Ubisoft to Distribute RE4 For PC

Gamasutra has the word that Ubisoft will be distributing Capcom's titles for PC audiences. From the article: "The deal covers North American and European territories; no details on which company would distribute the PC games in Japan, if any, were given. The first of the three titles to hit shelves will be Onimusha 3, the oldest of the games, so presumably the deal has been in the works for some time. Still unclear is whether Capcom is porting the games to PC internally, or whether a third party is handling the console-to-PC conversions. Onimusha 3 will be released in both territories in February 2006."

Comments

Will They Include Starforce Copy Protection?

[BlueStrat]

If Ubi is sticking with Starforce for these releases, I'm giving up on Ubi games. I'd like to keep my CD/DVD burner intact, thankyou.
(Referring to the recent /. article about Starforce disabling/damaging CD/DVD burners here:http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/01/3 1/1721241)

I like this!

[WidescreenFreak]

Personally, I'm very pleased to hear this. I spend 95% of my gaming time on a PC. Only recently have I been able to go back to consoles, but that's strictly to appease my five-year-old daughter who loves Mario Kart 64. I'm sorry, but I would rather buy a new video card (sub-$200) than plunk down twice that for a new PS2, accessories, and games. The used console market might help to swing that in the future, though.

There are a number of really cool console games that I'd love to play, but I'm not going to buy an entire console just for a single game. I wouldn't even force myself to upgrade my PC if it was just for a single game. So, to see good console games like Onimusha 3 and (drool) Resident Evil 4 being released for the PC is very welcome.

As to StarForce, Ubi is just the distributor, not the developer. I know that StarForce games like most recent Splinter Cell were developed by Ubi. They had more to lose by piracy of their games. If Capcom is the actual developer, does Ubi have any real say as distributors? Besides, after the crap that has recently happened with Sony's rootkit, I would think that fewer and fewer people would be willing to tolerate suddenly losing devices due to the StarForce protection. Ubi should tread lightly when it comes to that.