Capcom leadership has been blamed on PlayStation 5's price as the reason behind Monster Hunter Wilds does not meet the sales expectations. Fixed Monster Hunter Wilds Has been one of the highest -sold and most critically acclaimed emissions in 2025, it seems that PS5's high accessibility barrier has been an important obstacle to the game's commercial legs.
Back when launched in February, Monster Hunter Wilds was nothing more than a phenomenon. The game sold eight million units in just three days and became the fastest sold game in Capcom History. Monster Hunter Wilds Out surpassed 10 million brand in April and also registered an astonishing 1.4 million simultaneous players at Steam at the launch – one of the highest peaks ever recorded on the platform and exceeded blockbuster games as The fire ring and Dota 2. With each external action, Monster Hunter Wilds Seemed to be a massive success, but Capcom feels different.
Last month, Capcom said that Monster Hunter Wilds Unable to meet long-term sales expectations and did not really increase the sale of older franchise records as much as Resident evil or The devil can cry Publishments usually do. In a recently published interview with Nikkei Gaming, Capcom's President Haruhito Tsujimoto developed further and acknowledged it while while while while while Monster Hunter Wilds Here, its internal launch goal of 10 million units, sales stayed shortly after. He attributed to the slowdown to “Unexpectedly large” barrier set by PS5's price pointwhich currently costs about 80,000 yen ($ 540) in Japan.
Tsujimoto, which factors in pricing for accessories, games and subscriptions, found that the total cost of PS5 users rises to over 100,000 yen ($ 675), making it a tough sale for younger players who do not have many available income, both in Japan and abroad. Noteworthy PS5 has seen price increases in several major regions this year, with Sony quoting challenging financial conditions and unfavorable exchange rates as the cause. Capcom's financial reports also back up Tsujimoto's concerns, then from April to June only 477,000 copies of Monster Hunter Wilds was sold.
Although Tsujimoto's complaint with PS5's high price point is valid, the effects of varying player's feeling are on Monster Hunter Wilds“Sales may not be ignored either. Last reviews of Monster Hunter Wilds At Steam, it has become “mostly negative”, with players who complain about long -term PC performance problems and a lack of compelling playoffs. CapCom has promised corrections and further updates later in the year, but at the moment the declining enthusiasm has contributed to Monster Hunter Wilds'Sales decline.
