Dino Crisis is now 25 years old, with the first game in the series launching on PlayStation on July 1, 1999.
Capcom’s much-loved dinosaur survival horror game has seen three games so far, the first of which remains the best-selling with 2.4 million sold. Dino Crisis 2, which followed a year later in 2000, sold 1.2 million copies. Dino Crisis 3 launched as an original Xbox exclusive in 2003 and fans have yet to see a new game since.
Despite the occasional groundswell of opinion that Dino Crisis should return from hardcore fans, Capcom seems uninterested in reviving the franchise. Indeed Capcom's 2022 announcement of Exoprimal, a multiplayer-focused action game featuring dinosaurs, was seen as the final nail in the coffin for Dino Crisis.
But today, July 1, to celebrate Dino Crisis’ birthday, Capcom tweeted a picture of a bloody dinosaur foot, which some hopeful fans were taking as a positive sign.
7月1日は『ディノクライシス』(1999年/PS)の発売日です！ pic.twitter.com/s6vdi8ukQM
— CAPCOM公式 (@capcom_official) July 1, 2024
Capcom, though, has plenty to be getting on with right now. It’s got Monster Hunter Wilds due out at some point in 2025, as well as multiple Resident Evil remakes and a brand new Resident Evil game. Then there’s the upcoming Dead Rising remake and Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics. Is there a place for Dino Crisis in Capcom's lineup? Only time will tell.
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