{"id":1912510,"date":"2026-05-01T09:13:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1912510"},"modified":"2026-05-01T09:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:13:16","slug":"after-a-successful-debut-it-sounds-like-capcom-believes-its-brand-new-ip-pragmata-has-a-bright-future-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1912510","title":{"rendered":"After a successful debut, it sounds like Capcom believes its brand-new IP Pragmata has a bright future ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pragmata\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Pragmata<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">After a successful debut, it sounds like Capcom believes its brand-new IP Pragmata has a bright future ahead<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Paragone girl.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/20260501095641-01KQ2RPNAR95PW4X0D5A79358A.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Pragmata screenshot showing a young blonde girl in a blue jacket pointing at herself\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"20260501095641-01KQ2RPNAR95PW4X0D5A79358A.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom\/Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-01T09:13:16+00:00\">May 1, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-success-hugh-diana-future?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          7 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"d1fa1a57-5244-448f-b2c6-f85875a30c5c\" data-name=\"Pragmata\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Pragmata\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Pragmata\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Pragmata\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Pragmata\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Pragmata\" title=\"Follow Pragmata\"><br \/>\n  Follow Pragmata<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It seems Capcom could have another franchise on its hands. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-surpasses-1m-copies-sold-in-two-days\">selling 1m copies in just two days<\/a> (two days!), the studio&#8217;s astronaut and small girl-starring game Pragmata could be just the beginning for its brand-new IP.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to chief operating officer of Capcom USA, Rob Dyer, who was speaking at the iicon conference in Las Vegas earlier this week when he said: &#8220;We&#8217;re to a point now where we&#8217;ve got another IP that Capcom &#8211; and god bless them, has an arsenal &#8211; that we can continue to go down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Pragmata &#8211; Official 90-Second Overview Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l5y-nnoLEpQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dyer added that Pragamata&#8217;s lengthy development time, which saw the game being delayed several times, was &#8220;was worth the effort&#8221; in the end (shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamefile.news\/p\/story-kitchen-tomb-raider-streets-of-rage-planet-of-lana-capcom-niantic\">Game File<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/capcom-teases-that-pragmata-might-have-a-future-as-a-franchise-after-at-least-6-years-in-development-hell-pays-off-with-1-million-sales-in-2-days\/\">GamesRadar<\/a>). So, far from confirmation that a sequel is definite, but it sounds promising.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pragmata was first announced with a bizarre teaser back in 2020, when it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/capcoms-next-gen-project-pragamata-wont-launch-until-2022\">set for a futuristic-sounding 2022 launch<\/a>. A year later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/capcoms-pragmata-delayed-to-2023\">that release date was pushed back to 2023<\/a>. In 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/capcoms-pragmata-coming-2026-developer-promises\">Capcom then promised Pragmata would arrive in 2026<\/a>. And, finally, it struck the landing in April. And what a landing it had. Our Dom awarded Pragmata four stars on its release, calling it &#8220;a proudly experimental gamble&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think Pragmata is going to win any prizes for making you suddenly understand rocket science or write a laureate-winning screenplay about the nature of humanity, but the way it gets your grey matter working is special,&#8221; they said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Pragmata review<\/a>. &#8220;I feel smarter for having played Pragmata, and I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m going to see another game like it for a very long time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you are currently playing Pragmata, but need an extra hand, be sure to check out our guides. Here is one on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-safe-box-locations\">Pragmata&#8217;s Safe Box locations<\/a>, and here is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-walkthrough-tips-guides\">a more thorough walkthrough complete with useful tips<\/a> to get you going.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It seems Capcom could have another franchise on its hands. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-surpasses-1m-copies-sold-in-two-days\">selling 1m copies in just two days<\/a> (two days!), the studio&#8217;s astronaut and small girl-starring game Pragmata could be just the beginning for its brand-new IP.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to chief operating officer of Capcom USA, Rob Dyer, who was speaking at the iicon conference in Las Vegas earlier this week when he said: &#8220;We&#8217;re to a point now where we&#8217;ve got another IP that Capcom &#8211; and god bless them, has an arsenal &#8211; that we can continue to go down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Pragmata &#8211; Official 90-Second Overview Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l5y-nnoLEpQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dyer added that Pragamata&#8217;s lengthy development time, which saw the game being delayed several times, was &#8220;was worth the effort&#8221; in the end (shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamefile.news\/p\/story-kitchen-tomb-raider-streets-of-rage-planet-of-lana-capcom-niantic\">Game File<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/capcom-teases-that-pragmata-might-have-a-future-as-a-franchise-after-at-least-6-years-in-development-hell-pays-off-with-1-million-sales-in-2-days\/\">GamesRadar<\/a>). So, far from confirmation that a sequel is definite, but it sounds promising.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pragmata was first announced with a bizarre teaser back in 2020, when it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/capcoms-next-gen-project-pragamata-wont-launch-until-2022\">set for a futuristic-sounding 2022 launch<\/a>. A year later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/capcoms-pragmata-delayed-to-2023\">that release date was pushed back to 2023<\/a>. In 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/capcoms-pragmata-coming-2026-developer-promises\">Capcom then promised Pragmata would arrive in 2026<\/a>. And, finally, it struck the landing in April. And what a landing it had. Our Dom awarded Pragmata four stars on its release, calling it &#8220;a proudly experimental gamble&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think Pragmata is going to win any prizes for making you suddenly understand rocket science or write a laureate-winning screenplay about the nature of humanity, but the way it gets your grey matter working is special,&#8221; they said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Pragmata review<\/a>. &#8220;I feel smarter for having played Pragmata, and I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m going to see another game like it for a very long time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you are currently playing Pragmata, but need an extra hand, be sure to check out our guides. Here is one on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-safe-box-locations\">Pragmata&#8217;s Safe Box locations<\/a>, and here is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pragmata-walkthrough-tips-guides\">a more thorough walkthrough complete with useful tips<\/a> to get you going.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Pragmata After a successful debut, it sounds like Capcom believes its brand-new IP Pragmata has a bright future ahead Paragone girl. Image credit: Capcom\/Eurogamer News by Victoria Phillips Kennedy News Reporter Published on May 1, 2026 7 comments Follow Pragmata It seems Capcom could have another franchise on its hands. 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