Steam accounted for over 20% of Capcom's total revenue, nearly double PlayStation's share in the past fiscal year

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-accounted-for-over-20-of-capcoms-total-revenue-nearly-double-playstations-share-in-the-past-fiscal-year/

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ampersandrew@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 60d

With digital platforms like Steam allowing games to continue selling for years following launch, accumulated revenue from catalogue titles has become one of Capcom’s crucial sources of profit, and has indirectly enabled Capcom to invest in rebooting previously dormant IPs.

It doesn't hurt that their games typically aren't a million hours long either. Before Village came out, I could play through Resident Evil 1-7 in a couple of months without rushing.

phar@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 60d (12 replies)

If steam is 20% and psx is 10%...where's the rest coming from?

gezero@sopuli.xyz · 38 pts · 60d

From the article:

According to Capcom’s securities report for the fiscal year ended March 2026, revenue generated through Valve Corporation (Steam) totaled 40.383 billion yen, or approximately $252 million USD. That accounted for 20.7% of the company’s total revenue for the year, which includes income from all of Capcom’s businesses (not only games, but arcades, amusement facilities, etc.).

rindo25@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 60d (6 replies)

Slot machines

Maiq@piefed.social · 21 pts · 59d (3 replies)

I grew up in a goddamned pachinko parlor, I sure as shit don't want to die in one.

rtxn@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 59d (1 reply)

An Expanse reference in the wild? Beratnaaaa!

Maiq@piefed.social · 9 pts · 59d

Being Khajiit my pronouns are this/one/beltalowda.

tkohldesac@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 59d

The wife and I started watching The Expanse like last week. We’re somewhere in season 2 and that reference was enough for me to go trying to figure out where I heard it from recently. Other comment got me to remember but yeah, wild to see a reference to it in the wild for some reason.

Stern@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 59d (1 reply)

I know Konami is all about that, is Capcom on that wagon too?

cheat700000007@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 59d

Well, pachinko

SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 59d

Chun Li nudes

tomkatt@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 60d (2 replies)

Real estate? 🤷‍♂️

rtxn@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 60d (1 reply)

Volkswagen sausages.

tomkatt@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 60d

Beans. Mountains and mountains of beans.

iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 59d

It would be hilarious if they decided to discontinue their PlayStation releases now.

Squatcher@piefed.social · 5 pts · 60d

Long dormant IPs like Dino Crisis or Final Fight perhaps?

Grimy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 59d

It's probably because they come on sale so often. I have a few games from them I haven't installed yet. It's hard to resist 5 dollar classics.