via Joystiq), a Capcom representative writes that the Bionic Commando reboot “demonstrated the difficulty of outsourcing the development of [a] new title to overseas companies.” Developed by the now defunct GRIN, the reboot received mixed reviews when it was released earlier this year.
In light of that experience, Capcom is considering giving franchises with “well-established characters and universal themes” to international developers. Should they go forward with this new strategy, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the likes of Resident Evil outsourced to western studios.
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