Capcom replies to Resident Evil PSP petition

[Stars_g36]

17111 Total Signatures

damn! if they could create 17,111 sales capcom would be stupid not to do it!

[MeganGrass]

Question is what kind of Resident Evil game would we want on the PSP?

It wouldn't be about what we want...

BioHazard fans across the world want 1.5, and CAPCOM simply doesn't care which is nothing short of a fucking shame.

Combine that with the fact that the Sony PSP has WiFi capability, my bet would be some kind of "Outbreak" title.

[Stu]

BioHazard fans across the world want 1.5, and CAPCOM simply doesn't care which is nothing short of a fucking shame.

No. Capcom just doesn't want to share an unfinished game with the world.

[MeganGrass]

I can understand that, perfectly.

But still, if they TRUELY care, we would have BioHazard 1.5 (in whatever form that may be).

No matter what, as long as the video game franchise known as BioHazard/Resident Evil exits, that "thorn" known as BioHazard 1.5 will always be CAPCOM's spine.

Why? Simply because people just aren't going to let the thought of "what could have been" die. Bio-fans want to play 1.5, plain and simple.

[Stu]

I swear i'd replied to this last night...

But anyway...

When Capcom released Resident Evil 4, they took an already small percentage of Resident Evil fans that wanted to play 1.5, and turned it into an even tinier percentage. With the success of 4, the optimism for 5, and the caution of UC, unfortunately i guess 1.5 couldn't be further from Capcom's minds. Don't think i'm happy about it, i guess it's just the way it is though.

As for the petition...

Capcom’s Vice President of Marketing actually CONFIRMED on the Capcom boards that he did get in touch with the petition's author!

Friends, see below my reply to the initial email about the petition when it had 1,000. The fact that the survey is over 25,000 is great. This matters to us.

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By the way, for some reason your initial email went to my spam folder. You will not likely receive a formal reply in the short-term. As we plan for future games the team will definitely consider the fans and specifically your petition. It does have impact. Keep me updated on the number of signatures. If you get over 10,000 that will draw significant attention.



Regards,

Nique

[James]

I heard a rumour that Capcom don't ever want to release Resident Evil 1.5 because it'll be inconsistent with current storylines and cause confusion with the fans?

[Carnivol]

I guess the "perfect chance" to see more elements from RE1.5 "back in action" would've been through the Outbreak franchise.

Since the R.P.D. we know from Raccoon City is the house of a special unit the size of S.T.A.R.S., the city should surely have room for more than one police station.

However, edits would've most certainly had to happen to it, so you probably wouldn't ever see the original form of RE1.5, but instead what could possibly be a rather high amount of fan service and "nods" to 1.5.

Step 1 - Start Petition
Step 2 - Get 10,000++ signatures
Step 3 - ???
Step 4 - 1.5