Capcom Announces “Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection”

What was once believed to be impossible has just shaken the fighting game community to its core. At the Nintendo Direct stream earlier today, it was revealed that the much beloved Marvel vs. Capcom series would be making its return to consoles after a long hiatus. 

The collection included the following games:

– X-Men: Children of the Atom
– Marvel Super Heroes
– X-Men vs. Street Fighter
– Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
– Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of the Super Heroes 
– Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
– Punisher

These games had previously been compiled together on multiple dedicated miniature arcade cabinets by Arcade1Up with multiple different variants. However, many believed that an agreement for a console release would be impossible due to licensing issues from both Capcom and Marvel. But we were proven wrong.

The collection follows Capcom’s previous fighting game re-releases with the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection and the Capcom Fighting Collection, which contained multiple fighting games with bonuses. 

One of the people given credit for the collection is YouTube personality Maximilian_DOOD, who is a figure within the fighting game community. He started that #FreeMvC2 movement to try and get the game re-released. He is even the driving force behind the in-development fan project for Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite.

Despite the good news, there is, however, some controversy regarding the release. While the game will be released later this year on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam, the collection lacks a port to either Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S. Many fans on social media have expressed their disapproval, and hopefully, Capcom will listen to the feedback and eventually release it on Xbox as well.

What do you think? Are you excited about the collection? Should they also release it on Xbox at some point? Let us know.