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Japanese sampler for December.

Capcom has said the West will have to wait longer than 5th December for a demo of Resident Evil 5.

Japan, however, will be given a sampler of the survival-horror game that day, according to the official Capcom blog.

Also, Resident Evil 5 has been shambling along so well in Japan that the release has been pushed forward to 5th March 2009. But again, no such luck in the West, where the date remains Friday 13th March, 2009.

Most of you should by now know that regional PlayStation Network accounts - Japanese, European, American - can be faked. Just put on a funny accent. You can't say that.

Lie about where you live and a Japanese 5th December Resident Evil 5 demo should pose no problems, apart from dialect. But a small price to pay.

Head over to our Resident Evil 5 gamepage to find out why.

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dog2_99 #1 3 years ago

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i think all the voices will still be in English just the SUBs will be in Japanese.

Still worth a go!
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Steroyd #2 3 years ago

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God bless multiple foreign accounts.
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ZuluHero #3 3 years ago

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except if it needs to be gold to download....
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Steroyd #4 3 years ago

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hmmm... good point.

God bless multiple foreign PSN accounts.
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BBIAJ #5 3 years ago

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Even if it does need to be Gold, just make a new one, and use the free month's Gold that comes with it, it's pretty quick and easy to do.
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cyacomini #6 3 years ago

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"God bless multiple foreign PSN accounts. "

And I'm sure Sony would agree with you..

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Edited by 1 at 27/11/08 @ 09:33
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peteb #7 3 years ago

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I knew that 48Hour Xbox Live Gold trial with Gears 2 would come in handy...
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NinjaWilliams #8 3 years ago

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aint dis sposed be a 360 exclusive demo?...
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Duckula #9 3 years ago

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As for the 360 demo, providing someone uploads it to the internet you can just burn it to a dvd and it will play off that. Demos aren't region locked.
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PanStre #10 3 years ago

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Making the West wait = schoolboy error!

Edited by 1 at 27/11/08 @ 10:09
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PanStre #11 3 years ago

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Especially if what Duckula said happens. Don't start crying if it does, Capcom.
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mcmonkeyplc #12 3 years ago

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I think I will be creating a Jap hotmail account!
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indafunkyhouse #13 3 years ago

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Guess its time to start searching out hotel addresses in Japan for my Japanese account on my 360
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SpyroViper #14 3 years ago

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JUST GIVE US THE JAPANESE DEMO!

I don't care if it's all in Japanese. JUST HAND IT OVER! and indeed, bless the Japanese accounts.
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muscleblade #15 3 years ago

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I dont need a demo. RE5 is on my must buy list anyway. I can wait for the full release.
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Xerx3s #16 3 years ago

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"I knew that 48Hour Xbox Live Gold trial with Gears 2 would come in handy... "

Won't work. It doesn't turn a silver account into a gold account. It just gives certain gold rights, demo's not being one of them.
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Tomnd #17 3 years ago

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im learning Japanese so this should be a piece of cake....as long as the dialogue goes along the lines of my name is tom i like pie.
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AllenSpawn #18 3 years ago

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I tried a free 48 hr gold pass on my jap 360 account for the ninja gaiden 2 demo, and it wouldn't work.
thank god for jap psn account!!

though my missus is expecting on dec5th......
/ corks her snatch
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Vanmunt #19 3 years ago

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Put a cork in the top hole as well if I were you Lizer.
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spammage #20 3 years ago

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So let me get this right, you need a gold Jap account to access the demo on XBL or JUST a japan account on PSN, sucks to be an 360 owner on dec 5th IMO......
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cw- #21 3 years ago

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Most Japanese SKU's (demos/ games) I've played have English in too, so wouldn't worry about this being all in Japanese tbh
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wanderingkid #22 3 years ago

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Well it's late evening in Japan now,
checked the japanese psn shop and nothing there.
Capcom telling porkys after all, thought it sounded too good to be true!
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