DmC is the 2nd worst thing to happen to Devil May Cry, come on everybody in the Devil May Cry fanbase knows DMC2 is the worst.
DMC2 put the franchise down in the dumps, DMC3 & 4 brought the franchise out of the dumps and then DmC put it right back in.
If DmC really did put DMC back in the dumps, then there wouldn't be the possible DMC5 coming out.
Not only that, but because of DmC, the series has more fans invested into the series in general. Do you know how many copies of the HD collection has sold thanks to DmC weither for positive or negative reasons? Plus, the original series itself has gained more attention because of the reboot. If it was any other DMC game, it would've just been looked at by most other gamers as "same old, same old" like Sengoku Basara or Street Fighter.
Now that the reboots said and done, and they decide to go back to the original series, DMC5 will ride on DmC's controversy along with it's popularity among critics and other new gamers and get more attention from people.
Obvious business planning that I don't think capcom would be stupid enough not to take advantage of.
Obviously, I'll miss DmC and would love a DmC2, but unlike the original fanbase and their explosion to the reboot back in 2010, I'm not gonna bitch about it. I'll take it as such and get over it.