- Primary Subject: Saudi Gaming Investment
- Key Update: Saudi firm EGDC acquires a 5.03% stake in Capcom.
- Status: Live
- Last Verified: 2026-03-16
- Quick Answer: There is a new investment by a Saudi firm in Capcom.
A new Saudi investment firm, the Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC), is buying a 5.03% stake in Capcom, according to a new report published by the Kanto Local Finance Bureau, per GameBiz.
In total, EGDC bought 26,788,500 shares. The report states this move by EGDC is a "pure investment", perhaps implying they won't look to take full control of Capcom in the not-so-distant future.
If you've been keeping tabs, Capcom is now 10% owned by Saudis. Back in 2022, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund purchased 5% of Capcom's stake. Oddly enough, the move was also described as a "pure investment."
EGDC's acquisition of a small portion of Capcom's stake is far from the only move the conglomerate has made in the gaming world. The Electronic Gaming Development Company is owned by Prince Mohammed Bin Salman via the Misk Foundation, a non-profit organization that also fully owns Japanese studio SNK.
If the report is to be believed, then the acquisition will likely have no impact on how Capcom is running things. The Saudis simply saw a massive studio turning in a big profit and likely wanted a small piece of the pie by making a (for their standards) low-risk investment.
That being said, Capcom slowly selling itself to the likes of the PIF or the Misk Foundation should raise some concerns. The Qiddiya Investment Company (a PIF subsidiary) fully owns Evo as of February 2026. Capcom and the Saudi government have been working closely for the past couple of years, with Street Fighter 6 being one of the most important titles at the Esports World Cup and retaining its spot as the most popular game at every Evo since 2023. Not to mention, the constant collaborations between them and SNK, with crossover characters and other types of content in both SF6 and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
Hopefully, this isn't another situation where we'll see Capcom be owned by a giant corporation. As we've seen in the past, massive conglomerates gobbling up studios like candy doesn't always end up working out for them. In fact, it rarely does.
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