Capcom has stated that Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition will not be released on PC, and gave some odd reasoning for that decision. The company revealed the expanded version of Devil May Cry 5 during the recent PlayStation 5 showcase, confirming that it would be a next-gen launch title.
Although Devil May Cry 5 came out just last year, the announcement of the Special Edition still generated a lot of excitement. This version will add the fan-favorite swordsman Vergil to the game as a playable character, just like the special editions of Devil May Cry 3 and 4 did before it. DMC5 Special Edition will also include the Legendary Dark Knight difficulty mode (a turbo mode that boosts the game speed by 20%) and support for ray tracing and higher frame rates up to 120 frames per second. Apparently, though, PC players won't get to experience all the new upgrades for themselves.
In a statement to Eurogamer, a Capcom spokesperson admitted that the company is not planning to release DMC5 Special Edition on PC. According to them, the reasoning is that the game is "specifically being developed and optimized to benefit the system architecture and leap in processing power offered by PS5 and Xbox Series X." The playable version of Vergil will still be coming to all platforms as DLC, but the other features and updates of the Special Edition won't be available on PC at all.
Naturally, Capcom fans on PC aren't happy about this. There's already been a campaign of review-bombing for the Steam version of DMC5, as PC players voice their frustrations about being treated like second-class citizens. Given the fact that PCs are more than capable of reaching (or surpassing) all of the requirements for Special Edition's upgrades, many fans are insulted by Capcom's justification for leaving them out.
It seems that Capcom has done some weird kind of cost-benefit analysis and decided that it's not worth bringing DMC5 Special Edition to PC. The explanation for skipping PC doesn't really hold up, and the company could simply update the PC version to the Special Edition at some point and charge existing players a premium for it. All in all, it just looks like Capcom is leaving money on the table. The next-gen console version of Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition has some unfortunate box art, but at least console players will actually be able to enjoy the upgrades.
Source: Eurogamer