Devil May Cry HD Collection Steam Update Cuts Install Size 60% and Adds Windows 11 Compatibility

What the update does​

The collection includes Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2 and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition. It first came out on Steam on March 13, 2018. Prima Games reports that it received a 1 GB update today (September 28, 2026) on Steam, reducing the overall installation size from 11.3 GB to just 4.5 GB.

SteamDB lists the patch as Build 25052915 and says it changed files in one depot. The previous build it records is from August 1, 2023, so this is the first update in more than three years.

The headline figure is a little off. Prima Games calls it a cut "in half," but going from 11.3 GB to 4.5 GB saves about 6.8 GB. That's roughly a 60% reduction, which is better than half.

Keep the two numbers separate:

• Download size: about 1 GB, according to Prima Games.
• Change on disk: about 6.8 GB freed, according to Prima Games.

Your own figures may differ a little depending on your languages and your Steam library setup.

Summary: a small download that frees a lot of disk space. It's the first patch this collection has had since 2023.

How the files got smaller: WMV out, WebM in​

Capcom hasn't explained where the savings came from. The detail comes from SteamDB's changed-file list, which Prima Games examined. According to that outlet, the update replaces the existing FMV video files encoded in WMV with WebM files. Its example: the DMC-HD_AttractMode_JP.wmv file, which was 113 MB, has been replaced with DMC-HD_AttractMode_JP.webm, which is just 15 MB. Prima Games says this has been done across the board.

That example file shrank by about 87%. Pre-rendered video was always the most likely place to find big savings in a remaster of PS2-era games. Game assets and code don't change much, but video files can be re-encoded with a more efficient codec and shrink dramatically.

Some caveats:

• SteamDB says there are no official patch notes available for this build besides the list of changed files in 1 depot. The WMV-to-WebM explanation comes from reading that file list. Capcom hasn't confirmed it.
• The per-file sizes and the "across the board" claim are Prima Games' findings. We haven't measured them ourselves.
• WebM is a container format. None of the evidence says which codec or bitrate Capcom used inside it.

Capcom's official notes: "Verified compatibility with Windows 11"​

According to Prima Games, Capcom's own Steam notice lists only two items:

• Verified compatibility with Windows 11
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

That first line is the main reason this update matters to Windows users. The collection was built for an older generation of Windows. Capcom's product page still lists recommended controllers for Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 and Windows® 10, and doesn't mention Windows 11.

Is the video change what fixed Windows 11? Prima Games suggests the Windows 11 compatibility fix may also be related to the video changes, although CAPCOM hasn't explained exactly what was changed. That's reasonable, but it's a guess. Capcom's notes don't name a specific bug, a Windows build or a hardware setup.

Steam community threads give some background:

• One user reported a fix for black screen instead of cinematics (tested on Windows 11 - 24H2) by installing Microsoft's DirectX End-User Runtime.
• Another user in the same thread said the problem came from lack of old DirectX components. They reported that the cinematics worked perfectly on Windows 11 after installing the June 2010 DirectX End-User Runtimes.
• In another thread, a player said the collection worked fine for windows 10, but since it will not get updated anymore i recently switched to windows 11, and now the dmc's won't open,full black screen.

Our analysis, not a Capcom statement: if cutscene playback on modern Windows depended on legacy DirectX components, switching to WebM could remove that dependency. That would match the "verified compatibility" note. It would also explain why Capcom spent effort on a game it had left alone since 2023. But nobody has shown that this patch fixes the black-screen reports, and we don't claim it does.

Summary: Capcom officially says the game now works on Windows 11. The video change might be why, but that hasn't been confirmed.

Did the videos lose quality?​

A file that's about seven times smaller naturally raises that question. Prima Games is careful here. It notes a potentially a tradeoff in image quality depending on how they were encoded, and adds that some users who have compared the new files report that the quality looks roughly the same as before and can't spot any obvious differences.

What the evidence shows:

• There are no published resolution, bitrate or frame-rate figures for the new files, and no side-by-side tests.
• The "looks the same" reports come from users, not controlled testing.
• Modern codecs can match old WMV encodes at much lower bitrates, so smaller files don't automatically mean worse video. We don't know how good the original WMV files were.

Prima Games' writer says he would have preferred larger files that keep the original quality. Players who care about video preservation may agree. For most people on a crowded SSD, 6.8 GB back is a good deal.

What the update doesn't change​

Prima Games also noted a few things that stayed the same. These are that outlet's observations as of launch day, and we haven't checked them independently:

• No new DRM appears to have been added.
• Still no Steam Cloud saves. Prima Games says SteamDB currently still lists no cloud-save configuration for the game. If you play on more than one PC, you still have to copy save files yourself.
• Steam Deck status is old. SteamDB still lists the game as Unsupported on Steam Deck and SteamOS, but that test was done on August 5, 2022. It says nothing about how this build runs on the Deck.

What PC players should do​

• Let Steam install the update. It's about 1 GB, and the space you get back should show up afterward.
• If you use mods, check them first. Prima Games warns that existing mods may break until they're updated. No specific broken mods have been confirmed. Popular DMC mod tools patch game files directly, so waiting for your mod's authors to test the new build is sensible.
• If something breaks, verify the files. In Steam, right-click the game, then go to Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity of game files. Steam community helpers suggest this for launch problems when mods aren't involved.
• If cutscenes still show a black screen on Windows 11, community members say installing Microsoft's legacy DirectX End-User Runtimes fixed it for them. Treat that as a user-reported fix, not official advice, and only download it from Microsoft.
• Back up your saves before experimenting. There's no cloud sync to fall back on.

Bottom line​

For a patch with two lines of notes, this one does a lot. The install shrinks from a reported 11.3 GB to 4.5 GB. The old WMV cutscenes appear to have been replaced with smaller WebM files. And Capcom now officially says the game is compatible with Windows 11, which fans had been asking about for years.

Whether this means Capcom will keep supporting its older PC ports is unclear. Prima Games doubts it, but a well-made maintenance patch is still welcome. Until more is known, keep the unconfirmed parts in mind: the link between the video change and Windows 11, how the new videos look, and whether any mods break.

Update: WebM cutscenes work in a Linux test (September 29, 2026)​

According to GamingOnLinux, the collection’s new WebM videos played without issue in a September 29 test on Fedora KDE 44 using plain Proton 11, with no extra fixes. That is the first reported hands-on result showing what the video replacement means beyond Windows: cutscenes that had caused problems under Proton appear to work in that tested setup.

GamingOnLinux says the older Windows Media Video files historically crashed the game under Proton; later Proton versions could play them, but displayed them upside down. The outlet attributes the improvement to Capcom’s switch to WebM. Capcom’s update notes do not mention Linux or SteamOS, so this is a reported test result, not an official compatibility claim.

The distinction matters for Steam Deck owners. GamingOnLinux says the collection is still rated Unsupported on SteamOS/Linux and suggests that rating could change, but its test was on a Fedora PC—not a Steam Deck. Players can try the updated game without assuming that every Proton version or SteamOS device has been verified.