RUMOR: Industry Rumblings Regarding Resident Evil 5
By now, you may have heard about the “Major RE5 Reveal at E3″ that Videogaming247 is reporting.
Some more information has made its way to PlayStationLifeStyle.net…
Whether or not this information is true is unknown. However we felt it is our duty to give fans a heads up on a HUGE announcement that MAY be coming @ E3.
Please take this as a rumor as that’s all it is at this point. No solid information on the subject yet.
From what I have been told, Microsoft is looking to pay Capcom an undisclosed amount, for timed exclusivity of Resident Evil 5. It is still not known if Capcom has accepted the offer… The information we got, was only that Microsoft has made the offer.
If this is going to be announced it will be @ E3. Similar to the GTAIV “showing of the tattoo” a couple of years ago.
If this is true, all of you petition fanatics out there better get to work.
Remember this is just a rumor, and nothing is known for sure at this time.
Personally I am hoping that this is NOT true.
June 18, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Capcom, hopefully the money won’t sway you to do this. Well…here’s to E3
June 18, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Capcom will accept, theyre a company , they want money and
Microsoft have a lot of money …
June 18, 2008 at 4:36 pm
This is bad news. Period.
Capcom has already pretty much alienated the entire Sony fanbase this generation with their moves of refusing to port Dead Rising, Giving shoddy port of Lost Planet, Cancelling Monster Hunter 3 for PS3 to focus on the Wii, and breaking Playstation 3 exclusivity to bring Devil May Cry 4 to multi-platforms.
IF this is true then you can pretty much bet that the Sony crowd is going to be extremely upset with Capcom.
June 18, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Fersis, I know. It’s just sad though. I had so much love for Capcom through the years. However, Capcom has only abused PS3 owners so far this generation.
June 18, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Nooooooo! Say it aint so!
Damn you Microsoft and your money!
I’m so ticked off I might just have to write a letter!
June 18, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Yeah Chris , its a vey very aggresive move from MS, theyre paying a lot of money to every developer ,theyre nervoues.
But well, we are in bad luck, i doubt SONY will ever do that kind of stuff… sadly for us that is.
June 18, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Why don’t Sony simply do something about this? Why on Earth would they allow this to happen? It’s ridiculous, it’s as if they just don’t care anymore. God, I despise Microsoft.
June 18, 2008 at 4:53 pm
If true, Sony needs to make a counteroffer for it to be a permanent exclusive. lol
June 18, 2008 at 4:55 pm
They will announce that this is the FINAL biohazard game and will take place in hati.
June 18, 2008 at 5:09 pm
The sad part?I was making more Resi Evil 5 banners :’(
*Puts them on hold*
June 18, 2008 at 5:10 pm
I find this now to be disgusting
microsoft throwing money around is tiring
the gaming industry is large enough now the there should be regulations on monopolies and lobbying
Microsoft and EA are being allowed to do in the gaming industry exactly what microsoft was sued for in the computer/software industry over its monopolies and business practices…
while the gaming industry currently is bigger than the movie and music industry, it seems the government and law makers are still taking gaming for a joke by not looking into what should be illegal and unfail business practices…
June 18, 2008 at 5:14 pm
its not msoft its what i said above the game really takes place in haiti it’s set in the past (when the game ends you find out that your actually remembering these events) and the “end” happens about 15 hours into the game then you “end” the game find out your old and flashing back but then you get a strange letter from raccon city dated from 10 years eariler…. if i say anymore i might get your site shut down…..do you wnat to know how the game ends?
June 18, 2008 at 5:34 pm
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June 18, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Fake, just like your so called “insider” PS3 firmware debute on 10th. Stop polluting N4G!
June 18, 2008 at 5:43 pm
This gen sux a lot…
June 18, 2008 at 5:45 pm
ok well first i was joking about the RE5 but your right you guys dont need anymore info from me.
June 18, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Assuming this is true - I find this tactic completely disgraceful.
In fact, if this happens I would intentionally wait for the PS3 version. Besides, Capcom would then have time to tweak the game even further and even add extra content for the PS3 version.
The PS2 version of Resi 4 had more content than the GC, after Nintendo had a timed exclusive. PlayStation owners could get the same reward again.
(Yes, I realise this content was later put in the Wii version).
June 18, 2008 at 6:21 pm
“Fake, just like your so called “insider” PS3 firmware debute on 10th. Stop polluting N4G!”
Are you retarded? Everything Sev said was true…in-game xmb, trophies. Wth are you talking about? it’s fake? Sev said that it could be delayed due to bugs. Then guess what, devs on neogaf said there is bugs in the code that need to be worked out. Shut your n00b ross mon.
June 18, 2008 at 6:25 pm
wait a minute he used sev as a name to post that ?
oh man…
June 18, 2008 at 6:28 pm
yeAh i feel dumb too i didnt realise it wasn’t the real sev but i guess if he had a problem with me he would email me.
June 18, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Nice, I have an impersonator here…
Off to spam they go…
Hope it was worth having your IP address banned from all wordpress sites.
@…………………………….
Of course I would email you first. I have no problems with you.
June 18, 2008 at 6:37 pm
yeah im dumb my bad
June 18, 2008 at 6:38 pm
and sorry about that date it’s what i was told, i will try to say coming soon or somethin and refrain from dates in the future
June 18, 2008 at 6:41 pm
@……………………………….
Yeah dude no problem with you, the 10th was a very logical date, but on software development a couple of bugs can delay a release.
Hey sev, the false sev was banned right ? he deserved it.
June 18, 2008 at 6:47 pm
M$ disgusts me….
June 18, 2008 at 7:16 pm
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June 18, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Whether or not it matters the PS3 version of DMC4 is about 160k ahead of it’s 360 counterpart, like it or not multi-plat games that were previously exclusive still sell better on the PS3 so they may say no thanks to Microsoft. Taking a timed exclusive deal with them would severely dampen there audience on Playstation(i.e. if Lost Planet was released at the same time the PS3 version would have outsold the 360 version), if this is true it absolutely reeks of desperation on Microsofts part and wouldn’t hold over well in any community. I don’t doubt that the offer is true, however in Capcom’s business interests it would be foolish, SquareEnix will inevitably be the best and most prime example once Last Remnant and Star Ocean fail to meet projections. This practice won’t continue much longer because it will no longer be lucrative for publishers, hence the reason that the PS3 made more money for EA last year than anyone else.
June 18, 2008 at 7:21 pm
@ fersis…
I put the fake Sev under spam, but I have decided to take him out, and make a fool out of him instead…
@Sev2151
I know who you are. I can see your email address. the.adnan.ahmed@gmail.com
I knew it looked familiar when I put you into the spam box…
Your the same person that was “begging” me to work for PSLS…
Remember this?
“Hi,
I am a huge PS fan, I was wondering if there is any opening in
blogging in your site? I am a long time blogger and hardcore gamer, I
have a blog at gamespot.com for ages, I also been a blogger of
XMBonline.net , until the site ended drastically…. I was the only
one in the site who created 2 featured editorials. One talking about
“Why MGS is a special game for anyone to review correctly” and another
one talking about the “Potential control in installation of PS3
games”. Although I am not one of those blind fanboys that blindly
supports the brand, I criticize the company when need be. I can post
impo news to in the site regularly, unless unavoidable circumstances,
like exams. So if you have any opening, or if in the future there is
an opening, please lemme know.
Thanks”
June 18, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Also @ adnan.ahmed or Sev2151 or whoever you are.
I have contacted your boss, over at XMBonline.com and told him about the situation.
XMBonline will be coming off our blogroll this instant, and you are to blame for it. I dont think you will be working there much longer considering you just ruined a very good business contact for XMBonline…
Congrats on making an ass out of yourself.
June 18, 2008 at 7:32 pm
This sucks. I hope we don’t go thru that whole RE4 Gamecube scenario.
June 18, 2008 at 7:50 pm
burn.
June 18, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Sev will be called from now on : Sir Burn-a-lot
June 18, 2008 at 9:10 pm
It’s actually Sony who’s been talking with Capcom about exclusivity agreements…
June 18, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Daang sev don’t play around… lol
i personally think that MS always puts its eggs in the wrong basket look at the dlc on gta4… worthless…
I know that a lot of you may disagree but imo i think that Res5 doesn’t even look that good and the videos that i’ve seen look not that great as well.
It might be another gta4, just hype but not a good game.
Either way people forget that ps3 is not at 5 million units sold it’s at 14.. MS would have to come up with a pretty big number to make up for the lack of sales.. and ruin whatever is left of respect from the pstation users..
June 18, 2008 at 9:41 pm
@ Rob R. MS- do you have any proof for that? So Sony and Microsoft are both fighting over timed exclusivity of Resi 5?
It would make Sony just as bad as Microsoft to be honest. It’s best for everyone if both versions come out at the same time, that way no-one misses out.
June 18, 2008 at 9:46 pm
hey sev is there a way to change your avatar yet??
June 18, 2008 at 9:56 pm
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June 18, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Way to go sev, you sure as hell showed that moron. Good job moron…lol ur gonna lose ur job tooo pfft. Thats what happens when u act stupid.
June 18, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Hay GAF. P.S. I love you bishop.
June 18, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Who cares if the Playstation 3 has games or not. Just like Sony said from the beginning: “Even if the PS3 has no games available, there are still fans of the Playstation brand who will buy the system.” PS3 may not be the best game system (since it has the smallest library of games this generation–and has ZERO games in certain genres, such as Real-Time Strategy), and it may not be the best Blu-ray player (since movies are played at 60hz), but I and others like me will always be loyal to Playstation because that is what I got here in jail. ALL HAIL SONY! ALL HAIL PLAYSTATION!
June 18, 2008 at 11:00 pm
[...] around the water cooler is suggesting that Microsoft has made a very large cash offer to Capcom to make Resident Evil 5 a timed exclusive [...]
June 18, 2008 at 11:01 pm
lawl another win for 360! Keep em’ commin’ microsoft! only you can pwn the plague that is sony! LUTZ cell processor! hah!
June 18, 2008 at 11:14 pm
[...] Posted by Petronio I hope this is not true… RUMOR: Industry Rumblings Regarding Resident Evil 5 PlayStation LifeStyle The article says "timed exclusivity" that would suck if that were to [...]
June 18, 2008 at 11:33 pm
[...] exclusivo para la consola de Microsoft, Xbox 360. Capcom no ha dicho nada sobre la oferta. Fuente: PlaystationLifeStyle __________________ WebMaster de [...]
June 19, 2008 at 12:12 am
M$ = Piece of shit
X360 = 3RLs
The market has worsened since its entry…
June 19, 2008 at 1:01 am
[...] still unknown is the state of the game’s release, both the time and the console. Rumors from playstationlifestyle.net, point to the possibility of Microsoft shelling out the cash for the timed exclusivity of RE5 on [...]
June 19, 2008 at 1:07 am
The bridge must be under construction.. cause all the trolls are out..
Not that is worth wasting my time but just so you know Nazi.. (which is a pretty offensive name) there is an option for bluray movies to play in 24 hrtz, just so you know.. And i don’t know what you mean about no games, i’ve been playing my ps3 since launch day every single day..
But it’s ok, you keep believing all them 360 fanboys out there ok
June 19, 2008 at 1:59 am
I am glad I have an Xbox 360. I thought it was weird that all this time, Gamestop has only had Resi 5 listed for the 360. Maybe they knew all along.
June 19, 2008 at 2:27 am
Hope it ain’t true but however we have MGS4 and that my friends, is the best entertainment experience ever created once you’ve played through.
June 19, 2008 at 3:00 am
Probably true, a few notes however.
MS has had a clear record of securing 3rd party exclusives. Bioshock being probably the most notable. As a business decision this would be huge for them and Capcom and Microsoft have been hand and hand this generation.
Gamestop only has the 360 SKU listed. The only SKU shown to date has been the 360 version.
An open thread at Capcom all day has not been answered on this very rumor. The no comment approach really says more than words.
This rumor could certainly be looked at as spectacular and desperate by some( or very smart business by others). As an earlier E3 rumor pointed to this week. If that rumor is the same as this one it may mean MS could secure this timed exclusive with a release this holiday season. This would be HUGE.
This looks very much in the bag and E3 would certainly be the place to make this Megaton.
P.S. Bish would hate this as would many.
This is the E3 Megaton
June 19, 2008 at 4:01 am
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June 19, 2008 at 5:25 am
Fucking Moneysoft is so fucking gay, fuck them.
June 19, 2008 at 5:42 am
[...] zdaje się wywoływać sporo emocji i to niekoniecznie z gatunku tych pozytywnych. Otóż jak możemy przeczytać podobno Microsoft ma zamiar zaoferować Capcom bliżej nieokreśloną (acz zapewne znacząco [...]
June 19, 2008 at 6:35 am
I have both consoles and I wont buy it for the xbox, if I even buy it, Capcum is sucking lately.
June 19, 2008 at 7:01 am
[...] to PlayStation Lifestyle, Microsoft has made an offer to Capcom that, should Capcom accept, would make Resident Evil 5 a [...]
June 19, 2008 at 7:25 am
[...] zdaje się wywoływać sporo emocji i to niekoniecznie z gatunku tych pozytywnych. Otóż jak możemy przeczytać podobno Microsoft ma zamiar zaoferować Capcom bliżej nieokreśloną (acz zapewne znacząco [...]
June 19, 2008 at 7:31 am
[...] Source: Playstationlifestyle.net [...]
June 19, 2008 at 9:08 am
In the newest issue of a German game magazine called Games Aktuell there is an interview with a guy from Capcom. He says Capcom ‘hopes’ to release both versions at the same time. He also says the Xbox 360 is much easier to handle.
We will see…
June 19, 2008 at 9:56 am
[...] reciente e importante de ellos concierne a Resident Evil 5, Capcom y Microsoft. Al parecer, y segn ciertos datos an por confirmar, Microsoft estara buscando que el esperado RE5 llegue de manera exclusiva a Xbox [...]
June 19, 2008 at 11:57 am
The rumor has been debunked by a Capcom employee:
http://www.capcom-unity.com/ask_capcom/go/thread/view/7371/816431/Any_word_on_if_this_is_true_or_not?num=10&pg=2
See post 15 by “Sven”, he works for Capcom.
June 19, 2008 at 12:48 pm
If they are having problems with the PS3 version and can’t release at the same time, that’s fine.
If they accept the bribe from Microsoft for a timed exclusive, I’ll boycott the PS3 version of the game.
June 19, 2008 at 1:19 pm
[...] Source: Read [...]
June 19, 2008 at 2:03 pm
[...] Resident Evil 5 - MS timed exclusive? Could the Shark already have one in the bag? Or will Capcom stick with it’s “multiplatform” philosophy? Only E3 will tell. [...]
June 19, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Looks like Sven(Capcom) kind of dodged the real question at hand dealing with this rumor. Someone has asked about day and date as he really never said anything about that or the Microsoft offer. Let’s see if he answers those new questions.
June 19, 2008 at 2:51 pm
[...] von Capcom irgendwelche Besttigungen gibt, sollte diese News noch mit Vorsicht genossen werden. Quelle Mhm, mal sehen ob das wirklich in die Tat umgesetzt wird, ich hoffe es mal nicht. [...]
June 19, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I’ll boycot the xbomb3rls version… This console is a fukken sheet! ¬¬
June 19, 2008 at 3:51 pm
[...] 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 [...]
June 19, 2008 at 5:05 pm
[...] 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 [...]
June 19, 2008 at 5:12 pm
He has only confirmed that its a multi-platform title, but nothing about the timed-exclusive.
June 19, 2008 at 6:49 pm
I wouldn’t be surprised.
Also wouldn’t take the forum post from a Capcom employee with too much weight. After all we had Take2 forum admins saying PS3 Bioshock wasn’t happening so stop talking about it already.
June 19, 2008 at 10:43 pm
[...] was a rumor going around yesterday that Microsoft was setting out to send Capcom a moneyhat to secure Resident [...]
June 20, 2008 at 1:23 am
Still fails to answer the question of Microsoft making an offer to Capcom Japan. Seems to suggest he really does not know at all. If Microsoft made an offer recently to Capcom Japan Executives he probably has no idea in the first place.
June 20, 2008 at 3:35 pm
[...] Source: Playstation Lifestyle [...]
June 20, 2008 at 10:30 pm
[...] the Capcom message boards lit up with explosive rage when a rumor circulated from PlayStation Lifestyle that Microsoft was attempting to secure a timed-exclusive release for Resident Evil 5. As posters [...]
June 20, 2008 at 11:16 pm
[...] 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 [...]
June 20, 2008 at 11:27 pm
[...] the Capcom message boards lit up with explosive rage when a rumor circulated from PlayStation Lifestyle that Microsoft was attempting to secure a timed-exclusive release for Resident Evil 5. As posters [...]
June 21, 2008 at 1:31 am
[...] in the week, PlayStation Lifestyle reported a rumor that Resident Evil 5 would be a Xbox 360 timed exclusive. Thankfully, they turned out to be wrong. [...]
June 21, 2008 at 3:52 am
[...] in the week, PlayStation Lifestyle reported a rumor that Resident Evil 5 would be a Xbox 360 timed exclusive. Thankfully, they turned out to be wrong. [...]
June 21, 2008 at 3:53 am
[...] the Capcom message boards lit up with explosive rage when a rumor circulated from PlayStation Lifestyle that Microsoft was attempting to secure a timed-exclusive release for Resident Evil 5. As posters [...]
June 21, 2008 at 5:28 am
[...] the Capcom message boards lit up with explosive rage when a rumor circulated from PlayStation Lifestyle that Microsoft was attempting to secure a timed-exclusive release for Resident Evil 5. As posters [...]
June 21, 2008 at 6:27 am
[...] Wednesday, PlayStation Lifestyle posted up a rumor that Microsoft was supposedly gunning for a timed Xbox 360 exclusive, to be paid [...]
June 21, 2008 at 7:30 am
[...] in the week, PlayStation Lifestyle reported a rumor that Resident Evil 5 would be a Xbox 360 timed exclusive. Thankfully, they turned out to be wrong. [...]
June 22, 2008 at 6:27 am
[...] said a little birdie told them Capcom had "some big things to reveal at E3," in mid-July. PlayStationLifeStyle.net citing "from what I have been told" said that Microsoft had offered wads of lucre to get [...]
June 22, 2008 at 11:18 am
[...] Posted by Petronio I hope this is not true… RUMOR: Industry Rumblings Regarding Resident Evil 5 PlayStation LifeStyle it’s not true. the big reveal has always referred to gameplay. nothing but speculation there. [...]
June 22, 2008 at 4:24 pm
[...] multi-platform. And now we’re back on the multi-platform or not question. According to PlaystationLifeStyle, the latest rumor is that there may be a HUGE announcement at E3, again this is pure speculation, [...]
June 22, 2008 at 8:02 pm
[...] http://playstationlifestyle.net/2008…sident-evil-5/ [...]
June 23, 2008 at 2:35 pm
[...] a small wordpress blog called PlayStationLifeStyle.net decided to add some detail and speculation to that by claiming Microsoft was looking to pay Capcom [...]
June 28, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I would be happy. It’s about time Microsoft got a little exclusivity with Resident Evil. Considering that this is the FIRST RE game to come out even on the 360 at all, you guys are throwing a huge fit over such a tiny set back.
Go Microsoft. It’s about time you got in on this deal a little!
July 23, 2008 at 12:33 am
I hope its multiplatform, its just pointless to have exclusives to just one system. It doenst make sense buisness wise to only have it for one system that there basically only gonna make 30% of what they would of got if they put it on wii, 360, 3 (resident evil any computer would suck).