Rumor Return: Resident Evil 5 A PS3 Exclusive?

Rumors regarding potential PS3 exclusives are flying this week, as we learned that Konami is currently planning to release Silent Hill 5 only on Sony's platform, provided console sales increase. Now, another game is on the radar for PS3 exclusivity: Resident Evil 5.

Actually, this isn't a new rumor, but once again, a variety of Japanese media outlets have reported the 360 version of the game - initially planned by Capcom - has been dropped. There is no concrete evidence or quotes to be found, but in the past, Capcom has denied any such thing. They're still releasing the anticipated survival/horror title for both the PS3 and Xbox 360, but for whatever reason, numerous Japanese sources want to say otherwise.

From our viewpoint, it actually makes a lot more sense to see Silent Hill 5 exclusive to the PS3; after all, the last two installments were exclusive to the PS2. Furthermore, Capcom has already enjoyed great success with 360 exclusives (Dead Rising and Lost Planet), so it seems rather unlikely they'd ignore Microsoft's platform when they release their biggest game of the new generation. But that's just our opinion; we'll keep you apprised of any new developments on the RE 5 front.

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/1283.html 

i wouldn't be surprised if they decide to make RE 5 exclusives, heck even GTA 5 should be also. Xbox360 can't handle it and make us PS 3 owners suffer for a lower quality game.... :?

all multiplats should be optimized to utilize ps3 hardware since its more powerfulspringz300

If that were true (which it partially is, though 360 has some strengths over PS3) it wouldn't matter. Xbox Live makes most games better, and people aren't buying PS3s so developers are starting to avoid it.

Cept Konami but they're idiots.

And for the guy above me... slow down GTA IV isn't even out yet. 

all multiplats should be optimized to utilize ps3 hardware since its more powerfulspringz300

I was saying the same thing last gen, except it was the other way around and way more defined.

Nope.hazuki87

Fanboy in denial?

Thing is, its not surprising..RE games are more for PS and Nintendo platforms. Looks like capcom are starting to relize the PS3 potential like Konami with Silent hill 5...The extra bluray space can definetly be a bonus.

Tsuboyama said Blu-Ray is a "very necessary asset" in their development process, and he believes the system's processing power is "far beyond" that of the other consoles.

I seriously would hate it if, the 360 held this part back because of it being multiplatform...i think it would be smart to work on the one system to make there game the way they really want it to be. 

Well, it would just be dumb of Capcom to not release it on 360 wouldn't it? I mean, doesn't Dead Rising's success support the fact that Resident Evil 5 should come out on 360? RE5 appeals a lot to the western audience, you think Capcom wants to miss a guaranteed oppirtunity  of gaining profits by skipping on the system? C'mon dude.....THINK!!!

Well, if they said clearly the PS3 is on the stronger side which they want to work with, we can expect one of two things if it comes out for both platforms:

1. Released on the same time, downgrading the PS3 version, or:

2. The 360 version released later, to try and squeeze more out of it to get close to the PS3 product.

Hopefully it will be either exclusive or option number 2, because no one wants so play a watered-down version, on any console.

i wouldn't be surprised if they decide to make RE 5 exclusives, heck even GTA 5 should be also. Xbox360 can't handle it and make us PS 3 owners suffer for a lower quality game.... :?

 

Game13a13y

You mean like PS2 did. :| RE5 is going to be on 360 for sure Capcom knows where the money is. ;)

Do you seriously believe they are going to announce a title for Xbox 360 and PS3 and then cancel the Xbox 360 version?

I don't think Capcom will suddenly make RE5 exclusive to the PS3. There is no sense in it. And it won't happen. 

[QUOTE="hazuki87"]Nope.-Maddog-

Fanboy in denial?

Thing is, its not surprising..RE games are more for PS and Nintendo platforms. Looks like capcom are starting to relize the PS3 potential like Konami with Silent hill 5...The extra bluray space can definetly be a bonus.

Tsuboyama said Blu-Ray is a "very necessary asset" in their development process, and he believes the system's processing power is "far beyond" that of the other consoles.

I seriously would hate it if, the 360 held this part back because of it being multiplatform...i think it would be smart to work on the one system to make there game the way they really want it to be.

Nah. I'm a Nintendo fanboy By the way. Anywho, Capcom has been a huge 360 suporter up to now and recently made DMC a non-exclusive for the PS3. They see the way sales are going and they want to maximize profits. RE5 is going to be a big seller and it will go where the people are. Also, Konami isn't doing the smart thing here (unless theyre being paid well by Sony) and its going to have consequences.

As for the machines power Tsuboyama can say that till he turns bluw and it still won't change the fact that from whats been seen so far the 360 makes it easier for developers to get better graphics. The power clearly isn't "far beyond" the 360 because if it were it'd be at least somewhat evident wheras right now it almost looks the opposite. If anything the clumsy architecture of the PS3 might hold back the potential for the superior 360 version. 

i wouldn't be surprised if they decide to make RE 5 exclusives, heck even GTA 5 should be also. Xbox360 can't handle it and make us PS 3 owners suffer for a lower quality game.... :?

 

Game13a13y

I find it extremely hard to believe anyone could post something like that ^^^ with a straight face :roll:

Your fanboyism knows no bounds does it :roll:

P.S: If you really believe that Gamespot is "Lemspot" why dont ya leave the site ? 

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Well, if they said clearly the PS3 is on the stronger side which they want to work with, we can expect one of two things if it comes out for both platforms:

1. Released on the same time, downgrading the PS3 version, or:

2. The 360 version released later, to try and squeeze more out of it to get close to the PS3 product.

Hopefully it will be either exclusive or option number 2, because no one wants so play a watered-down version, on any console.

Xolver

I think you nailed it...I can't agree more. Capcom really want to make it a good game and work on the prefered system..which looks to be the PS3. But most likely down the road release a 360 version, unless PS3 sales increase. It would be silly to release it on both consoles at the same time and risk not taking advantage of the PS3. (its what there doing with DMC4) RE5 is a much more bigger title. 

From our viewpoint, it actually makes a lot more sense to see Silent Hill 5 exclusive to the PS3; after all, the last two installments were exclusive to the PS2.

-Maddog-

That's only half true. Silent Hill 2 was ported fairly successfully to the Xbox with the new subtitle "Inner Fears", while Silent Hill 4: The Room was simultaneously released on both platforms. Only Silent Hill 3 did not come to the Xbox, but even still it enjoyed a slightly later PC release.

As for this article, I think it would make sense to have Resident Evil 5 exclusive to the PS3 in Japan only. 360 sales are downright lacklustre over there, so Capcom could save a bit of money by holding back releasing in that region. One thing's at least for sure: it will come to both consoles in the West.

[QUOTE="Game13a13y"]

i wouldn't be surprised if they decide to make RE 5 exclusives, heck even GTA 5 should be also. Xbox360 can't handle it and make us PS 3 owners suffer for a lower quality game.... :?

 

Snugenz

I find it extremely hard to believe anyone could post something like that ^^^ with a straight face :roll:

Your fanboyism knows no bounds does it :roll:

P.S: If you really believe that Gamespot is "Lemspot" why dont ya leave the site ? 

well, first off, i'm no fanboy.

second, this gen is not like last gen. lets see, PS 3 has blu-ray, which is a pretty big difference then DVD. so the problem is not only on the graphic side of things anymore. it affects even the story, the game length, gameplay (like how large the map could be) etc...

so last gen, the main difference between Xbox and PS 2 is the graphics, just about how good a game would look, but other stuffs are pretty much the same. but can you say it with your straight face about it this gen?

[QUOTE="Xolver"]

Well, if they said clearly the PS3 is on the stronger side which they want to work with, we can expect one of two things if it comes out for both platforms:

1. Released on the same time, downgrading the PS3 version, or:

2. The 360 version released later, to try and squeeze more out of it to get close to the PS3 product.

Hopefully it will be either exclusive or option number 2, because no one wants so play a watered-down version, on any console.

-Maddog-

I think you nailed it...I can't agree more. Capcom really want to make it a good game and work on the prefered system..which looks to be the PS3. But most likely down the road release a 360 version, unless PS3 sales increase. It would be silly to release it on both consoles at the same time and risk not taking advantage of the PS3. (its what there doing with DMC4).

Risk not taking advantage of the PS3? Why should they care? They can get just as good if not better graphics out of the 360 version. The PS3 will be a sidenote considering how poorly its doing. 

[QUOTE="Xolver"]

Well, if they said clearly the PS3 is on the stronger side which they want to work with, we can expect one of two things if it comes out for both platforms:

1. Released on the same time, downgrading the PS3 version, or:

2. The 360 version released later, to try and squeeze more out of it to get close to the PS3 product.

Hopefully it will be either exclusive or option number 2, because no one wants so play a watered-down version, on any console.

-Maddog-

I think you nailed it...I can't agree more. Capcom really want to make it a good game and work on the prefered system..which looks to be the PS3. But most likely down the road release a 360 version, unless PS3 sales increase. It would be silly to release it on both consoles at the same time and risk not taking advantage of the PS3. (its what there doing with DMC4).

I love how all the cows think the the 360 limits the potential of multiplats, especially since most multiplats so far have looked and performed better on the 360, despite the PS3 being "easily more powerfull" and having more dev time :? 

Oh thats right "teh lazy devs"..... 

Makes no sense whatsoever.

The rumour is probably fake, and while we're at it: SH5 will probably be PS3/360 too. 

BTW, what makes you think Sony isn't paying Capcom money to get this baby to be exculsive? heII Sony know they need a big title to increase sales.-Maddog-

What makes you think MS wouldnt be throwing more money then whatever sony offers?  Sony is the small fish in that scenario.

BTW, what makes you think Sony isn't paying Capcom money to get this baby to be exculsive? heII Sony know they need a big title to increase sales.-Maddog-

RE is huge, and the PS3's future installbase is very uncertain. If I was Capcom, I would want a pretty vast sum of money to offset the fact that I very well could be cutting my market of this million seller in half - or more. 

BTW, what makes you think Sony isn't paying Capcom money to get this baby to be exculsive? heII Sony know they need a big title to increase sales.-Maddog-

Umm, the fact that SCEE cant afford it, considering the loss they're already taking from each PS3 unit sold. The potential gain Capcom could receive from the x360's install base is rather too much for Sony to compensate for. Hence, why DMC 4 is also coming on the 360 despite the claims of exclusivity when it was announced.

[QUOTE="-Maddog-"]BTW, what makes you think Sony isn't paying Capcom money to get this baby to be exculsive? heII Sony know they need a big title to increase sales.mattbbpl

RE is huge, and the PS3's future installbase is very uncertain. If I was Capcom, I would want a pretty vast sum of money to offset the fact that I very well could be cutting my market of this million seller in half - or more.

It's not that huge. RE4 only sold 1.2 million (counting both versions).

Unfortunately it's just one of those games that receives awesome reviews but doesn't sell well. 

[QUOTE="Snugenz"][QUOTE="Game13a13y"]

i wouldn't be surprised if they decide to make RE 5 exclusives, heck even GTA 5 should be also. Xbox360 can't handle it and make us PS 3 owners suffer for a lower quality game.... :?

 

Game13a13y

I find it extremely hard to believe anyone could post something like that ^^^ with a straight face :roll:

Your fanboyism knows no bounds does it :roll:

P.S: If you really believe that Gamespot is "Lemspot" why dont ya leave the site ?

well, first off, i'm no fanboy.

second, this gen is not like last gen. lets see, PS 3 has blu-ray, which is a pretty big difference then DVD. so the problem is not only on the graphic side of things anymore. it affects even the story, the game length, gameplay (like how large the map could be) etc...

so last gen, the main difference between Xbox and PS 2 is the graphics, just about how good a game would look, but other stuffs are pretty much the same. but can you say it with your straight face about it this gen?

The only things that disc space really effect are sound (audio) and CGI, texture data is next on how much space it takes up, but most devs are using procedurally generated geometry and re-using textures anyway.

PS3 cant use higher res textures (bigger file sized textures), because it has the same ammount of ram as the 360, and textures must be able to fit in RAM. 

So in a game like FFXIII Blu-Ray will be very usefull for all the HD CGI cutscenes, on a game like Oblivion its only advantage is  having multple copies of the same data on the disc for quicker access when streaming. 

[QUOTE="hazuki87"]Nope.-Maddog-

Fanboy in denial?

Thing is, its not surprising..RE games are more for PS and Nintendo platforms. Looks like capcom are starting to relize the PS3 potential like Konami with Silent hill 5...The extra bluray space can definetly be a bonus.

Tsuboyama said Blu-Ray is a "very necessary asset" in their development process, and he believes the system's processing power is "far beyond" that of the other consoles.

I seriously would hate it if, the 360 held this part back because of it being multiplatform...i think it would be smart to work on the one system to make there game the way they really want it to be. 

BTW, what makes you think Sony isn't paying Capcom money to get this baby to be exculsive? heII Sony know they need a big title to increase sales.-Maddog-

[QUOTE="mattbbpl"]

[QUOTE="-Maddog-"]BTW, what makes you think Sony isn't paying Capcom money to get this baby to be exculsive? heII Sony know they need a big title to increase sales.the-very-best

RE is huge, and the PS3's future installbase is very uncertain. If I was Capcom, I would want a pretty vast sum of money to offset the fact that I very well could be cutting my market of this million seller in half - or more.

It's not that huge. RE4 only sold 1.2 million (counting both versions).

Unfortunately it's just one of those games that receives awesome reviews but doesn't sell well.

Well, 1.2 million is a lot of money considering the second copy (port) takes roughly 20% of the cost of the original. Let's assume that the 360/PS3 would each sell half that - 600,000 copies.

 If they made it exclusive, they would lose 3.6 million dollars in Gross Title revenue (subtract licensing fees and you're at around 3 million). 

That's an awful lot of revenue to be throwing around when the profit margin of the port is far higher than that associated with the original. 

Capcom is not going to make any game exclusive to the PS3. TrueReligion_

I dont think Capcom is going to make any more exclusive games , period. (Unless its a wii specific game0 

Do you seriously believe they are going to announce a title for Xbox 360 and PS3 and then cancel the Xbox 360 version?

I don't think Capcom will suddenly make RE5 exclusive to the PS3. There is no sense in it. And it won't happen. 

FearlessSpirit

[QUOTE="FearlessSpirit"]

Do you seriously believe they are going to announce a title for Xbox 360 and PS3 and then cancel the Xbox 360 version?

I don't think Capcom will suddenly make RE5 exclusive to the PS3. There is no sense in it. And it won't happen.

Zero-G_basic

I think the reason would be to give the game a lot more hype since that is generally what happens when a game is announced exclusive (Recent example - Haze) and when a game is announced multiplatform it tends to lose hype (Example: Assassin's Creed).

But I agree, RE5 will be multiplatform. 

[QUOTE="-Maddog-"][QUOTE="Xolver"]

Well, if they said clearly the PS3 is on the stronger side which they want to work with, we can expect one of two things if it comes out for both platforms:

1. Released on the same time, downgrading the PS3 version, or:

2. The 360 version released later, to try and squeeze more out of it to get close to the PS3 product.

Hopefully it will be either exclusive or option number 2, because no one wants so play a watered-down version, on any console.

hazuki87

I think you nailed it...I can't agree more. Capcom really want to make it a good game and work on the prefered system..which looks to be the PS3. But most likely down the road release a 360 version, unless PS3 sales increase. It would be silly to release it on both consoles at the same time and risk not taking advantage of the PS3. (its what there doing with DMC4).

Risk not taking advantage of the PS3? Why should they care? They can get just as good if not better graphics out of the 360 version. The PS3 will be a sidenote considering how poorly its doing.

lol, Better graphics?? Do you even know what your on about? DO you know the PS3 true graphics power? NO! Bluray has its advantage and having cell work properly with RSX graphics can even surpass the 360s' overall better GPU...it just takes time and devs haven't gotten around it. Stop believing in Lemming BS about the 360 having better graphics...well they all know NOTHING! The console hasn't been out long enough to actually see what can be done. Yeeesh! 

By the time RE5 is ready to come out, Xbox 360 will have around 30 Million consoles in homes around the world.

I expect Capcom to make a downgraded Wii port as well.

Wii will have around 30 Million sold by then too, and ps3 will have like 17 Million sold.

it'll be multiplat on all consoles. Just watch.

(IMO of course) 

all multiplats should be optimized to utilize ps3 hardware since its more powerfulspringz300

Proof? All I ever see is the 360 kicking PS3 rear all over the place... in everything...