Hackers used RE5 leaderboards to request Capcom for 1.5 release

[ANDYARKLAY]

1.5 just seems too valuable to just throw away.

If 1.5 builds are circulating in collectors communities - its ultimately valuable, even iso... For capcom - now its 15 years old project and it is not valuable anymore.

millions of yen to develop

1 million ~ 11 K$ xD

Here is a troll version of bh 2 beta(just look at the disc xDDDDD)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Biohazard-1-5-Biohazard-2-beta-phase-1-Playstation-/180677004176?pt=AU_PC_Video_Games_Games&hash=item2a11304b90

[kevstah2004]

Weren't they reusing assets from it as far in as 1999? I remember RE3 reuses some zombie models from 1.5. 3d models could've also been used for creating the pre-rendered background. I guess what I'm trying to say is, 1.5 just seems too valuable to just throw away. It wasn't just some demonstration build they hastily came up with, it was a nearly complete game that already cost Capcom millions of yen to develop. What's a few more HDDs to completely archive the development data for a huge video game corporation?

But then again, like what Darkmoon said, it's not like it matters if they do have it since they're never gonna be the ones who're going to release it.

Yes along with Dino Crisis.

[nicksena17]

just the thought of it being released captures my imagination it brings a tear to my eye to see a hacker do this major props.