Resident Evil 6′s on-disc DLC will be free

The Big Cheese.

Capcom has been the topic of much debate as of late. Much of that debate has to do with their DLC practices. A lot of their titles have DLC already on the actual disc, but we’re still charged for unlocking it. That won’t be the case for Resident Evil 6.

Yes (get ready for it!) Resident Evil 6 does in fact have on-disc DLC, but said DLC will be made available for the always friendly price of FREE. That’s right, you won’t be charged for unlocking this content basically. But I’m sure we’ll still have some complaints from people due to on-disc DLC existing for the game in the first place! Ah, gamers…

So, the first pair of DLC items will be hitting quite soon. The content will be included with the game’s upcoming title update. Said content will bring the game’s hardest difficulty titled No Hope, as well as a partner for Ada in her scenario. I don’t know how I feel about Ada having a partner, I’m more used to her being completely solo on her behind-the-scenes missions. But oh well, this will definitely be good for people who unlocked said scenario and went all “wtf?!” at the realization that they couldn’t play it with a buddy like the other scenarios. So, that’s good.  I can’t wait to try out that new difficulty, though! I’m still working through Professional mode as of this writing.

As an added bonus, people who pick up the game after this title update won’t have to play through the initial three scenarios to unlock Ada’s. But still, if you’re one of those people coming a little late to the game (maybe due to the negative review scores!) I highly urge you to still play Leon, Chris and Jake’s first before delving into Ada’s which ties everything together.

All other DLC not included on the disc will come at a price (gotta make the Merchant proud, Capcom), like the already revealed multiplayer modes. No release date was given for the title update, but it’s said to be hitting soon.

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  • Franco

    There’s a shitload of things on disc which are not unlockable. They’ll certainly charge for that.

    • SteveREfan1

      If you mean all the mercenaries outfits then I think all those will be unlocked free later

  • http://relyonhorror.com/ CJ Melendez

    Ada’s campaign hardly answered anything about the game’s lackluster story.

    *SPOILERS*

    Simmons did what he did because he was too attached to Ada? Come on.

    • Xander

      After meeting her once, too.
      I really think the why of it all was the weakest part of the story. Then again, Resident Evil has never had the strongest of stories…

    • Red-Dragon-Cro

      Love on first look maybe?LOL

    • Franco

      I played it mainly for the story. I knew it was a kinda mediocre game, but then the story is completely non-existent. It was a major letdown for me.

  • http://www.facebook.com/KKAAIIG Kai Kaiky Gough

    After beating all 4 campaigns Ada’s one is my favorite. I’m not too keen on Ada having a co-op partner, I mean Ada is more of a lone wolf.

    • http://www.facebook.com/goku.bu Ahmed Hassan

      rightly said lone wolf its odd if she has a partner

  • Guest

    All I’m gonna say is collect all 80 emblems and THEN read the files. It explains SO much.

    • Benjamin May

      It’s a little annoying that so much of the story is conveyed through files you can’t even read unless you accomplish certain tasks to unlock them. Shame really, because Resident Evil 6 is, for the most part, a really good game.

  • Red-Dragon-Cro

    Not to forget the DLC on the disc is partly finished so it shouldn´t be considered a fully on-disc DLC.

    • Steven

      you’re too naive, my friend

  • randomizer

    Taking from the example of Street Fighter X Tekken, these on-disc content would have been charged too, if modders didn’t find it.

  • Ali

    Why are they shoehorning a partner in Ada’s scenario? I smell executive meddling!

    I wish it was Jessica Sherawat who’d be her partner but apparently its a random bsaa agent found on disc.
    youtu.be/9K5VhWupkfs

  • Ali

    @CJ Melendez I love you so much for writing exactly what i was thinking about the story!!!! The game felt like its own story; it didnt even move the plot forward!

  • Benjamin May

    I hope the co-op partner for Ada is optional and that players will still be able to go through her campaign completely solo. I don’t want to have to buy the Lone Wolf skill just to be able to re-play Ada’s campaign properly. As long as it’s optional though, I don’t see the problem. Since the content was free and already on the disc, why not unlock it from the beginning?

  • Giant Bat

    Isn’t free of charge on-disc DLC essentially the same as un-lockable things in any game before playstation store and xbox marketplace were around?

    As in during PS2, Gamecube and Xbox generation and all generations before that.

  • http://www.facebook.com/zane.rocker Zane James

    Hope the dlc comes out soon cause i only have two achiments left and have finished it twice