Resident Evil 5 not timed 360 exclusive

The internet has been abuzz with rumours surfacing that Resident Evil 5 is to be a timed Xbox 360 exclusive.

Playstationlifestyle.net has reported rumours of a major RE5 reveal at E3, namely that Microsoft has approached Capcom with the intention of paying an undisclosed amount for timed exclusivity of Resident Evil 5.

[cp68]

Online mode in RE5.

[Lifendz]

it's coming out this year. That'd be huge, no?

BTW I'm glad to hear it's not timed exclusive.

PSN: Lifendz

[fishd]

RE5 canceled!!!................... .. .......j/k!

[REbirth]

...the m$ payed for an "additional contest" that will come months later after release when nobody wants to know about the game again!

oh and they will say that the m$ will pay everyone to get the biggest hype that the game deserve (...not)

and them gametrailers will compare both versions of the PS3 and say that the 360 has better graphics:P

played RE4 and didn't think it was a huge game that press made it!

[gaffyh]

@Lifendz - it's meant to come out this year anyway.

I think the major announcement will just be a release date.

[Lifendz]

this is a game I hope they focus on single player and not multi-player.

Then again if they could come up with some sort of smaller team deathmatch where it's a bunch of players vs. AI zombies and trying to say get to an extraction point I think that would be cool. Think Dawn of the Dead type stuff. 4-8 players start out in a mall or something and have to get to a boat. Something like that would be both different and fun. Either way it's a day one purchase for me.

[Organic_Chemistry]

I think an awesome online mode would be to have one or two players vs. 10 or so zombies(other online players) and the objective is to kill the zombies or to infect teh players...just a thought.

[GeneralMaximus]

You know what would be sick....a survivor mode..wave after wave of these things to see how long you can last

[Lifendz]

I'm not sure if playing as a zombie would be fun. But hey, I've been wrong before.

[Doppy]

I would be so ucking pi$$ed if that happened.

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

You are kidding with it REbirth, but I really thing the most you can get with money in huge multiplatform games is some kind of content.

Just like GTA or any other huge game that sells MILLIONS on BOTH consoles

Let's just try calculating it, $60 for game, let's guess 1/4, $15 for the publisher in each copy sold, publishers would not risk those numbers for some low millions. Let's say RE5 will sell 3 million copies on each platform, by that guess, those are 45 million from each platform. So the least Capcom would take as a bribe from either Sony or MS would be more than 45 million, a point where you compensate selling it on only one platform.

But, those publishers are sneaky... They know that for Sony or MS, even a little content would mean some advantage, so it would not be a surprise that a actual bribe, on all that past guess, would have to as high as double that 45 million. And that is justa a guess, I think RE5 can sell way more than this on both platforms, so 90 million would not be enough for time exclusivity on huge sellers multiplatform (thanks GTA and MS for this craziness on bribes in our market, they have raised the low for that kind of business).

But for sure, I'm just guessing here... So take it with as much salt as you can.

[1stKnighT]

"You know what would be sick....a survivor mode..wave after wave of these things to see how long you can last"

It's called Left 4 Dead.

[CrazedFiend]

Only if it was being produced by Sony Europe...

[paul_war]

Well that didn’t take long to be debunked.

But I’m not taking anything for granted until both versions have firm release dates!

[socomnick]

well not really I wouldn't take the word that its debunked from a website called el33tonline.com. Its just some guy ranting. Ill wait for e3 before I declare this false.

[Harry190]

Debunked the rumor on their official site apparently.

[Fishy Fingers]

http://www.capcom-unity.com...

Capcom blog, comment #15 from Sven.^^

Another day, another debunk ;)

[Veryangryxbot]

Bots am cry.

[zethos56]

Sev is the one who brought up the rumor. I don't think a bot would work at a site called playstationlifestyle.

[Kleptic]

Sev didn't start it, he just made a post on his site about it...it had been circling around NeoGaf for a while...and it started from 'insider' 360 fanboys...guys like Mart basically...

it was kind of a given that it wouldn't happen...but it is still very likely that MS made an offer...its just Capcom probably made it very obvious to MS that Japan would gladly accept a bag of steaming shat over an Xbox 360...and exclusively supporting the 360 at first would clearly alienate their home territory...

[Silogon]

Not suprising. Look at the site who started the rumor. This is the same site where one of it's contrbutors asked me where I lived so he could have his way with my mom.

Classy guys over there at whatever site that is.

[Fishy Fingers]

Sev1512 of Playstationlifestyle.

But he clearly marked the news as RUMOUR, he never said it was confirmed.

In fact, his story was that MS were offering Capcom money for timed exclusivity, not that MS had GOT timed exclusivity.

[DarK-SilV]

And it's not the first rumor
So everybody can writer about rumors but Sev1512 cannot

[The Wood]

wait and see/hear

[ThaGeNeCySt]

I don't remember Sev saying it was timed exclusive to begin with... however I do remember him saying that the rumor was that MS are making Capcom an offer and as of yet, no one knows if Capcom accepted or rejected those offers.

But, I'm glad this is over and done with =)

[paul_war]

"From what I have been told, Microsoft is looking to pay Capcom an undisclosed amount, for timed exclusivity of Resident Evil 5."

That was the rumour, but it doesn't really matter now.

Unless Capcom’s Corporate Officer and Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development is not telling us the truth.

[solidjun5]

"Unless Capcom’s Corporate Officer and Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development is not telling us the truth."

He's capable of BS. Remember that statement last year where he said, they'll be an annoucement that'll make PS3 owners happy....LOST PLANET COLONIES!

Oh yea, I remember that day.

[Condoleezza Rice]

So it might happen,it might not happen.

Previous Microsoft spendings lead me to believe it will happen.

[dude_uk]

I guess it could be said that this is the hand of sony throwing in cash??

I mean they did say they would do it...

who knows
o.O

[Sev]

Exactly... Its a rumor to me too. I am not 100% sure if its true.

part of my reason for posting the information was so if it WAS true. Sony would have a chance to counter offer....
Selfish I know, but I dont want to have to buy an Xbox 360, and RE5 is a big game for me.
Trying to save a huge PS3 game from turning into a timed exclusive.

Also. Even if Sven from Capcom denies it as of right now, that doesnt mean it still cant happen.

I mean how many times did 2KBoston, and TakeTwo, say that Bioshock wasnt coming to the PS3...

[jollygoodchap8]

Morons blinded by their sad console allegiance will believe anything, only if it's in favor of "their" favorite console of course...even if it does say 'RUMOR' in huge letters.

N4G, the place with the motto "let's ignore the word RUMOR, and take it as the honest truth instead"

[butterfinger]

this is good news for those of us that only own a PS3. However, with all the games coming out in the future, I couldn't see myself being too bummed if it were delayed a little longer.

[highdro]

well, if this rumors about ms paying for re5 is true all i can say is y the f is sony not doing the same thing, i mean every body is bashing ms and capcom about this but u seem to be foreting that money talks in this world, how the hell do u think ms got gta4 and how do u think sony got haze....and how did u think sony got unreal tournment 3 to be a timed exlusive,...dont get me wrong i aint taking sides,in fact i like both ps3 and 360 but u people are forgeting that if u want a game to be exlusive(timed or not) u have to pay for it, how did u think sony got bioshock and lost planet to come to the ps3 or did u think because they are sony the gave them 2 exlusive 360 games>>> NO THEY PAID MONEY FOR IT,..u people should not hate on ms and capcom because of this,if u want a game to be exlusive u have to pay for it and if u dont want to lose ur exlusive that u alerday have u also have to pay for it and ms paid for dead rising that is y capcom did not want to port it to the ps3.

[highdro]

@LEON79 >>>> opean zone plss, not every one on this site is a fan boi and immature to be saying things like s**tbox 360,.thank u ;)

[juuken]

Glad to hear it's not.

[LiquifiedArt]

I think your stretching abit sev. Try to keep your "Insider" info alittle more factual. it'll go along way.

[meepmoopmeep]

well, we'll have to wait for E3 i guess

[desolationstorm]

I dont think itd be as big of a deal if it was a timed exclusive. I dont care either way so you wait 6 months more for the game. Not like there are not plenty of great games in that time span anyway. Really I just wanted to see poeple get all pissed off and act like capcom is doing them a disservice to them. Either way the game will be good so were all in for a treat.

[Syronicus]

What type of person does it take to do something like that?

[n4gno]

It's just a part of intensive MS dammage control, each day we can see "rpg, not on ps3" "third party games, not on ps3" re5, etc

when you have nothing to offer to break the slow but real revenge of ps3, already first in europe and japan, you have to brain wash (with $$$) as much as you can to survive.

good for them, they have some free xbots always hot to sing "ps3 has no games" "gpu is better on 360" "rod is a rumor" "hdd and bluray = 0" and other bullshits, naives people can believe.

[Mr PS3]

Another one bite's the dust
Springs to mind

[GeneralMaximus]

i couldnt agree with you more

[Real gamer 4 life]

PRAISE THE LORD HALLELUJAH!

I can see a lot of ps3 fans breathing a sight of relief.

[kewlkat007]

We will find out everything we need to know...

So does that mean PS3 *only fans will not commit suicide now..

[GeneralMaximus]

i think the whole rumor is all lies capcom would be stupid to accept a deal like that even if it is a timed exclusive

[riksweeney]

Hopefully we won't see this in a few hours:

Resident Evil 5 not timed 360 exclusive, it's a complete 360 exclusive.

[GeneralMaximus]

that would be fu**ed up

[Old Snake]

You were pretty stupid if you believed this rumor

[monkey602]

Not really. It's not unlike Capcom to do something like this with the Resident Evil series.

Veronica X, RE 0, RE remake, RE 4, Resident Evil outbreak 1/2, Umbrella Chronicles <--- They all fell under the exclusive/timed exclusive category at one stage.

[ActionBastard]

Sony has more of a shot on exclusivity than Microsoft, imo. Biohazard is HUGE in Japan. The 360...not so much.

[Pornlord]

Noone really stands to gain from it anyway IMO.

[CertifiedGamer]

After MGS4 we ps3 gamers now expect for games to take advantage of blu-ray and with game coming out multiplatform make us feel like they aint taking advantage of the ps3.

[GeneralMaximus]

we will see but i already know that 360 will not be granted exclusiveness of any type concerning RE5

[G1TR4P3D]

u droids wish your sony masters would pay for some timed exclusives. sucks to be u.

[PSWe60]

could have seen the look of disapointment on the faces of each and every Bot who thought this could have happened.

Idiot Bots

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

[whoelse]

If you go read what he actually says, he does not deny that its a timed exclusive. He only says that Capcoms strategy is to have their games mutliplatform.

[ActionBastard]

But if he says their strategy is to be multiplatform, does he have to deny it's a timed exclusive? Isn't multiplatform already implied?

[Fighter]

Looks like MS can't buy Capcom this time. Capcom saw how much MGS4 sold in just a few days and they know the 360 is dead in Japan so no way will they offer the 360 a timed exclusive. They can't offer it to the PS3 either because in North America the 360 version will sell better.

[GeneralMaximus]

Capcom aint gonna give exclusiveness to either ps3 or the 360 because this particular game is too highly anticipated and just may hurt capcom sales in the future regardless to whom the exclusiveness be granted to

[power of Green]

Not really news or debunking lol this is the second supposed debunking yet the people that need to be debunking will not say anything lol.

[cellfluid]

Quit frankly I don't give a deze about resident evil not being able 2 walk n shoot at the same time ha I'm tired of these so call next gen games all it is r high def graphics with last gen game play. wake up gamers they don't even meet 720p its all upscale they r false advertisin these games I say we start a protest we want quality now ps3 or 360 holla

[pumpkinpunker]

I don't really care because i think resident evil is over-rated. however, it sure was fun to watch the droids cry for a day. you guys are the biggest babies out there. bigger than M$ fanboys & wii fanboys.

why would a "bot" be disappointed now? it's still coming out on the same day for both consoles.