You may have read recently that the demo of Capcom’s Devil May Cry 4 will be available on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 tomorrow.
Activision has just let us know that while the demo will hit the 360 as promised, the PS3 version won’t be out until February 1. Not a major calamity, really, but I was under the impression the PS3 was the lead platform for the game and naturally, would receive stuff like this ahead of Microsoft’s console.
Activision did not provide a reason for the delay, but I doubt it’s anything nefarious.
Update: For our international visitors, Capcom does not have a local presence in Australia. All its PR, distribution, etc, is handled by Activision. So yes, when we say Activision, we mean Activision.
Update 2: It should go without saying that this story is relevant to Australian PS3 owners only. Not that it matters, as you can easily grab the demo off the Japanese PSN.
villain
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 12:15 PMwhy would activision say anything lol?
NegativeZero
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 12:36 PM“Next Month” sounds a lot more dramatic than “Next Week” which is when it’s actually happening.
cleric7
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 1:11 PMCould you please clarify: is this is worldwide or just Australia?
Eric Blattberg
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 1:11 PMWhat does Activision have to do with a Capcom game? This is bullocks…
Marcelo
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 1:14 PMur a complete idiot.
activision talking about a game made by capcom.
-_- why do u even write on the internet?
chris
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 1:20 PMwell the ps3 was never the lead platform the pc was. The ps3 and 360 versions are ports
bushfan
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 1:21 PMActivision???? I think Capcom is the publisher not Activision
illGates
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 1:42 PMMS paid Capcom to delay the PS3 demo
villain
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 1:47 PMwhat does Activision have to do with DMC4? lol
Scared
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 1:52 PMI hope capcom hasn’t sold out and the 360 is the main platform with a lousy port to the PS3
QBasic
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 2:03 PMPwn’d!
Angelcurio
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 2:10 PMActivision?
I though the game was made by capcom :p
Destructo888
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 2:15 PMActivision????
What the hell does Activision have to do with DMC4?
I say BS
YourDaddy
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 2:57 PMActivision? Uhhh, you mean Capcom, right?
John
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 3:13 PMGlad that it is capcom that makes DMC and not activision.
J
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 3:27 PMActivision?
Heavenly_King
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 3:31 PMhow the hell does Activision has anything to do with DMC4?!
Chaos
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 3:31 PMWhat are you smoking Kotaku?
Last I checked, Activision has nothing to do with this game.
MetalGearMax
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 3:52 PMThe PS3 isn’t the lead platform, Capcom already confirmed the PC is the lead platform for DMC4.
jkoz
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 4:57 PMThat’s too bad… was looking forward to playing it on the native console. Guess I’ll have to settle for the 360 demo instead; no matter anyway, it’s out in two weeks!
mikenogo
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 5:14 PMuhhh activision?
Spik3balloon
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 5:23 PMUpdated by Logan:
“Update: For our international visitors, Capcom does not have a local presence in Australia. All its PR, distribution, etc, is handled by Activision. So yes, when we say Activision, we mean Activision.”
No idea why international visitors would be on Kotaku AU vs. Kotaku US though? (other than possibly Google searches)
Logan Booker
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 5:46 PM@Spik3ballon: Google, other game sites linking to stories and n4g.com. :P
Duskbringer
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 9:54 PMAnd this is why I prefer the quiet, considered opinions and comments of the Kotaku AU site.
A little face with your eggs, people?
Spik3balloon
Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 10:21 PMAh, I see. :P