Resident Evil 5 is NOT a Xbox 360 timed exclusive

Posted by Talk Playstation

on Jun.19, 2008 at 1:28 pm

I’m seeing a lot of rumors saying that there will be a big announcement regarding Resident Evil 5 at E3. Well yes they could announce something special in the game like a new area or a twist of some sort but one thing they are definitely not going to announce is an exclusivity deal.

“What this basically means is that unless something changes, or something is leaked, we will not see anymore “new” assets or receive any extra content updates until then. This is not too much of a shocker because at this time of the year (pre-E3), any sort of news on upcoming games is a bit dry.”

I totally agree with what Filefront said above. If Capcom were to put a time exlusive deal for the Xbox 360, its not part of their business plan and they will try to maximise profits. Ok Microsoft could pay millions for it but what will Microsoft get from it apart from a ‘few’ extra systems sold.

Another thing is that the install base of the Playstation 3 will be pretty close to Xbox 360’s and will have almost caught up, so why should Capcom shut off millions of potential consumers?

Speaking with VG247 rep told told them this:

“We’ve got our press conference. At CAPTIVATE08 we told everyone that we would have some big things to reveal at E3. It’s our main game there.”

Well yes they have some big plans for the game and for them to announce exclusivity now is pretty much wrong and will really annoy Playstation fans.

Ripton.com have posted their opinions on this rumor saying that its 100% bogus.

“Sounds 100% bogus to me. Capcom did put on paper that there will be a “huge” announcement regarding their beloved Resident Evil Franchise, however if there was some sort of time frame, what does Capcom or Microsoft earn?”

Just like i said a few paragraphs up, what are they really going to earn when the install base will be much larger in 2009 when the game is released.

I guess we will have to wait until E3 but i highly doubt they will announce a time exlusivity deal for the Xbox 360.

UPDATE: Capcom’s Corporate Officer and Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development, Christian Svensson has dismissed the rumors over at Capcom’s Blog.