BODY: If your backlog has been waiting for an excuse to grow, Capcom just handed you one. The publisher has kicked off its CAPCOM SUMMER SALE across virtually every major digital storefront, marking down a deep roster of its best-loved franchises.
The promotion spans the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Epic Games Store and other digital retailers simultaneously, so players are covered regardless of platform. Headlining the discounts are the survival-horror juggernaut Resident Evil (known in Japan as "Biohazard"), the courtroom-drama spin-off Ace Attorney Investigations, and the ever-expanding hunting phenomenon Monster Hunter.
Capcom has leaned hard into re-releases and remasters in recent years, which means the sale is a rare chance to catch up on entries that rarely dip in price. From the acclaimed Resident Evil 4 remake to the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection that finally brought Miles Edgeworth's cases to a global audience, the discounts cover both marquee remakes and back-catalog gems.
One important caveat: end dates differ from title to title. Unlike a single blanket deadline, each game carries its own expiration window, so shoppers eyeing a specific title should check its individual sale page before it slips away.
The insider take
Capcom's summer sales have become a fixture on the Japanese gaming calendar, and from Tokyo the timing is no accident—it lands right as the country heads into summer vacation season, when players have time to burn and Capcom is busy seeding interest ahead of its autumn release slate. The company's remaster-and-remake strategy has quietly turned it into one of the most consistently profitable Japanese publishers, and these staggered, per-title deadlines are a deliberate nudge: they discourage the "add everything to cart and decide later" habit that blanket sales encourage. Expect the deepest cuts on older Resident Evil and Street Fighter entries, where Capcom has the most room to move units.
Originally reported by GAME Watch (Japanese).