Capcom has recorded its ninth consecutive rise in profits, which is good news for Resident Evil fans but not for anyone that wanted to see a Dino Crisis remake.
They’ve been around for 46 years, and have had many good runs in their time, but few would deny that Capcom is currently experiencing a modern golden age. This year alone has seen the excellent Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata, with the equally promising Onimusha: Way Of The Sword still to come.
Little is known about their plans beyond that but in their latest, highly profitable, financial results they discus ‘leading brands’ that are suitable for ‘sequels, remakes, ports, etc.’ The same graphic also mentions new IP (like Pragamta) but pictures Mega Man, Devil May Cry, Dead Rising, Ōkami, Dragon’s Dogma, Ace Attorney, and Onimusha.
It’s uncertain how much care was put into highlighting those games but some of them already have new entries announced or have been frequently rumoured. It’s also notable that despite being a fan favourite, Capcom still didn’t bother to list Dino Crisis amongst the titles.
The Mega Man image is for the already announced Dual Override, while recent rumours have suggested that Devil May Cry 1 is getting a modern remaster or remake. Although it’s been seven years since Devil May Cry 5 and it’s baffling as to why there hasn’t been a direct sequel yet, especially as there’s a popular Netflix tie-in series at the moment.
A new Dead Rising has also been rumoured, as has DLC for Dragon’s Dogma 2. Nothing substantial has been shown yet but Ōkami is definitely getting a sequel, while Ace Attorney is the only franchise to have no hint of a new entry from either Capcom or the online rumourmill.
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However, Capcom did single out Ace Attorney, Devil May Cry, and Mega Man as ‘core IPs’ in a similar financial report last year, which, if you want to be optimistic about it, could mean they’re confident about new entries being far enough into development to already hint at.
Elsewhere in the report, Capcom reveals that 93% of its game sales are digital, with that figure expected to rise to 95.4% by the end of March. That’s above the industry average, with Sony stating their digital sales were 75% in May 2025, but makes it clear why physical releases for all publishers are becoming less frequent.
Other disquieting news in the report regards Capcom’s attitude to generative AI, with the company providing several rather asinine examples of how it can help with ‘research’ and ‘error checks’ – despite AI’s reliability being one of its most notable failings.
Capcom also seem to imply they use, or are planning to use, AI generated graphics in games, to create things like fake TV shows, food boxes, posters and other background details. There’s a lot of fake movie posters in Pragmata, but it’s not clear if they’re AI generated or not.
Although it’s worth pointing out that, as we described with Sony’s recent comments on AI, game companies are in a tricky position where investors want them to use the technology as much as possible, despite the publishers knowing it’s unpopular. So they may be exaggerating their use of AI, in both directions, depending on who they’re talking to.
In terms of straightforward sales results, Resident Evil Requiem is already at 6.91 million, with Devil May Cry 5 being the best-selling non-Resident Evil game of the last three months, with a lifetime total of 12.94 million sales. Which only makes the lack of a sequel seem even more peculiar.
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