Devil May Cry 5 Will Add Vergil As Paid DLC On PS4 And Xbox One

Capcom has revealed that Vergil, the player character being added in Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, will also be playable on PS4 and Xbox One as premium DLC content. The special edition of the game was announced earlier today; in addition to introducing fan favorite Vergil it gives the game a boost for next-gen systems. Mysteriously enough, though, it will not be playable on PC.

While the special edition introduces a lot of exciting new features, the biggest selling point is definitely Vergil. Dante’s infamous brother was playable through an Easter egg in Devil May Cry 3 and was added as a fully playable character in the game’s special edition. He reappeared in a similar style in Devil May Cry 4‘s special edition, and is now set to do so once more in the special edition of Devil May Cry 5. Fans are already anticipating how the latest iteration of the ongoing Vergil tradition will function, and dataminers have been spending a lot of time investigating an exciting new transformation move that the character will be able to use.

As exciting as the news of Vergil is, though, it hasn’t been without some confusion. Following the announcement of Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, a PlayStation blog post hinted that the character would be showing up in some capacity on PS4, but details were slight, and PC and Xbox One weren’t mentioned at all. This severe lack of information was rectified by Capcom’s recent TGS stream (via Destructoid). The stream confirms that while PS4 and Xbox One players won’t be able to enjoy all the benefits that the special edition upgrade offers, they will be able to play as Vergil. He’ll be arriving “eventually” as premium DLC. No word about whether or not PC players can expect Vergil, having already been denied the rest of the special edition. The stream can be viewed in Japanese below.

Since the special edition isn’t coming to current-gen consoles, this is definitely good news for Devil May Cry fans who don’t want to pay hundreds for the new console. Given how unappealing the box art for the special edition is, fans might not want it even if they have a next-gen console. A confirmation of Vergil for PC would have been nice, but this is still heartening for a lot of fans.

Many Devil May Cry fans have been anticipating Vergil for a while now. A pattern of the character appearing in special editions has certainly been quite effectively established, and it would have been a bold move for Devil May Cry 5 to break this pattern. The new edition coming alongside a new generation of consoles certainly complicates things, but luckily Capcom is here to guarantee Vergil for all. Fans can enjoy cutting down demons as the beloved character when Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition launches this November on Xbox Series X and S and PlayStation 5.

Source: CapcomChannel (via Destructoid)

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