While Capcom has been in the news lately for a series of high-profile employees taking their leave of the company, that doesn?t mean its all doom and gloom for the publishers of Resident Evil, Street Fighter, and more. Much like how Sony?s recent financial reports for the first quarter of 2020 revealed some surprising information about the habits of consumers in a pandemic world, Capcom and its own financial report revealed much about the company?s COVID strategy. Also of note is the Capcom stance on next-gen and PS5 game price fluctuations, whether it will bow to the trend of an increase, and more. The entire set of literature from Capcom?s Q1 reporting from August 3 can be found on the Capcom Investor Relations page.

Capcom says it?s still undecided on pricing for next-gen titles in a recent quarterly Q&A:https://t.co/vwEsZCvyXX ?We do not have a set policy at this time. We will consider our approach having analyzed both our strengths & weaknesses while closely monitoring industry trends.? pic.twitter.com/gElQiFp5Op
? Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) August 12, 2020

The above tweet from industry analyst and often-retweeted Communications Manager at Wushu Studios @Shinobi602 highlights just one facet of the Q1 Capcom financial conference call Q&A from a week ago. When asked about potential risk in delaying titles currently scheduled for release, the company-line response was ?The extent of COVID-19?s impact remains unforeseeable, however at this point in time we beli...