Rumor_ Resident Evil 5’s Versus Mode Was, Yes, On The Disc All Along
By Dr. Evelyn Reed | October 31, 2025 | 7 min read
Capcom caught more than a little flak for charging extra for Resident Evil 5’s VS mode. Their excuse? That it was “beyond the initial scope of Resident Evil 5”.
https://kotaku.com/capcom-explains-paid-dlc-multi-player-patch-5169886
Seems Capcom may have a strange way of defining what was in the “initial scope” because, as anyone who has downloaded the add-on will have found, the DLC weighs in at [[link]] a massive 1.8MB on 360, and an even more impressive 351KB on PS3. Leading some to suggest that, well, you’re not really downloading VS mode at all. You’re just downloading a key and some extra code that unlocks content that was already on the disc. The disc you already paid for.
Course, this practice is nothing new. [[link]] Nor, if true, would it be entirely unexpected, as Capcom had previously said that VS mode “makes use of the assets that exist in the game”.
http://kotaku.com/223420/some-marketplace-downloads-already-on-disc
The counter-point – as many of you have already pointed out – is that both file sizes (1.8MB and even 351KB) are bigger than other, previous “unlock codes”. And if the game mode only needed new code, and not new assets, then a small update [[link]] may well cover everything that was needed.
As of writing, Capcom have yet to respond to our requests for clarification or comment.
[via IGN]