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Americans don't want discs? Resident Evil 6 PC disc free in North America

No disc version of PC Resident Evil 6 in North America says Capcom as release date and spec requirements are revealed.

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Snookies124140d ago (Edited 4140d ago )

Hahaha, I wouldn't have bought it anyway, but without a disc REALLY gives me a reason not to. Sorry, I like having a physical copy if it can be helped. They're just trying to skimp on costs of manufacturing to make more money. Oh Capcom... How pitiful.

bunt-custardly4140d ago

Can you blame them? I think the sales have been good but possibly less than they expected.

Snookies124140d ago (Edited 4140d ago )

If they wanted good sales, they should have just made a "Resident Evil" game. Not this... I don't even know what to call it. It's definitely NOT Resident Evil though. It could be a good game, but they alienated a big portion of their fans with a cover system, regenerating health, enemies that use guns, lack of horror, etc.

PurpHerbison4139d ago

We should get used to digital copies now. I predict it isn't very long until the digital movement. Even if it will be forced upon us.

Eldyraen4139d ago

@ PurpHetbison

Digital movement has been around for years--some simply adopted earlier than others. It pretty much began with iPods and other digital music devices but its now mainstream for nearly every medium it can be used with at this point.

Movies, games, tv, books and magazines, and of course music are all easily accessible over the Internet nowadays. I still prefer physical copies though in some cases (books especially--ereaders are great but not quite the same) but Iove accessibility of digital as I don't have to keep track of everything and its just "tidier". Basically digital is convenience all around--but some drm does make it annoying (usually still required with physical so not a digital issue exactly).

It will still be a while though till everything goes fully digital and probably not in my lifetime simply because there will be large markets that simply refuse to make the move. In the end though they'll end up the minority given enough time as technology continues to progress.

DeadlyFire4139d ago (Edited 4139d ago )

They are just stating that they expect the PC version to sell less. So they won't be bringing out a disc for the game. It cuts their costs of publishing the game. So they can see more dollars in the bank. I personally wanna see a disc.

Digital is around and it will stay, but so is Physical and that is here to stay as well. Both flavors will be offered for a very long time.

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dedicatedtogamers4139d ago

To be honest, it really makes no difference because Capcom's DRM for PC versions of their games is so restrictive, it wouldn't matter if you installed it with or without the disc. You're still gonna have to jump through a billion hoops just to get the game started.

The only time I pursue a disc copy of a PC game is if it is DRM-free (which pretty much never happens these days). My Steam and GOG.com accounts are a-okay.

Cyb3r4140d ago

No they just dont want RE6

Megaton4139d ago

Who still buys PC games on disc? I haven't since Diablo 2.

xX-StolenSoul-Xx4139d ago

Yeah seriously i just download everything off steam.

iamgoatman4139d ago

Slow Internet connections and bandwidth caps? It's not hard to see why people still buy physical copies of PC games.

aquamala4139d ago

most PC sales are now digital anyway, why would I want to have to put in a disc to play a game?

chasegarcia4139d ago (Edited 4139d ago )

I don't even have a disc drive in my gaming pc.

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Every Resident Evil game Leon is featured in, ranked

GF365: "The iconic survival horror franchise Resident Evil boasts a great number of popular and memorable characters. Arguably, Leon S. Kennedy is the most popular and recognizable character aside from Jill Valentine. In this article, we'll be counting down every Resident Evil game Leon is featured in, ranked."

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Babadook7228d ago

Yeah I figured it would be ordered like this. For me Leons best game was his debut. RE2.

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Resident Evil Games Ranked: Mainline Series

The modern entertainment industry has witnessed the rise of the Resident Evil franchise as one of its most renowned and celebrated multimedia phenomena. With numerous video games released across multiple platforms, it can be daunting for newcomers to determine where to commence their journey. So here is every main mainline Resident Evil Games ranked.

In preparation for the highly anticipated Resident Evil 4 Remake, let’s take the liberty to rank each of the mainline story instalments, providing players with a fundamental comprehension of the Resident Evil universe.

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There Will Never Be Another Resident Evil 6 (And That Sucks)

A rough gem that may never get the proper treatment it deserves.

Terry_B397d ago

^^ I don't want what the author was smoking.

-Foxtrot397d ago

It’s this thing where after enough time people start coming out to defend bad games for some strange reason

I mean hey if you liked it good for you but it was a f****** awful RE game.

Capcom are finally back on track and now people are crying about their shitty mistakes? No thanks.

RpgSama395d ago

I'd take a full blown remake of RE6 based around a GREATLY expanded Leon part and make it even more horror.

That might be something I would be interested in, do not care about any of the other parts of that game.

MadLad395d ago

I couldn't even get through the demo.
Years later I bought it for $3 for PC. I played about 5 minutes into it and uninstalled it.

babadivad395d ago (Edited 395d ago )

RE6 was better than 5. RE6 just took the series to the conclusion that started with 4.

RE4 was the inaugural title in the action game trilogy.

RE9 will be the likely end of the first person psychological thriller trilogy.

They'll switch it up for RE10 or more likely titled RE-X.

hotnickles395d ago

5 is vastly better than 6 imo

TheEnigma313395d ago

RE5 is way better than 6. Stop lying to yourself

FallenAngel1984397d ago (Edited 397d ago )

“But all this is solely with respect to how fans felt back in 2013 when Resident Evil 6 had just been released. The game resulted in the series getting indefinitely killed off until 5 years later when we got Resident Evil 7 and balance was restored yet again. ”

1.) Resident Evil 6 came out in 2012, not 2013

2.) A series getting killed off means no titles at all released in a time period. Silent Hill, Dead Space, Dino Crisis, Parasite Eve & Siren fans would love to see how you can say RE was on the same level of dormancy. In that 5 year time period we had a number of remasters that kept the series alive and kicking. RE1 02ms remaster even broke sales records during the period between RE6 and RE7.

3. Way to disrespect Resident Evil: Revelations 2. It was released during that RE6-RE7 period. It along with its predecessor were mainline titles that kept the horror roots of the series alive in comparison to RE5 and RE6. RE: R1 in particular even introduced the ability to walk and shoot into the series, a feature we can all be grateful for that in modern RE titles. The director RE: R1 later went on to direct RE7 and the director of RE: R2 later went to to direct the RE2 & RE4 remakes.

Immagaiden397d ago (Edited 397d ago )

“Resident Evil 6 is often maligned as the worst entry in the Resident Evil series and is cited as the cause behind the long death of the franchise.”

Titles in the Resident Evil series such as Survivor, Gaiden, Dead Aim, Outbreak, Operation Raccoon City, Umbrella Corps, & Resistance we’re received far worse than RE6.

And death of the franchise?

RE6 was still one of the most commercially successful games in the series, guaranteeing the franchise’s future. Compare how underwhelming sales of Dead Space 3, Silent Hill: Downpour. Alone in the Dark: Illumination, Dino Crisis 3, Fatal Frame: Maiden in Black Water, Castlevania: Lords of Shadows 2, and Metroid: Other M which caused their respective series to go into a long period of dormancy without any rereleases to even keep activity up.

RE however still had a significant number of titles released and rereleased after RE6. Not only that but development for RE7 started a short time after its predecessor came out, meaning there was never a development time that the series could be considered dead. There hasn’t been a single year that Capcom stopped either developing, releasing, or rereleasing Resident Evil games. Let’s not act like the 5 year period between RE6 and RE7 is such a longer time compared to the 4 year period between RE4 and RE5 as well as RE7 and RE8. We can pretty much expect RE9 in either 2025 or 2026, and you can be certain that Capcom will still release other RE tiles leading up to it

TheEnigma313396d ago (Edited 396d ago )

Man go some where with this. Only a few like this game. Why would they remake a garbage game no one likes risking money because it won't sell? RE 6 is dumpster drippings, sorry.

MIDGETonSTILTS17395d ago

It wasn’t that good, even if you enjoyed it like me.

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