Resident Evil 5 demo infects Xbox 360 on Jan. 26, PSN week of Feb. 5 [update]
by Ross Miller 
{ Jan 14th 2009 at 12:27PM } 
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Update: A Capcom press release clarifies that the Xbox Live demo will be released on Monday, January 26th and, for Gold subscribers, will be "available exclusively on Xbox 360 for one week" -- at which point the PSN version will be released (during the week of February 5th). In addition, the Resident Evil 5 TGS trailer will be available for download on Xbox Live beginning this Friday, January 16th. [Via PS3 Fanboy]
Gallery: Resident Evil 5 (12-18-2008)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
theGreenGrunt @ Jan 14th 2009 12:39PM
"No word on the release of a PlayStation 3 demo, "
Does this mean the RE5 is a Xbox 360 Exclusive? Sure sounds like it.
InFaMoUs1- @ Jan 14th 2009 12:50PM
are you fucking retarted or stupid? RE:5 is multi platform or are you to stupid to know what that means also?
DamienSkies @ Jan 14th 2009 12:51PM
The Japanese RE5 PS3 bundles would say otherwise.
Doug @ Jan 14th 2009 12:51PM
Would be very nice to rub into all the fanboys (OMG YOU CAUGHT ME) but, I doubt it.
playwhutyalike @ Jan 14th 2009 12:59PM
InFaMoUs1, it's been a while since I read a post that started with "are you fucking (fill in the blank)". I'm still laughing. +1, sir!
Shagittarius @ Jan 14th 2009 1:08PM
Oh, well please, allow me to retart.
InFaMoUs1- @ Jan 14th 2009 1:09PM
yea im sorry but his dumbass deserved that... RE5 is coming out in like 2 months and he has to say some dumb shit like that is just ignornt
(The Award-Winning) dark_inchworm @ Jan 14th 2009 1:56PM
Seems like there isn't just one person here that's retarted and ignornt. :)
Zoot Suit Jedi @ Jan 14th 2009 12:40PM
I can smell the red plants now.
Wiinterfang @ Jan 14th 2009 12:55PM
*Poof*
...Whut?
Antagonist @ Jan 14th 2009 12:48PM
but...but...but...PSN is free!
Doreo @ Jan 14th 2009 12:52PM
Ha ha, your so funny rind... But sadly, it's probably just another thing MSoft Paid to receive... Do I need to post my fallout three Msoft song again? Na it won't work with capcom... Maybe if I change the words around?
Levi @ Jan 14th 2009 12:56PM
Cue in the fanboy rants now-- oh, I see they've already started.
Well, let's hope they release an update with a PS3 demo date. I heart demos. Capcom has been good to us so far.
Doreo @ Jan 14th 2009 12:58PM
It's exclusive to the 360 for one week....
Levi @ Jan 14th 2009 12:58PM
spoke too soon! That means we get Killzone 2 demo and RE5 demo in the same week doesn't it? Rock.
anonim1979 @ Jan 14th 2009 1:00PM
Actualy it's probably because on PS3 RE5 demo is worse than on X360.
You know textures, effects, framerate...
http://www.the-horror.com/index.php?id=features&s=bh5demo
Multiplatform games and PS3 simply don't mix.
aahatimy @ Jan 14th 2009 1:00PM
What about Europe. UK to be more specific?
aahatimy @ Jan 14th 2009 1:02PM
*?
Alien Lord @ Jan 14th 2009 1:02PM
I'll have to try that, so will my GF, she loves the RE series.
el serpiente @ Jan 14th 2009 1:15PM
Someone actually likes you?
Sir Buzz Killington( The Artist formerly known as Jakka) @ Jan 14th 2009 1:40PM
El, not trying to join the lovely ongoing flamewar you two are having, when's the last time you actually voiced some kind of an actual opinion as opposed to just running in, going all ad hominem on somebody who is insulting your beloved console(or just writing anything,as long as they have the reputation of a fanboy)then being gone as quickly as you came?
Last five pages would like to disagree.
Night Elve @ Jan 14th 2009 2:16PM
@GundamWingEW
And here you are criticizing someone because is bashing or trolling oh the sweet irony.
You one of the worst trolls we have here.
el serpiente @ Jan 14th 2009 2:39PM
I comment when there is an actual discussion going on that interest me. And really Jakka, who the hell are you to give me criticism? You, renowned for spamming the hell out of every LBP thread on joystiq? You basically made them unreadable.
Oh gundam, you're adorable. What is this your 17th account on Joystiq? It's sad that you keep coming back like a pitiful stray dog to a community that has rejected you over and over and over and over and over and over. I mean, do you even have a shred of dignity left?
Sir Buzz Killington( The Artist formerly known as Jakka) @ Jan 14th 2009 3:40PM
Stop beating the long-dead 'Well, you trolled LBP so that gives me an excuse to troll' horse.
Yes, I did have a rather unpopular opinion on LBP and on reflection I do regret the effort I wasted on what was pretty much trolling at that point given how biased the community was.I still believe that I was ultimately correct in my predictions(Great game,ruined by hype and Sony's meddling), but that's a different discussion.
However, unlike you I've never flamed anyone on these forums. So unless you can find me one example of me directly throwing insults at everyone, don't dare comparing my 'trolling with enough dignity to have enough ground I can stand on' to your 'let's insult the op trolling'.
PS: The fact you were trolling long before my holidays spree(when I really had too much time and regret it now) doesn't give you much right to accuse me either.
el serpiente @ Jan 14th 2009 4:00PM
Whatevs, Jakka. We can sit here and argue over whose shit stinks more. But you have carried out trolls of epic proportions that I never have. You can downplay it all you want but that fact remains.
I hear you're leaving the site. Best of luck to you.
Superstar90 @ Jan 14th 2009 7:04PM
Why did you vote down Alien Lord????
GundamWingEW @ Jan 14th 2009 1:06PM
Finally...
ChooChooCharlie @ Jan 14th 2009 1:12PM
As someone who has already played the region-locked version several times with and without a co-op partner, I must say the demo is a lot of fun.
Enjoy, all you newcomers!
naxe @ Jan 14th 2009 1:17PM
Edited for shouting. Don't be so loud next time. Oh, and stop yelling AT people. That is all.
GundamWingEW @ Jan 14th 2009 1:44PM
Edited and banned.
eNrique @ Jan 14th 2009 1:57PM
Hey Gundam, I don't really think you are in a very good position to reply his comment, since his apoint is as valid as yours.
Fuck off you 2.
Trev @ Jan 14th 2009 1:21PM
Cute trollan as usual, anonim. When your own link takes the wind out of the point you are trying to make, it isn't very helpful for you:
"For now, treat the results as temporary. The gulf of difference, when viewed in motion, is not as large as I had expected. In fact, I was quite surprised when I went back and looked at the screenshots. Going from one to the other, I really couldn't find these subtle differences between the two versions until I compared screenshots directly."
So he couldn't tell the difference until he went back and scrutinized individual screens. I looked at most of them, and many show negligible differences at best. And, of course, this is the same company that made DMC4 look better on PS3.
el serpiente @ Jan 14th 2009 1:25PM
wow, the-horror.com. Sounds like a real scientific outfit!
Anonim, quit inventing nonsense.
Josh @ Jan 14th 2009 1:33PM
Awww, balls, that's a long wait (PS3 owner).
Doug @ Jan 14th 2009 1:59PM
Who is balls? And why does he have a PS3?
Josh @ Jan 14th 2009 2:06PM
Actually wait is the PS3 owner, and balls is the person I'm talking to (Doug).
deaftly @ Jan 14th 2009 1:38PM
You tell em SDF!
Trev @ Jan 14th 2009 1:39PM
@serp
The article is actually pretty good, but he's trying to use it even though it acknowledges that they are different demos and neither is indicative of the final product. But that's just what he does. The article will say "As you can see by these screenshots designed to highlight differences you can't even see when actually playing the game, the 360 is a little better." and he translate that as "ZOMG 360 FTW". It's just especially inaccurate here.
umm....hello??? @ Jan 14th 2009 1:45PM
am looking forward to the demo...I'll most likely download it for both my x360 and ps3 when it's available to compare.
Doug @ Jan 14th 2009 1:59PM
"Xbox 360, always a week ahead"™
jonjon72 @ Jan 14th 2009 2:26PM
wow. people getting their panties in a bunch......over a demo. how sad.
Duke @ Jan 14th 2009 2:26PM
I was disappointed with the demo. The weapon select is garbage. Maybe this issue will be fixed for the US demo. The Japanese one was a disappointment.
Matt @ Jan 14th 2009 2:38PM
Yeah, I'm kinda concerned my thirst for RE5 co-op action will have been satisfied already by Gears 2 and L4D.
Then again, I'm just happy I can type that. Xmas-360 for the win!
Also, RE4 Wii is one of my favorite games ever. I'm not sure I can happily return to dual-stick RE. Even being a new 360 owner, if this game were available with online co-op and dumbed down graphics/physics for Wii, I'd buy it for Wii.
Aero @ Jan 14th 2009 2:31PM
The Joystiq staff should delete all this FANBOY CONSOLE WARS NERD RAGE.
It'd be fun to read the two comments left.
Emophia @ Jan 14th 2009 2:48PM
I thought Capcom was being console neutral? That lasted long...
Orionsaint @ Jan 14th 2009 3:02PM
Been there done that! Thanks Japan.
http://flickr.com/photos/orionfotos/3090264436/
If it's the same demo. It's boring.
arrrgh @ Jan 14th 2009 3:27PM
+1 seriously
i thought the internet just went retarded or something
is everyone that much of a tool?
arrrgh @ Jan 14th 2009 3:26PM
have people really not played this???
are people just waiting so they can do online co op?
ive been playing this since the jap demo came out...i dont get it. dl it , burn a cd, and disconnect live before playing.
you can play it right now
Albanian_Killa @ Jan 14th 2009 3:42PM
After all the shit Sony does for Capcom, parading them with their own section of the PlayStation Store, etc., these pricks can't at least release a demo at the same time as the XBOX 360? They use the excuse "Gold members get exclusive 1 week preview" like it's up to Capcom to decide that. All demos are blocked for silver members, we all know that Capcom.
Erin @ Jan 14th 2009 7:04PM
This is good, a chance to get some early reviews before it is let out for all to buy.