Capcom: Resident Evil 6 has no on-disc paid DLC

Publisher confirms new zombie shooter does include "incomplete" free DLC that requires a download to access; all upcoming paid DLC not already on disc.

Capcom recently caught fire from fans who discovered on-disc Resident Evil 6 downloadable content. Now, the publisher has issued a statement admitting there is content already on game discs, but clarifying that it is free and "incomplete."

A Capcom representative explained on the company's blog that this free content--the No Hope difficulty mode and a new co-op partner--is "incomplete" because it will not work without an actual download. The two free DLC items will arrive through a title update "soon."

Concerning the previously announced Resident Evil 6 paid downloadable content, Capcom said these add-ons are not already on discs. New game modes Survivors, Predator, and Siege will be made available first on Xbox 360 before spreading to PlayStation 3.

Resident Evil 6 released last week and has shipped more than 4.5 million copies. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's review.

Eddie Makuch
By Eddie Makuch, News Editor

Eddie Makuch (Mack-ooh) is a News Editor at GameSpot. He lives in Connecticut, works out of the company's New York City office, and loves extra chunky peanut butter.

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wyan_ 138 pts

It's going to take more than one game without on-disc DLC before I forgive you Capcom. And well... I just wasn't impressed with the RE6 demo, so I don't even know if RE6 counts. Keep trying though Capcom.

Darkman2007 35 pts

so....if its a free mode, and its already partially on the disc....why does it need to be DLC?

 

doesn't really make sense to be honest, but its step in the right direction for Capcom.

mikeyMKII 100 pts

They still retain the No. 1 spot on most peoples sh*tlist.

Cal12 6 pts

"Every DLC for a game is already on disc. If it werent. Then developers had a hard time coding those maps, modes and guns into the game."

 

That makes no sense. They develop the games on the development kits and PCs then make them ready for home use. There is no need to pre-load the stuff on the disc to preserve it like you're suggesting. It's not difficult at all for them to code it considering they have the source code at their disposal.

Vickman178 472 pts

 Cal12 Its just a cover up to hide the fact that they put on disc DLC AGAIN! Even after they said they wouldn't after Dragons Dogma.

Henninger 212 pts

Y do even have to have an option for paying for different modes of gameplay?? Its a different mode. Really??? So i gotta pay for different mode. Does any1 else c this as a problem?? Whats next they gonna charge us for a title screen?? Or maybe even chapter 2 of a main story. Dont u ppl c that they're slowly breaking the game down into the bare minimum & charging us for the whole complete game??? This era in gaming disgusts me. Watch somewhere down the line they're gonna say u have to pay 5 bucks to c the ending of a game.  

dab0ne 90 pts

I don't care.  The boycott continues... until the Resident Evil 2 Remake anyways.

Megavideogamer 380 pts

I give Capcom the benefit of the doubt. They state that there is no on disc DLC. I shall take them at their word.

 

Unless someone cracks the disc and proves Capcom wrong. DLC is what ever increasing HDD storage was intended for? If someone "downloads" Resident Evil 6 extra content. Should be easy to verify it is on the HDD? 

lilnazar 11 pts

Every DLC for a game is already on disc. If it werent. Then developers had a hard time coding those maps, modes and guns into the game.

staranise 122 pts

I`m not buying this at all........good thing a friend is a cash cow.

 

NOT ME! Fo` shame capcom fo` shame! free dlc but locked? why?? to cash in on it??? no???? its free????? ...

 

...why was it locked in the 1st place..??????

 

...feels like deja vu

InquisitorCrox 109 pts

The display of BIAS here is disgusting,

Capcom this time has actually reacted to the criticism and yet they are bashed...

American nationalism as its best...

muds584 7 pts

 InquisitorCrox actually they are still making money yes it made for japanese people

muds584 7 pts

what the ? so this really really hard then? hope its more monster less ammo less life and i don't know how did you survive after that

TTDog 184 pts

Incomplete DLC... just needs the $20 unlock key to make it complete.

 

 

zilcher 49 pts

Great, that means the DLC may not suck.

ACWH 80 pts

This whole topic is SF X Tekken all over again (Major reason why I didn't buy this without waiting for reviews etc...). Capcom even said they were looking into this for future releases and that was all lies. Why lock content that's going to be free? I hope this isn't some lame attempt to stop second hand sales.

immanuel_aj 6 pts

It's not that hard to believe that it was intended to be free all along.  A new difficulty mode and a co-op partner...... that just sounds absolutely TERRIBLE if it was made to be DLC.  How many people would even BUY that?

AmnesiaHaze 214 pts

 immanuel_aj valkyria chronicles had a "difficulty DLC" where you paid to unlock extra hard :P

immanuel_aj 6 pts

@AmnesiaHaze From what I gather, that DLC was basically a rearrangement of the units so it's 'almost' like a new map.  Granted, that could be the same for this difficulty setting in RE6.  Anyway, how well do you reckon that DLC sold compared to the other DLCs for Valkyria?

marlobc 90 pts

Well no worries Ada's campaign is like a DLC itself ;P

torrne667 58 pts

Ha ha HA! Fuck off capcom, you thought you would sneak it past everyone again but we are onto you and your dying company. Thank the lord for hackers and reverse engineers.That is yet one more reason why we need people who hack/modify consoles. They were obviously going to charge for this content until this was found out, what a horrible company for trying to charge more money for something you have already bought and possess.

 Arsyad00 Read above, they were not going to offer it for free, kindness....pffft.

Arsyad00 106 pts

FREE!!!!

meh down here, can`t accept people kindness at all.

PlasmaBeam44 34 pts

Why would they put free content on a disk, but them make us wait to download it? My guess is they were planning on charging money for this, but due to the negative reaction to RE6 they decided to try and save face by making it free.

AmnesiaHaze 214 pts

 PlasmaBeam44 you might be on to something :D

comb5 200 pts

 PlasmaBeam44 Or maybe it was only like 75 percent complete when the game was ready for publishing. I guess we'll know more when we can find out how big the "download" is to make it work.

muds584 7 pts

 PlasmaBeam44 well it like a new ham and cheese with pickles if you don't try it for free you won't sell anything... consumers  need to know it edible

OGKNav 131 pts

Uh... they said they wouldn't. Starting with Dragon's Dogma iirc.

eliram1 12 pts

the fact they feel inclined to point it out shows how low the industry has fallen.

slonekb05 238 pts

just a thought, but they could have just been caught and started getting bashed about it. so they just claimed it was free all along.. they may have planned on charging us for this.

jorge69696 143 pts

Yeah, you just paid 60$ for it but...

wait for it..

IT IS FREE!! FREEE!!!!!!!!

HAHAHA FREE STUFF YEAHHH FREEEE!!!!!

DrYnot 34 pts

They just don't get it, do they?

Fembot_Eulogy 93 pts

I says 'Pardon'?       >>>>>         Free?

 

Haven't heard that word in while.

 

...Still, I can't bring myself to buy this.. No offence. 

Gen007 139 pts

Dosen't change anything really. Its actually common practice in the industry  these to have DLC finished before the full game comes out. Capcom just happened to get really ballsy and stick it on disc. The thing is that they have to go through a process with DLC and  updates ect. There's a certification process(which takes time) and it costs money(which takes well money) especially on the xbox. Its actually cheaper for them to have the content on disc and then only have to release a small activation update. ILke i said it changes nothing now they just wont put it on disc but the DLC is still ready and finished long before the game even drops.

godzillavskong 198 pts

Bought time. We still have a long way to go with these DLC practices that a lot of companies are using though. At least this is a step in the right direction.

AhvrenStone 50 pts

 godzillavskong You can buy time?  This changes everything, millionaires must live forever!!

Sigil-otaku 121 pts

 AhvrenStone  godzillavskong If I said can I have a moment of your time and gave you 10,000 for that time you'd give me your time right? You can so buy time.

Jinishi 6 pts

I don't get all the hate. There's been plenty of games released with weird additional data on the discs. Most times the company doesn't even do anything with it. At least Capcom is doing something with it and it's free. =\

HiImUPSMan 289 pts

 Jinishi 

 

ITS ONLY FREE BECAUSE THEY GOT CAUGHT. LOL.

Jinishi 6 pts

 HiImUPSMan Free nonetheless. =\ Remember they released the game a month early. Unless people want to wait for ALL the DLC, then people would start complaining about 10 year dev times. =\

slonekb05 238 pts

i know you were just making a point to that guy, but 10years? dlc  already partly done before game even releases. so just add like 6months and there's all the time you would need for dlc.

Lhomity 890 pts

 HiImUPSMan Just because you assume something and spew it online with caps lock on doesn't make it true.

Lhomity 890 pts

 AhvrenStone  Who said I was correcting anybody? CAPS LOCK IS AWESOME. My point stands: One can make up all the speculative drivel one wishes, and plaster it however they like, but its still speculative drivel and nothing more.

HiImUPSMan 289 pts

 Lhomity 

 

assume? lol capcom is notorious for on-disc dlc.

 

check SfxTekken and RE5. kthx.

 

capcom fanboys....LOL.

Lhomity 890 pts

 HiImUPSMan Capcom have already spoken on this: http://gamespot.com/news/capcom-revising-on-disc-dlc-stance-6376788

 

They say this stuff on the RE6 disc is intended to be free. They have already announced other pieces of DLC, but not this stuff. There is no proof to suggest they had planned to price it, and even if they had planned to price it, why would they change their minds and give it freely? Look at sales for RE6. Capcom have already proved they can piss off whoever they want and still in the millions. No amount of online petitions and whining comments would convince Capcom to freely give something they planned to sell.

 

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/capcom-shifts-4-5-million-units-of-resident-evil-6-at-launch/

 

Also, not a Capcom fanboy. The last Capcom game I remember buying new was Dragon's Dogma. Before that, I don't remember. Never played SFxT. Bought RE5 used and played about 3 hours of it. Didn't buy RE6. Don't want to.

IamTheBesteva 99 pts

 Lhomity  HiImUPSMan

 when people speak with caps on, i always believe it

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