Cave x Steam teaser!

[MathU]

I hope at some point they'll do a real PC port without DRM.

[AntiFritz]

inb4 it's a port of Mahou Otome

In all seriousness though I don't think CAVE would be that dumb, but on the other hand their ports aren't known for being the greatest, and I don't think they've ever developed for PC (Deathsmiles 2 being the closest they've gotten). I'm not expecting more than straight ports of the already-existing Xbox 360 titles, with whatever flaws they may have and possibly more. Here's to hoping they do a good job, though!

Although not a shmup, cave were the original developers of SMT Imagine on pc.

[Teufel_in_Blau]

So, Steam is now officially the platform of choice for all shmup fans this gen.

I'm so happy, now I don't need to bother with those new consoles. YAY!

[system11]

No, Steam is where you send stuff for a few extra yen after first releasing it as a retail product or Comiket release.

[Shepardus]

inb4 it's a port of Mahou Otome

In all seriousness though I don't think CAVE would be that dumb, but on the other hand their ports aren't known for being the greatest, and I don't think they've ever developed for PC (Deathsmiles 2 being the closest they've gotten). I'm not expecting more than straight ports of the already-existing Xbox 360 titles, with whatever flaws they may have and possibly more. Here's to hoping they do a good job, though!

Although not a shmup, cave were the original developers of SMT Imagine on pc.

Oh right, I somehow missed that scanning through their list of games on Wikipedia. Still, one game from 8 years ago isn't exactly much experience.

[waiwainl]

+1 for Mac versions in steam!

[DestroyTheCore]

I'm amazed nobody has contaminated the thread with DRM yet. *cough!* MathU *cough!*

I hope at some point they'll do a real PC port without DRM.

Nailed it.

[DJ Incompetent]

The purple stuff on the sides is bullets!

O_o
baaahahhaha my old STGT banner photoshop was used in official Cave promotional material?

I think I'm going to go write myself a bucket list so I can cross this epiphany off of it.

[Eaglet]

This coupled with Eschatos is definitely the best news of the year for the genre so far.
Hope we'll see some new players find their way here eventually.

[ratikal]

2015 truly is the year of the STG.

[Xyga]

2015 truly is the year of the STG.

We haven't actually seen many new shmups yet, haven't we ?

[DKA_Darius]

买买买 buy buy buy

[kid aphex]

...one step closer to selling my game collection.

[Tatsuya79]

Hope the pc ports will look better than this photoshop teaser. :s
It makes me feel like I miscalibrated my screen honestly.

[Teufel_in_Blau]

Stop making DJ Incompetent sad, Tatsuya79. -.-

[trap15]

No, Steam is where you send stuff for a few extra yen after first releasing it as a retail product or Comiket release.

[HydrogLox]

2015 truly is the year of the STG.

In business/commerce terms Winter = Q1 = (January,February,March). Going by that "Winter 2015" has already past.

Even in astronomical terms the next Winter doesn't start in the northern hemisphere until the Winter Solstice: 2015-Dec-22; by that measure there are only 10 days of winter left in 2015. Most of the "Western world" is too busy with the Christmas and New Year's holidays to get anything done or notice anything new being released during that time period.

That's why I think that the page should state "Winter 2016" - which isn't 2015.

[Tatsuya79]

Oh just a thought, I hope they're not going the Free to play way here.

[Chacranajxy]

Oh just a thought, I hope they're not going the Free to play way here.

Why on earth would you even suspect that?

[Xyga]

All new free-to-play versions with upgraded loli-graphics !

[Oniros]

2015 truly is the year of the STG.

We haven't actually seen many new shmups yet, haven't we ?

Dariusburst Another Chronicle ports make it already a good year for me.

[50Hz]

Uo Poko port pl0x

[ratikal]

2015 truly is the year of the STG.

We haven't actually seen many new shmups yet, haven't we ?

At this point we can't really complain. I'm just happy that more good games are gonna be available to a wider audience. Plus, I'm sure theres bounds of decent Doujin titles that were released this year.

[Tatsuya79]

Oh just a thought, I hope they're not going the Free to play way here.

Why on earth would you even suspect that?

Because they went for new form of monetization on mobile platforms.

[Ikazu-san]

Because they went for new form of monetization on mobile platforms.

I thought that's what mobile platforms were made for.

[Necronom]

Because they went for new form of monetization on mobile platforms.

Don't worry it won't be f2p. Guess we shouldn't expect more than lazy ports though
Cave should have done this a long time ago...better late than never

[Cadrin]

I'm excited for this. As someone who lives in a country where consoles are 1) pretty expensive, and 2) not super popular, I've never had any in my life, but I've always wanted to give Mushi Futari, DFKBL, or DOJWL a shot.

Can't wait for them to release it as Bug Princess Duo on steam so every casual player ignores it.

See this, Degica guys? Take note - DON'T DO THAT.

Somebody knows that I was gaming journalist in this June.
Now I joined Deginca, working as a game publishing manager.
I love Shmups sure things, so I do best at these section.

I remember you from when you were still a journalist. Congrats for joining the good effort! You're the best, Shinimai!

[SMC]

Here's hoping they put up all the out of print DLC, like Futari 1.01

[RHE]

The news starts to spread http://www.pcgamer.com/cave-shmups-are-coming-to-steam/

[Satan]

Saw Superbunnyhop RT that.