Sunday, January 18, 2009

Resident Evil 5 for Xbox 360 Owners First

A date for the Resident Evil 5 demo has finally announced by Capcom, although PlayStation 3 owners may be a bit disappointed to learn that it's scheduled for an "exclusive premiere" on the Xbox 360.

Xbox 360 owners will be able to download a two-level playable demo of Resident Evil 5 with three separate co-op options (player and CPU, two players local and two players over Xbox Live) beginning January 26.

Capcom's official press release also promises a "new exclusive high-definition trailer of the game" for Xbox 360 owners beginning January 16. "New" seems to be a relative term however, as this trailer was previously seen at 2008's Tokyo Game Show.

Unsurprisingly, the Xbox-centric press release makes no mention of a PlayStation 3 demo, but most likely PS3 gamers will get their demo once the exclusive week is over.

It sounds like a good news for Xbox 360 owners!