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New Resident Evil 5 Content via DLC or Re-release? Capcom Wants Your Take
by Chris Faylor, Oct 06, 2009 3:50pm PDTWith an enhanced "Alternative Edition" of Resident Evil 5 coming soon to Japan, maker Capcom has opened a poll to help determine if the new content should instead hit North America as downloadable content for those that already own the game.
"[The physical re-release] makes absolutely perfect sense for the Japanese gaming market, where the uptake of digital content is a bit behind the western markets," Capcom's Chris Kramer explained in a blog post accompanying the poll.
For votes to be counted, users must have registered and logged into Capcom Unity.
"However, based on the success of the RE5 'Versus' downloadable content, as well as digital-only titles like Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Marvel VS Capcom 2, we know that the demand for DLC in the west is huge...We're gonna let the poll run for a few weeks, then present the team with the results and our recommendations."
Due in Japan on PlayStation 3 next spring, RE5: Alternative Edition packs a new mission and PlayStation Motion Controller support. The new content is also due on Xbox 360 in some form, though it had been reported as being too large to be downloadable.
The company has yet to specify if the new content will arrive on PC as well.
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before the current console gen:
-patch: fixing bugs and sometime adding content
-dlc : some type of sandwich
-expansion: adding a LOT of content to a game, same engine more content
-whatevergame 2: sequel to a game with a new engine
current console gen:
-patch: bug fix
-dlc: adding more content not enough to be an expansion but since ppl are willing to pay for what used to be in patches.. why not uh?
-expansion: RIP
-whatevergame 2: what used to be expansion
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So I don't feel it's changed much except for the addition of DLC which isn't really replacing anything and which, either way, nobody has to buy if they don't want to.
I'm really happy with most of the DLC I've bought. It's cool to be able to get add-ons of whatever size so long as they are good value for what you get. I've enjoyed DLC that just added an extra 2-hour SP level and I've enjoyed DLC that was an expansion like GTA4:TLAD or stuff like the Crackdown add-on which mainly added completely new activities (e.g. racing) to the existing game world.
There has also been some rubbish DLC, of course, but I've just avoided buying most of that.
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