Capcom Wants You To Pay $70-80 For Resident Evil 6

Nerd Reactor is irked by Capcom's recently announced move to give one Mercenaries mode map to three different retailers, thus forcing customers to choose which two maps they're okay with not having, and/or forcing them to buy them later as DLC if they want the whole experience. They rant a bit about why that's not a great idea.

[wiggles]

That's just horrible for us. I hope that they at least have the courtesy to give us a decent amount of merc maps out of the box. My biggest fear is that we get only 2-3 including the store bonus map. I know that people wouldn't have to buy the other two, but it would really be sticking it to us.

I hope we don't move into the next generation anytime soon, I'm not looking forward to paying $70-80 for a game

[StanSmith]

What bothers me about these stupid pre-order bonuses is that they divide the online community on release.

It wouldn't be so bad if it was something like exclusive single player costumes and weapons/early unlocks (although it still would be stupid) that don't effect online.

Scamcom strikes again!

[solidjun5]

Exactly!
I think Scamcom has been horrible this generation.
I want this game but I'll wait for some time to pass to get it.
I'm just hoping there's no online pass. :-/

[Awesome_Gamer]

What did you exepct? it's Crapcom guys..

[Vitalogy]

And then they wonder why is not selling well at lauch... I'm sure that lots of people, me included, doesn't mind to wait a few months to get the game at half the price or even less. Since I have the PS3 I haven't bought a single game at launch and got some great deals just because I waited a couple months.

[vickers500]

I don't care for mercenary mode. I played it a few times in Resident Evil 5, but I didn't like it.

That said, just because of that bullsh*t tactic, if the game doesn't have an online pass, I'm definitely buying it used.

[SilentNegotiator]

What a bunch of morons. Even we can see that this will divide the online community.

[miyamoto]

Knew something like this is coming from Crapcom.

Time to let your voices be heard folks!

Wait for the Ultimate Gold Edition at the bargain bin.

But then again Capcom is in extreme pressure from big American publishers like Activision & EA.
Think Win Win people specially for your selves.

[awi5951]

guys just go play dead space 2 if you havent or go back and play dead space they are both better than and RE since 4.

[crxss]

well this was to be expected.

catacombs sounds the worse, like that RE5 underground level.

high seas fortress and rail yard seem to be the coolest... will most likely pre-order from Amazon or Best Buy

[kesvalk]

merc maps out of the box? you silly. This is for the locked out DLC in the disc...

$10 for the mode.
then two map packs $5 each.
and two skins for use on single player only for $15.

[die_fiend]

Ha, probably about right. Capcom are an absolute disgrace for this sort of behaviour. The greediest company by a long shot. Thankfully they only make a couple of worthwhile games so we don't get stung like this all year round

[DeadlyFire]

We shouldn't be paying more than $50 bucks a game. If they are locking down games to accounts next gen. We should only be paying $20 bucks a game.

Disc prices are not going to skyrocket in one year. Blu-Ray will still be Blu-Ray and that has sold well for $60 a game.

As far as the bonus maps go. I am sticking with not buying from a store with bonus map.

[Philoctetes]

Personally, I just don't care. RE6 is the sort of game I'll definitely play at some point, but probably not until it drops down to the $30 price point or so. And I'm not interested in mercs.

[ClimateKaren]

You'll care when the precedent that Capcom sets is something that becomes accepted industry-wide because of complacent consumers, making YOUR games rip you off as well.

Seriously people, is this not enough? Stop buying their effing games already! If you keep acting like a mark they'll continue to treat you like one.

[DonnieDarko]

Capcon!

[Philoctetes]

@FredEffinChopin -- I understand where you're coming from. I'm still pissed over the From Ashes DLC for ME3, which I refused to buy on principle. It's just that RE6 in general and RE6 mercs in particular is a low priority for me, partly because I fully expect Capcom to nickle and dime people who buy their products.

[dazzrazz]

Oh Capcom, that's why I'll buy ur game used or if retail price drops to $30 ! Sorry but I don't like being fucked in ass over and over by publishers

[SonyPS360]

Dear everyone who supported Activision by paying more for the recent COD games:

We have you to thank for this emerging pattern.

[SuperStrokey1123]

No we doing at all. COD games have NEVER had a promo like this. Hate COD all though want but at least make sense in your arguments.

[RustInPeace]

@superstrokey1123
Read and back go you don't why wrote what you & sense to try make your argument of...

[SuperStrokey1123]

hahaha, oh dear thats hilarious...

[sikbeta]

lol @ Capcom, don't worry, I'll pick the game new when it hits the bargain bin price XD

[Raoh]

LOL pass

[spunnups]

this is complete garbage and crapcom arent the inly ones doing it

[die_fiend]

True but they're the worst by a cuntry mile

[ShinraE5]

Wow. This has to be a major d*ck move, even for capcom standards. I can wait till this hits the used games market so the difference in what I pay for the maps is covered.

I would have bought this on day 1 new if it wasnt for this bs.

[rmedtx]

ahh, no!... Sorry but in that case I will wait until it drops the price.

[majiebeast]

Retail exclusive stuff and region exclusive stuff for that matter just need to get buried fast. Arkham city was the worst the game had like 15 types of retail,product dlc and even if you did buy the CE you didnt even get 25% of that dlc.

The only retail exclusive stuff i would endorse would be physical items but nothing that is already on the disc i just bought for 50-60$

[Seventh_Blood_Reborn]

Ok Capcom, I' m going to preorder RE6 then.

/sarcasm.

[SKUD]

Standard pricing for games now. No surprises there.

[Psycho_Mantis]

Well fuck you too Capcom!

-_-

...........well okay. But just because i LOVE Resident evil. But of course, how selfish of us fans. Lets do all the things you wanna do! >:(

[Bonerboy]

And so they should. Production costs keep going up and up to stay competitive as well as to appease the endless whining masses who want more and more and more out of each game. I am surprised they are as cheap as they are.

[StanSmith]

Can't tell if serious?

If you are being serious though, tell me what it's like being everyone's bitch?

[Ashunderfire86]

@ Bonerboy LMAO!!!

Ouch!!!! Being the bitch is not cool. Yea production cost goes way up we know that, and yet for multiplatform games the PC version at times, will be $10 dollars($50) less or the same price with more content than the console version. Games sites like Steam and Origin will sell them for way cheaper during their black friday or end of the year deals. one good example, Dead Island came out in September, then in November I got it for $14 dollars!!!!(2 months!!!) Man what a deal LOL!!!!

What I am trying to say is I don't know why they can't lower the prices of games. I just thought cheaper would lead to more people buying their games, benefiting game companies. Back when 2K made NFL 2K5 they release it for $20 dollars and a lot of people bought the game. If games were like $40 dollars cheaper than used games won't even be an issue like it is today for game companies. Itunes can sell music albums for $9 dollars, Kindle could sell ebooks for $3 dollars or less(an even free), and DVD movies could be sold for $20 to $30 dollars. Why can't the gaming industry lower the price and still make a profit like other forms of entertainment?

I remember when games from the older generation of systems(N64, Sega, and Sega Saturn) were $70 dollars to even $100 dollars? I am talking to you Sega and Nintendo!!! Ridiculous amount of money yet, months later the standard price was lowered down to $50 dollars. Production cost were up like now too with games went from 2D to 3D. Now developers are nickle and diming us with DLCs on disc? When DLC was first made during the original Xbox days, they were not abused so much as now, and its getting out of hand.

[Nitrox]

@ Ashunderfire86

"and DVD movies could be sold for $20 to $30 dollars. Why can't the gaming industry lower the price and still make a profit like other forms of entertainment?"

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for DVD prices to drop THAT low... lol

[Bonerboy]

HAHAHA Awesome! -29 is a beautiful number to go along with being "everyone's bitch".

All these disagree folks are the publisher's/dev's bitches for constantly whining about every aspect of each release, and yet will still be the very first in line to shell out for the next rehash of CODs etc. If anything says "bitch" its these "I gotta have it" people.

Too expensive? Then dont BUY it. Go find something else to do with your time. But then what else would they do with their lives? Read? nah. Socialize? feh. Some other cool hobby? nope, thats all for fags right?

The prices are high because twats like you will pay out for it over and over again.

You all would do the same if it were your business...but then again, you all probably wouldnt like to make money, because wanting to turn a large profit is a stupid business model. You are just pissy because you're the one paying out.

A planet of morons.

[slayorofgods]

Just a reminder.... Video games cost $60 new.. Something is terribly wrong with this model to begin with.

[manitobawpg]

mortal kombat was 70 - 80 on release.

[PirateThom]

Why are they that price though?

It's definitely not because they're selling so few units they need to recoup the losses.

Fact is, people will pay whatever price is on the thing, they won't wait and they won't shop around for better prices.

At that point, publishers then start to sneak prices up, slowly, but surely, testing the water each time, dealing with backlash until... people just accept it, then repeat.

[Voxelman]

Not to mention due to inflation what was $60 in 2005 is $69.94 in today's money. $50 in 2001 is $64.31 today.

[soundslike]

OK Ayn Rand

[Mythicninja]

....I'll be sitting here in my living rom waiting for them to suck on my johnson

[FinaLXiii]

They will charge you for it lol

[labaronx]

LMAO

[M83_]

And I'm 70-80% sure I want Capcom to go fuck themselves.

[LOGICWINS]

ROFL

[Ace_Pheonix]

Huh. I don't think anyone cares that much for RE any more. The last really good one was Code Veronica in my opinion. 4 was great, but it was the beginning of changing it into a totally different series. And story wise, all they do now is change the letter of what they call the virus. Without really much of an explanation.

[GillHarrison]

Resident Evil 5 sold 7.77 million copies, I guess that means no one gives a shit.

[Wumbo]

Resident evil 4 was a step in the right direction... What are you talking about? lol?

Capcom started screwing up royally after the release of Resident evil 5.

[dragon82]

The games that came before RE4 were the best in the series. You know, back when it was a "SURVIVAL HORROR" game and not an action game with zombies in it.

That being said, I have two copies of RE6 on pre-order already. One for me and one for my wife.

[Sevir]

back then it was about Surviving horrible camera angels, insanely crippling control schemes and design choices! finishing the game under that design definitely felt life surviving!

Lets be quite honest here! The story was the things to write home about with the RE franchise! RE back then was slow and aggravating and it really made no sense for characters like the Stars and special agents to move slower than molasses on a winter morning with something equally as slow like a zombie! about the only scary about that was the fact that Capcom intentionally crippled your movements to instill tension and scare!

People these days are holding on to game designs that have long be outdated especially by today's standards!

On topic! Resident evil Started out as a Single player experience! So this Shit with the DLC that Capcom has been doing charging insanely high prices for stuff that's already on disc should matter to you if you weren't going to buy it in the first place!!! I don't play RE for competitive multiplayer so this doesn't bother me and really DLC has to be worth it and frankly This isn't so i'll be buying the game without these extra optional add ons... or you can wait for the Gold Edition which they will definitely release 9 months later with everything they release throughout the time its on retail shelves! So its negligent!

[rezzah]

There is an easy way around this.

[Almir908]

So scamcom strikes again. 1300 dollars for the collectors edition and now we should pay an addition for mercenary's? Fuck that shit. Im buying this game used for 30 dollars so the price may even out because I'm not getting rip off by them. And I hope this game does not get many sales either.

[Ashunderfire86]

I reserved Resi 6 on Amazon. I am getting some fortress map for the Amazon offer. I say big deal CAPCON(it sounds better than Crapcom), gave us those other maps for free!!! or face an online petition from some angry fans. Just ask Bioware what happens if a game company goes to far with DLCs. Hey Capcom just be Capcom, not CAPCON!!!!

[cheetorb]

Pfft...just wait a couple weeks after release and find it for $40-$30 bucks like every other game. No biggie. You can even check out what people are saying about it before buying, WHOA! What a concept!!!

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

Honestly, I wish everyone would just NOT buy it. People will, based on name recognition alone, but we need to send them a message.

[andron]

I waiting for RE6 Gold edition, I learned my lesson with RE5...

[matt1991]

And this is the reason ppl buy used games insted of new ones.

[tweet75]

Id be willing to pay $70 if it got conisistenly perfect scores and was one of the greatest games of all time in all aspects

[AllroundGamer]

one blank duallayer DVD is all i need... and many people will do the same, Capcom you are going down!

[WeskerChildReborned]

Some people might disagree but i think this is worse than Activision releasing COD each year with no new engine. Seriously wtf Capcom, at least be loyal instead of being greedy. DLC on disks and now overpriced games?

[dorron]

$80 for the game and then...DLC...LOL Count me out till there's a GOTY for 20€.

[kesvalk]

ridiculous, with this price tag plus the disc locked content they are already cashing in more than $100...

capcom can kiss my ass, gonna keep playing indie games until this big name idiots get their act together.

[Soldierone]

Game looks awesome, but this is why I cancelled my pre-order....the whole locking out content on the disc, then Cacpcom says its completely okay to do it, cancelled my pre-order that day. You want me to pay 70 dollars for a game? Cool, you can want whatever you want, and I can NOT buy whatever I want, works for both of us.

[Mr_Luke]

Tsk... why am i not surprised? It's Capcom, after all. I'm going to wait for a full compilation gold whatever €30/40 max

[TheLastGuardian]

I spent $90 total on RE5. I bought the game day 1 for $60, bought Lost in Nightmares for $5, then I traded my copy and $25 for a used copy of RE5 Gold Edition so I could get all the DLC and Move support. Bit of a ripoff, but I really enjoyed RE5 and it's DLC. I'll probably wait for a price drop before buying RE6.

[wenaldy]

Buy used? Pirated it!!!!

[Robotronfiend]

I'll probably spend my money and time on Borderlands 2 towards Q3. Maybe I should just order the most expensive version of Borderlands 2 and send a pic of the receipt to ShinCapcom. "I have the money, but I'm choosing to spend it elsewhere because you guys are jerkfaces."

[Tzuno]

Well Capcom i will pay only for a Verbatim how about that? If you are so greedy.

[josephayal]

It sounds really good to me too

[tigertron]

Even though it pains me as a Resident Evil fan, I'm waiting for this to hit the bargain bin along with ORC.

[TopDudeMan]

Quite right. Capcom are terrible businesspeople.

[dark_kvlt]

What a bunch of dicks

[GamingPerson]

This won't work on pc. sorry..

[Ck1x]

Capcom can keep the game for that price!

[Psychotica]

There is another article on N4G today called "The Real Cost of Used Games". This article should be titled "The Real CAUSE of Used Games".

[Roper316]

and some idiots will pay for it and then still have to pay more for all the locked content. There are suckers born every minute of everyday!

[TopDudeMan]

That annoys me greatly.

[aDDicteD]

i hate capcoms plan, im looking forward on buying re6 day 1 but chances are when you wait just a few months you'll be stuck up on paying for extras to complete the game experience like dlc maps, side stories, etc.

capcom doesn't want their consumers to be happy, they want their pockets to be happy not us!

[BuckyBarnes]

For everyone saying that they will buy it used to make up the difference for the maps they charge for, you are all missing the point of everything. If you support this bs, they will keep doing it. The only way to fight is to NOT buy these DLC things, and thus since theyre are offered online, they wont abandon them, they will make them free, or significantly reduced in price. Hold off you gluttons, its the only way to fight this stuff.

[Megaton]

Japanese EA.

[J86blum]

When it comes to capcom games I but the vanilla copy, and never buy the DLC and usually wait for the complete edition down the road then trade that game in twords it.

im not going to say strike or anything childish like that cause that never has or will happen, I like their games, just hate their bussines model, and in all honesty I've had a chance to speak with people working on titles and they never have a say in on Disc Key Locks or DLC pre-release. infact they are pissed about it.

Guess what im saying is don't hate the creation, game, or product or even the people working hard on it and love what they do, hate the CEO's but in closing...striking..yeah that will never ever happen because the ones who usually say it are the ones who really love the product the most.

Just buy smart..S-smart.

[jimimick]

Where's LOL_WUT when you need him eh?

[SuperBeast811]

who cares what Capcom wants Um how about I pay two bucks and I Redbox that sh!t?

[Rupee]

Lol oh, capcom... If only you could see the "bitch please" look on my face

[mamotte]

I'll just wait for RE6 complete edition with move support. We all know it'll happen someday.

[Xman1231]

if you don't like what there doing then don't buy its not like there shoving it down your throat.

[Drainage]

same crap as every producer. but capcom gets the sham

[NarooN]

Oh, what's that? $60 I get to keep in my wallet later this year?

Thanks for making it easy on me, Capcom.

[MasterCornholio]

Ever since they killed the survival horror aspect of resident evil i dont really care about the franchise anymore. Anyways Capcom has been going too far with their scams with the DLC for their games but they wont stop because there will be many people who will fall into their trap.

[1nsomniac]

Capcom games generally end up crap like most Japanese developed games unfortunatly, so they can want all they like they wont get it!!

[DrPepper]

OH MY GOD DO I HAVE TO CHOKE A BITCH...... IN THIS CASE CRAPCOM IS THAT BITCH

[Hayakuzima]

Trying to milk your fans dry Capcom?
Well you can go f*** yourselves for now, you won't get any of my milk until there's a gold edition.

[NeloAnjelo]

Capcom wants us to pay... period. They sell silly costumes and characters that are already on disk... then say its for compatibility... bull. They keep re-releasing the same games with tiny add ons... M vs. C and then Ultimate, SF and then Super, Dead Rising and then the other Dead Rising... They don't make quality games like they used to... They want us to pay for less...

[pumpactionpimp]

And I want a unicorn, but it isn't going to happen!

[bobtheimpaler]

This is actually how implementing DLC is ok. They're only MP maps, so it doesn't really take away from the experience. They're just offered as a pre-order incentive...though they'll probably be included on the disc for compatibility purposes and force you to pay for them down the line...and that's the bitter pill we shouldn't swallow.

Who knows, they'll probably have a gold edition...either way. I just don't care for this game. This series just isn't good anymore. Hasn't been for a long time.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

these bold a$$ motherf**kers... the nerve of these POS this gen! Capcom, Activision, and EA this gen are a damn plague with their fees and s#!t. But enough people support their s#!t so the bulk of us are left dealing with it, if we want to play these expierences!...

Mark my words, eventually gamers are going to have enough of this... and these devs will become their own demise, especially if the price of gaming goes up next gen!

[wolokowoh]

This is the one time this rule applies with no exception. For the dlc, if you don't like it don't buy it. It's quite ridiculous that people are bitching about some maps(that while cut from the original package) are insignificant. Capcom says they're giving us three campaigns and it's rumored to have a fourth from Ada's perspective after completing the other three which at least triples the content of the last RE game and people find the smallest little thing to bitch about. We don't even know how much the maps will really cost. The article is purely speculative to that end and people act like they're getting screwed out of something special or that this piece of content compares to the hours they'll put into the campaigns and nonlocked on-disc content. For the sake of argument, let's say it is $5 a piece. Would you pay that much for one map of Mercenaries? I wouldn't. Furthermore, RE6 is coming out in October. The game will likely be on sale of $40 or less only roughly two months after during the holiday sale season and you can get all the content still for less than $60.
This isn't nearly the issue that SF x Tekken's on disc content is. In that case several characters are locked which makes up a high percentage of the character roster. Its hard to assess the quality but obviously a very large portion of the game was removed(going shearly by the number of the dlc characters in comparison to the full roster). However, this is three maps of a game that will have a least 5 more maps plus at least three campaigns. If you want to be pissed at Capcom about RE6, why not pick something else? How about Capcom shoehorning cooperative play into the single player campaign when the main complaint in RE5 was them doing just that?
There are things we should criticize. For instance, anything observable should be criticized. For instance, the coop issues seems like Capcom is either disregarding the community's wises or think they could do it better and satisfy everyone including the people who liked coop. The fact is the scale of the game is one of things that is unknown. For all we know there could be 30 Mercenaries maps in the game and these are the worst three so they going be cut anyway but they decided to release them as bonus content because they were maybe good but not up to the same quality. Furthermore, these maps could be crap therefore you're not missing anything. All we have is our expectations and they're most likely wrong on nearly every account. The small fraction of knowledge we have now is barely enough for anyone to fairly consider whether he or she should buy the game or not.

[kevinsheeks]

Capcom: So where thinking of charging 70-80 for re6

EA: Will they go for that?

Activision: They did before ;)

Capcom: We will hike up the price and call it the "premium experience"

EA: And you plan to do this and still charge dlc on the side bravooo!!!!

Activison: damn capcom you beat me to it well mw4 i guess

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

Had to totally agree dude!

[Wumbo]

Capcom being greedy? what a surprise!!!

*Goes back to indie games*