DLC will be available on PSN and Xbox Live next year.
By Kat Bailey, 11/09/2009
Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition will eventually be making its way to North America, but not as a boxed game. Instead, the remixed edition will be available as downloadable content, as chosen by some 1500 voters on Capcom-Unity.
"Based on your feedback, in North American, European and Australia territories, Capcom will be making the new RE5 content for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 available as downloadable content," Capcom's Chris Kramer wrote. "You will not be asked to purchase a new copy of the game just to get at the new stuff, just make sure to hold on to your RE5 disc and you'll be ready to roll in Spring 2010 when we make available new Resident Evil adventures (and some other things we haven't told you about yet) for you." As announced during Tokyo Game Show, the Alternative Edition will feature an episode starring popular protagonists Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield. It will also support Sony's upcoming motion controller, which is slated to be released next spring.
Looks like Jill's episode won't be the only content included with Alternative Edition, though Capcom has mostly kept it under wraps. Look for more information closer to the spring release date.