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Capcom
Information
Industry Video games, arcade operations
Founded 30 May 1979 (as I.R.M Corporation); Capcom began operations on 11 June 1983
Founder Kenzo Tsujimoto
Headquarters Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
Notable Personnel Kenzo Tsujimoto (chairman and CEO), Haruhiro Tsujimoto (president and COO)
Products Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Onimusha, Ace Attorney
Website https://www.capcom.co.jp/


Capcom (CAPCOM CO., LTD.) is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, headquartered in Chuo-ku, Osaka. Its corporate data gives 30 May 1979 as the date of establishment and 11 June 1983 as the date it began operations as Capcom; it is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.[1] A 2007 company press release states that Capcom "was founded by the current president, Kenzo Tsujimoto, in 1983."[2] Its series include Resident Evil (Biohazard in Japan), Monster Hunter, Street Fighter, Mega Man (Rockman), Onimusha and Ace Attorney.

Capcom's main work in virtual reality has come through the Resident Evil series. Its 2015 tech demo KITCHEN for Sony's Project Morpheus was built on the same engine as Resident Evil 7 biohazard (2017), the PlayStation 4 version of which can be played in full on PlayStation VR. Capcom later added free VR modes for PlayStation VR2 to Resident Evil Village (2023) and the 2023 remake of Resident Evil 4, and it partnered with Oculus Studios and Armature Studio on Resident Evil 4 VR (2021) for the Oculus Quest 2.[3][4][5] In Japan the company also runs its own location-based VR attractions under the VR-X name in its amusement arcades.[6]

Reviewed 11 October 2026. Corporate data, history, listings, founder and current directors against Capcom IR pages and filings; FY2026 results; KITCHEN, Resident Evil 7 PS VR support, statistics and award, Resident Evil 4 VR, Village and Resident Evil 4 PS VR2 modes and the Requiem statement against the cited press; VR-X titles, venues and dates, CAPCOMIX openings, Monster Hunter Now and the Amata Ace Attorney VR release. About review dates.

History

Corporate origins

Capcom's corporate history begins with I.R.M Corporation, set up in Matsubara, Osaka, in May 1979 with capital of 10 million yen to develop and sell electronic game machines. In May 1981 it established a subsidiary, Japan Capsule Computer Co., Ltd., and in September 1981 the company was renamed Sanbi Co., Ltd. and moved its head office to Habikino, Osaka. The original Capcom Co., Ltd. was established in Hirano, Osaka, in June 1983 to sell software. It merged with Sanbi in January 1989, and the combined company took the name Capcom Co., Ltd.[7]

Capcom's shares were registered for over-the-counter trading in October 1990 and listed on the second section of the Osaka Stock Exchange in October 1993. In July 1994 the company moved into a newly built head office in Uchihirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka. The stock was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 2000 and moved to the exchange's Prime market in April 2022.[7]

Management

Kenzo Tsujimoto became president and representative director in June 1983 and chief executive officer in April 2001, and he has been chairman since July 2007. Haruhiro Tsujimoto joined the company in April 1987 and has been president and chief operating officer since July 2007. Capcom's 2025 integrated report lists both men in these roles as of 23 June 2025, and its management team page, dated as of 18 June 2026, still does.[2][8][9] A March 2026 notice of personnel changes kept Haruhiro Tsujimoto as president and COO and put him in charge of the Entertainment Experience Business and the Pachinko & Pachislo Business Divisions from 1 April 2026.[10]

Recent results

For the fiscal year ended 31 March 2026, Capcom reported net sales of 195,365 million yen (up 15.2 percent) and operating profit of 75,295 million yen (up 14.5 percent). It sold 59.07 million units in its Digital Contents business, led by the release of Resident Evil Requiem and catalog sales of the same series. The company said it had set records in all profit categories for the ninth consecutive year.[11] As of 31 March 2026 it had 3,976 employees on a consolidated basis. Its stated business covers home, mobile and arcade games and the management of amusement arcades.[1]

XR work

KITCHEN and the RE Engine

Capcom showed KITCHEN at E3 2015 as one of the demos for Sony's Project Morpheus VR headset. Road to VR's list of Morpheus demos at the show described it as a Capcom "tech demo" set in a disturbing kitchen.[12] When Capcom announced Resident Evil 7 biohazard in June 2016, it said the game ran on its new in-house RE Engine, which it called "fully VR compatible", and that the previous year's KITCHEN demo had been built on the same engine.[4]

Resident Evil 7 biohazard

Resident Evil 7 biohazard was released for PlayStation 4 on 24 January 2017 with PlayStation VR support.[4] UploadVR reported in July 2016 that all of the PlayStation 4 version would be playable with the headset.[3] Capcom published daily global statistics from players who had opted in to share data with the company. On 29 January 2017 those figures showed 9.52 percent of tracked players, some 81,000 people, playing in VR.[13] By August 2018 Capcom's figures counted 501,511 VR players, 13.93 percent of the 3,601,502 players it tracked across all platforms; UploadVR noted that because tracking is optional, the real number could be higher.[14] The game won Best VR/AR Game at The Game Awards 2017, ahead of Farpoint, Lone Echo, Star Trek: Bridge Crew and Superhot VR.[15]

Resident Evil 4 VR

Resident Evil 4 VR, a first-person VR version of Capcom's Resident Evil 4, was released on 21 October 2021 exclusively for Oculus Quest 2. Meta wrote that "Capcom partnered with Oculus Studios and Armature Studio" on the project; Armature built a full upper-body rig for the character Leon so that players handle weapons and objects with their hands.[5] The game won Best VR/AR at The Game Awards 2021.[16]

PlayStation VR2 modes

In December 2022 Capcom announced that a VR Mode for Resident Evil Village would come to PlayStation VR2 on 22 February 2023 as free downloadable content.[17] In its review, UploadVR noted that all weapons must be reloaded by hand and that the mode uses the Sense controllers' haptics and adaptive triggers along with headset haptics; it called the game "a phenomenal launch title for PlayStation VR2".[18]

A VR mode for the 2023 Resident Evil 4 remake followed on PlayStation VR2 on 8 December 2023, free to owners of the base game. It moves the camera from the remake's third-person view into first person and covers the main story. Capcom also released a free demo that can be played without the base game.[19]

The pattern did not carry over to the next main game. In an interview with Minimap magazine, reported by Road to VR in December 2025, Resident Evil Requiem producer Masato Kumazawa said: "At this time, there are no plans to bring any parts of Resident Evil Requiem to VR platforms." Road to VR gave the game's planned release date as 26 February 2026.[20]

VR-X arcade attractions

VR-X is Capcom's brand of original location-based VR attractions, run in the company's own amusement facilities in Japan.[6] Capcom introduced VR-X as a new installation at its Plaza Capcom Ikebukuro store near Tokyo, where BIOHAZARD VALIANT RAID, a Resident Evil game that casts players as members of an Umbrella special forces team, was set to open on 19 July 2019.[21] The same store scheduled sessions of Biohazard: Walkthrough the Fear, a free-roam attraction based on Resident Evil 7, from 26 October 2019. Sessions took four players and lasted 40 minutes at 2,800 yen.[22]

Later VR-X titles brought other Capcom series into VR. Rockman VR, the first amusement VR title in the Mega Man series, was scheduled to begin operation at Plaza Capcom Ikebukuro on 18 July 2020 as a single-player game of about 25 minutes.[23] An Ace Attorney VR attraction, which Capcom's announcement described as the first in the series, was among the VR-X titles at the MIRAINO Aeon Mall Hakusan facility that Capcom opened in Ishikawa Prefecture in July 2021.[24] Street Fighter VR, based on Street Fighter V, began a location test at Plaza Capcom Hiroshima on 17 February 2023. Players fight characters including Ryu, Zangief and Vega in first person, using poses instead of buttons to throw moves such as the Hadoken and Shoryuken.[25] Onimusha VR Shadow Team, the first VR game in the Onimusha series, began operating at four Capcom venues in March 2025, the first two from 14 March. It supports cooperative play for one to four people, and MoguLive reported that it runs on Meta Quest 3, with a katana-style hilt attached to the controller.[26]

In 2026 Capcom put VR-X into a new arcade format, CAPCOMIX. The first site opened in the Hoop shopping center in Abeno, Osaka, on 31 March 2026, and the second, the first in eastern Japan, opened at MARK IS Minatomirai in Yokohama on 17 July 2026. Both offer the Onimusha, Resident Evil and Street Fighter VR titles.[6][27][28] As of October 2026 the official VR-X page listed seven venues.[6]

Licensed and AR projects

Monster Hunter Now, a location-based mobile game for iOS and Android set in the Monster Hunter world, launched worldwide on 14 September 2023. Capcom's announcement credits Niantic with developing and distributing the game.[29] Its AR Camera Mode places monsters in the player's real surroundings.[30]

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies VR is a VR version of the 2013 Ace Attorney game, developed and published by Amata K.K. under an agreement with Capcom. It was announced on 24 September 2026 for release in 2027 on Meta Quest headsets and the Meta VR Glasses.[31]

Products

The tables list Capcom's VR and AR releases and licensed projects. They do not cover the company's non-XR games.

Home and mobile XR releases

Title Release Platform Capcom's role
KITCHEN Shown at E3 2015 Project Morpheus (PlayStation 4) Tech demo built on the RE Engine[12][4]
Resident Evil 7 biohazard 24 January 2017 PlayStation VR Developer and publisher; whole game playable in VR[4]
Resident Evil 4 VR 21 October 2021 Oculus Quest 2 Partnered with Oculus Studios and Armature Studio[5]
Resident Evil Village VR Mode 22 February 2023 PlayStation VR2 Free DLC[17]
Resident Evil 4 (2023) VR Mode 8 December 2023 PlayStation VR2 Free download for base game owners, plus free demo[19]
Monster Hunter Now 14 September 2023 iOS, Android IP holder; developed and distributed by Niantic[29]
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies VR 2027 (announced) Meta Quest, Meta VR Glasses Licensor; developed and published by Amata K.K.[31]

VR-X attractions

Titles, player counts and session lengths are as listed on Capcom's VR-X page in October 2026; prices vary by venue.[6]

Title (Japanese) Series Players Session First run
バイオハザード バリアントレイド (BIOHAZARD VALIANT RAID) Resident Evil 2-4 About 35 minutes 19 July 2019, Plaza Capcom Ikebukuro[21]
ロックマンVR 〜狙われた バーチャルワールド!!〜 Mega Man 1 About 25 minutes July 2020, Plaza Capcom Ikebukuro[23]
逆転裁判 VR20号事件 Ace Attorney 1-2 About 25 minutes July 2021, MIRAINO Aeon Mall Hakusan[24]
ストリートファイターVR シャドルー強化計画 Street Fighter 1 About 25 minutes 17 February 2023 (location test), Plaza Capcom Hiroshima[25]
鬼武者VR SHADOW TEAM Onimusha 1-4 About 25 minutes 14 March 2025 (first venues)[26]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Corporate Data". Capcom Investor Relations. Capcom. https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/company/info.html. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Change in Representative Director (President) and Corporate Directors". Capcom Investor Relations. Capcom. 2007-06-21. https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/pdf/e070621.pdf. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jamie Feltham (2016-07-21). "Resident Evil 7 in VR is 'Too Scary' Even for Capcom's EU CEO". UploadVR. https://uploadvr.com/resident-evil-7-vr-scary-capcoms-eu-ceo/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Tim Turi (2016-06-13). "Resident Evil 7 biohazard: On PS4, PS VR January 24". PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. https://blog.playstation.com/2016/06/13/resident-evil-7-biohazard-on-ps4-ps-vr-january-24/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Survival Horror Classic Resident Evil 4 Launches for VR October 21, Exclusively for Oculus Quest 2". Meta Quest Blog. Meta Platforms. https://www.meta.com/blog/survival-horror-classic-resident-evil-4-launches-for-vr-october-21-exclusively-for-oculus-quest-2/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "VR-X - アミューズメント&ショップ" (in Japanese). Capcom. Capcom. https://www.capcom.co.jp/amusement/game/vr-x/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "History". Capcom Investor Relations. Capcom. https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/company/history.html. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  8. ↑ "Management Team". Capcom Investor Relations. Capcom. https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/company/officer01.html. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  9. ↑ "Capcom Integrated Report 2025: Corporate Governance - Directors". Capcom Investor Relations. Capcom. 2025. https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/pdf/annual/2025/annual_2025_gov01.pdf. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. ↑ "Announcement of Change in Directors and Personnel Changes". Capcom Investor Relations. Capcom. 2026-03-05. https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e260305.html. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
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  13. ↑ Paul James (2017-01-29). "Resident Evil 7 is Being Played in VR by Almost 10% of Registered Players". Road to VR. https://www.roadtovr.com/resident-evil-7-played-vr-almost-10-players/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  14. ↑ Jamie Feltham (2018-08-15). "Over 500,000 People Have Now Tried Resident Evil 7 In PSVR". UploadVR. https://uploadvr.com/over-500000-people-have-now-tried-resident-evil-7-in-psvr/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  15. ↑ Scott Hayden (2017-12-08). "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Nabs Best VR/AR Game at The Game Awards 2017". Road to VR. https://www.roadtovr.com/resident-evil-7-biohazard-nabs-best-vrar-game-game-awards-2017/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  16. ↑ Harry Baker (2021-12-09). "Resident Evil 4 VR Wins Best VR/AR At The Game Awards 2021". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/resident-evil-4-game-awards-2021/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Resident Evil Village VR Mode comes to PlayStation VR2 on 2/22/2023 as free DLC!". Resident Evil Portal. Capcom. 2022-12-15. https://game.capcom.com/residentevil/en/news-2789.html. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  18. ↑ Harry Baker (2023-03-02). "Resident Evil Village PSVR 2 Review: A Stunning & Engaging Horror Shooter". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/resident-evil-8-village-psvr-2-review/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
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  20. ↑ Scott Hayden (2025-12-23). "Capcom Has "No Plans" for a VR Mode in 'Resident Evil Requiem'". Road to VR. https://roadtovr.com/capcom-no-vr-plans-resident-evil-requiem/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Jamie Feltham (2019-07-08). "New Resident Evil VR Arcade Game Pits You Against The Tyrant". UploadVR. https://uploadvr.com/new-resident-evil-vr-arcade-game/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  22. ↑ Harry Baker (2019-10-13). "Capcom Japan Announce Another Resident Evil 7 Free-Roam VR Attraction". UploadVR. https://uploadvr.com/resident-evil-vr-attraction/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
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  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "『逆転裁判』初のVR作品や『バイオハザード』のVRアトラクションが楽しめる"MIRAINO イオンモール白山店"がオープン!" (in Japanese). Famitsu. Capcom (press release). 2021-07-22. https://www.famitsu.com/news/202107/22226991.html. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 東雲りん (2023-02-21). "VRで俺より強い奴に会いに行く!「ストリートファイターVR シャドルー強化計画」でリュウたちと戦ってみた!" (in Japanese). MoguLive. https://www.moguravr.com/?p=214796. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 ゆりいか (2025-03-07). "敵をバッサリ斬る爽快感に全振り! 「鬼武者VR Shadow Team」の協力プレイを体験してみた" (in Japanese). MoguLive. https://www.moguravr.com/?p=265107. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
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  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Monster Hunter Now Launches Worldwide on Mobile!". Capcom Investor Relations. Capcom. 2023-09-14. https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e230914.html. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
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