09 Jun

Capcom seems to be getting into the compilation business in a major way. First, there was the 15-disc Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collection, and now the publisher has revealed two separate versions of Resident Evil 6 that will come packed with the game’s predecessors. Sharing the same October 2nd release date as the standard version of the game, Resident Evil 6 Anthology (Playstation 3) and Resident Evil 6 Archives (Xbox 360) pack a significant majority of past releases in the survival horror cum action horror franchise.

Resident Evil 6 Anthology (PlayStation 3)

  • Resident Evil 6
  • Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition
  • Resident Evil 4 HD
  • Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
  • Resident Evil 2
  • Resident Evil: Director’s Cut

Resident Evil 6 Archives (Xbox 360)

  • Resident Evil 6
  • Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition
  • Resident Evil 4 HD
  • Resident Evil Code: Veronica X HD
  • Resident Evil Degeneration (DVD film)

The difference in the included software is a puzzling one. It can partially be explained by lingering property rights, the complete absence of Resident Evil Zero probably due to Nintendo’s steady grip on the game from its initial exclusive release, for example. But the separation of the earlier RE titles from the 360, and the withdrawal of Code Veronica and Degeneration from the PS3, is harder to explain. Resident Evil 13 all saw release on the Playstation Network, but its unlikely that Sony would have been able to negotiate anything from such a re-release.

Whatever the reason, both of these hearty collector’s boxes will launch at $90.

(via Destructoid)