Capcom Teases RE-related Surprise For Xbox360

[Beanovsky Durst]

Maybe a XBLA prequel to RE6? Something like Dead Rising Case: Zero?

[Alkar]

Well the article clearly implies that it's ORC related but I'm hoping it's nothing related to the story either way.
I'm sick of Capcom and their stupid exclusive BS. Then they have the guts to tell us that PS3 players are getting exclusive characters in SFxT because they want to "share the love"... why can't both consoles get the same content?
And if it's RE6 related... isn't 2 months of exclusive access to a demo WE HAVE TO BUY enough of an advantage already? What more could they want?

[Darkmoon]

I'd be happy if it was Revelations being ported as a XBLA game. Yes, I know, it probably isn't. I would be happy though.

[Smiley]

What happened to the PS3 characters in SFxT? Or are we still going about on console wars?

[Alkar]

What happened to the PS3 characters in SFxT? Or are we still going about on console wars?

I'm merely saying that the excuses Capcom keeps using are dumb.
First they release exclusive episodes for DR2 on Xbox "the first one was exclusive" when we all know it wasn't.
Then PS3 gets 5 exclusive characters in SFxT because "Xbox got DR2 DLCs so we're gonna share some love with our PS3 fans". Granted that 3 of these are Sony characters but they could've simply replaced them with 3 MS characters and I doubt anyone would've complained.
And now RE and Dragon's Dogma. I'm just hoping it's a bunch of weapons/costumes for ORC and not some episode BS again. And I surely hope it has nothing to do with RE6.
I've never liked this exclusive stuff and I never will. Games should be the same on any console they show up unless we're talking about silly cosmetic stuff or exclusives that actually make sense and actually are on any console (like the 3 characters I've mentioned above being replaced by MS characters in the Xbox version).

[Smiley]

It's all a matter of business. Not going to change anything. Still no need to get worked up over nothing. We don't even know what surprises they'll be or if they are exclusive. Capcom barely takes that seriously anyway with a few exceptions like the ones listed above.

[Stars_g36]

hate you soo sooo much Microsoft... well just x-box really.

[Zombie]

Maybe a XBLA prequel to RE6? Something like Dead Rising Case: Zero?

My thought too.

[Alkar]

It's all a matter of business. Not going to change anything. Still no need to get worked up over nothing. We don't even know what surprises they'll be or if they are exclusive. Capcom barely takes that seriously anyway with a few exceptions like the ones listed above.

And one of those exceptions made me skip DR2 entirely.
I honestly don't care if it's business, it's still stupid that someone's 70€/ 60$ is more important than someone else's simply because of a system choice. I'll never forgive Capcom if they do this with RE6 beyond the demo especially considering that the series was born on Playstation and that's still the only reason if it became so popular.

[Guy Fieri]

Maybe we'll get Resident Evil 1-3 on XBLA like PS3 has! That would make my year!

[Archelon]

I wonder, did they announce a release for the RE6 demo in Japan, or just America? And do they have the same deal in Japan where, if you preorder Dragon's Dogma, you get early access to the RE6 demo?

It could just be that.

[Wrathborne]

It may just be RE skins for the Microsoft users avatars.

[Vito]

Shit i might have to get a 360 after all.

[Gradon]

Just for the people mentioning the SFxTekken PS3 exclusive characters, the reason was given on Capcom-Unity, and it's that Microsoft didn't even bother to talk about exclusives with them and disallowed them to use Master Chief and similar character. Maybe this is for their 'screw-up' or something like that (apparently they were too late to even decide on anything now, so no SFxTekken Xbox exclusive character).

[Alkar]

Just for the people mentioning the SFxTekken PS3 exclusive characters, the reason was given on Capcom-Unity, and it's that Microsoft didn't even bother to talk about exclusives with them and disallowed them to use Master Chief and similar character. Maybe this is for their 'screw-up' or something like that (apparently they were too late to even decide on anything now, so no SFxTekken Xbox exclusive character).

That's still not a good reason to cut content from a game and release it exclusively on one console. Again I'm simply assuming this is actually a worthwhile announcement. If it's just a bunch of avatars or weapons /costumes I really don't care.

[Carnivol]

I really love the part where everyone assumes it's a 360 exclusive something something, 'cause they mentioned Xbox 360 and Resident Evil at a friggin Xbox 360 media event.


However, it's probably just regarding the RE6 demo, when it launches and how to gain early access. Guess the 360 version, as usual, is just more stable and, evt., the PS3 demo might pull a Lost Planet 2 and be more feature packed than its several months old counterpart on a rivaling platform.

[Smiley]

And one of those exceptions made me skip DR2 entirely.
I honestly don't care if it's business, it's still stupid that someone's 70€/ 60$ is more important than someone else's simply because of a system choice. I'll never forgive Capcom if they do this with RE6 beyond the demo especially considering that the series was born on Playstation and that's still the only reason if it became so popular.

Their business is only profitable from your money. So you may not have bought DR2. Did you buy CVX? Did you play any version of RE4 outside the original, once exclusive, Gamecube version? Perhaps the extra Ada material or the RE5 DLC that was held off? Well if you personally didn't contribute to those it was apparent gamers did and Capcom still finds ways to hold off content to either re-release later for another version of the same game or it comes separately as "console-exclusive" DLC. The only way it will go away is if Capcom wants to cut the slack.

But what exactly are we getting upset for in the case of RE6? 360 players get a surprise, but we don't know what that is. Could end up being nothing special. No need to get worked up until there's actually something confirmed to get worked up about.

[Carnivol]

By the way, regarding DLC;
I generally get the feeling that DLC / Digital Distribution is more profitable on LIVE than on PSN, simple 'cause of the lack of a need to pay for your own hosting and the fact that the Marketplace, unless PSN, isn't a complete clusterfuck of a maze to browse for things in. (Heck. I daily blow people's minds at work by telling them they can actually buy other stuff via PSN than just FIFA GOLD PACKS)

[Darkmoon]

Maybe it's because it was a year or two after I was using PSN that I started using Marketplace, but I cannpt get on with the current version. It always takes me five minutes to remember where the arcade and indy games are.

[Rombie]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong on this, but I'd think Capcom might still be the only company undertaking this sort of heavy console exclusive deals these days. It's just too counter productive to ramping up sales for a title that is multiplatform to make such a heavy amount of console exclusivity.

We've covered this before, mostly when the DR2 stuff was announced, but most of the exclusives I can think of from other companies are generally minor DLC - an extra skin, a map, or something, but not anything to the exceptionally early demos and lengthy pre and post campaign style content. As I also mentioned with DR2 it made less sense for that because obviously they'd made the investment into expanding the franchise onto the PlayStation but then kicked the legs out from it by making Case Zero and Case West specifically for the 360 crowd. Seems to counter the idea of convincing anyone with a PlayStation to care.