Resident Evil 5 PC dated

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 5th November 2008
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Resident Evil 5 PC dated

Resident Evil 5 has been dated on the PC and should be out by early March 2009.

Resident Evil 5 has been dated for the PC, though the bad news is that it won't be out this year according to MCV UK who also revealed the UK release date for Street Fighter IV.

Capcom looks set to have a busy first quarter in fact, with Bionic Commando, MotoGP Wii, Dead Rising Wii, Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5 launching all in the first few months.

Resident Evil 5 will, according to the release, be launching on Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 on March 13th next year. Street Fighter IV meanwhile will get launched on the same platforms, PC included, on February 20th.

Resident Evil 5 has proven a controversial title for Capcom so far. Not only does the game shift the action from gothic corridors and creepy villages to sunny Africa but it has also been accused of racism and portraying Africa in a negative, poverty-wracked light. Capcom however has refuted these claims.

So, while the bad news is that the game won't be out until March next year, Capcom is at least keeping it's promises and staying close to the PC platform by releasing the game on PC and console formats at the same time.

What's your favourite Resident Evil game and which platform will you play Resi 5 on? Let us know in the forums.
Quote spectre456 5th November 2008, 12:22
sweet, lets hope it gets optimised for the Pc in terms of performance instead of a sloppy port. i also hope they add better controls for this one since i heard the fourth one was not that good in the controls department and NO, adding 360 controller support in not the option i want to see (complete sacrilege IMO).

btw, screw the racist comments.
Quote Blademrk 5th November 2008, 13:17
^^ A controller would have been the best way to play it I would have thought.
Quote sandys 5th November 2008, 13:36
Link is wrong, points to Nokia News.
Quote Kúsař 5th November 2008, 13:51
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Originally Posted by spectre456
sweet, lets hope it gets optimised for the Pc in terms of performance instead of a sloppy port. i also hope they add better controls for this one since i heard the fourth one was not that good in the controls department and NO, adding 360 controller support in not the option i want to see (complete sacrilege IMO).

I hope they'll make better port. It suffered mostly from bad graphics. It wasn't easy to learn controls but after few hours you should get used to it. Though I died countless times before I figured out which keys were "1", "3", "5", "6" :)
Quote bowman 5th November 2008, 14:07
Hm, maybe if it's a decent port job. The first one scared the bejeesus out of me on PS1!
Quote Mentai 5th November 2008, 14:10
Didn't it not even have mouse support? I hope they do Res5 properly, a good indication might be the devil may cry port they did earlier this year. I never got my hands on it, was it decent?
Quote Paradigm Shifter 5th November 2008, 14:20
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Originally Posted by Mentai
Didn't it not even have mouse support? I hope they do Res5 properly, a good indication might be the devil may cry port they did earlier this year. I never got my hands on it, was it decent?

I was very impressed with the PC port of DMC4. 'Twas decent. Best port of a game I've ever seen. Ran very well, looked even better.
Quote spectre456 5th November 2008, 15:00
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Originally Posted by Kúsař
I hope they'll make better port. It suffered mostly from bad graphics. It wasn't easy to learn controls but after few hours you should get used to it. Though I died countless times before I figured out which keys were "1", "3", "5", "6" :)

i think the graphics got patched but only for some regions.
Quote Kúsař 5th November 2008, 15:37
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Originally Posted by spectre456
i think the graphics got patched but only for some regions.

It got *patched later*. However it would be better if it didn't need patch for better graphics...and it could use a better config program too. Even I as a self-taught programmer could write more user friendly config program.
Quote heir flick 6th November 2008, 01:01
my guess is it will have xbox360 controler support like lost planet
Quote Phil Rhodes 6th November 2008, 15:06
I think that anyone taking the position that Africa isn't poverty-wracked is probably engaging in more than a little wishful thinking.
Quote dinjo_jo 11th March 2009, 17:19
Now where is the pc port for RE5 ? It was supposed to be released on same day and don't even have the news when pc version is coming same with street fighter 4
Quote keith_j_snyder2 16th June 2009, 04:06
Ok so when this is comin out on PC?
I know it's moronic to post in a 7 months old news but my gut can't take more than this!!! I m being impatient because i can't wait to see those awesome graphics that PC can deliver!!!
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