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Rumor: Resident Evil 6 May Support Six Player Co-op

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by Kyle Hilliard on January 22, 2012 at 01:47 PM

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If the Xbox.com website is to be believed, Resident Evil 6 will support six players in online co-op.

This comes from the Xbox.com profile for Resident Evil 6, but without an official announcement from Capcom, I'm holding back my excitement. It makes sense though, considering that the cooperative play of Resident Evil 5 was one of its best features. Also, the director of Resident Evil 6, Eiichiro Sasaki, was behind Resident Evil Outbreak, the multiplayer Resident Evil that released on PlayStation 2.

The profile also cites online multiplayer which usually means competitive kind.

For more on Resident Evil 6, check out our breakdown of the trailer. Resident Evil 6 is set to release in November of this year on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

[via Kotaku]

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Filed under: News, Capcom, Rumor, co-op, Resident Evil, resident evil 6, cooperative

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by firedude3663 Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 01:49 PM

well that would be cool. even if I plan on not getting this still cool
by MasterChief93 Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 01:55 PM

Sweet
by ZoMbIEx23x Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 01:55 PM

I just hope that they don't split you up in campaign a bagillion times, making nightmare difficulty impossible to do on your own. That would really grind my gears.
by issue1987 Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 01:56 PM

This game looks so *** good!
by Shammara Blanchard Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 01:58 PM

Well, this just started to fly OFF of my radar.

Unless it is some separate deathmatch and has no involvement in the main story line, you can keep that crap.

This is the design idea that ruined RE5...
by Resident_Enemy Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 01:58 PM

I guess we will have to wait and find out
by Cody Gilley Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 01:59 PM

I hope it's a separate cooperative campaign altogether.
by xI S0LIDUS Ix Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:00 PM

OH if I only I had even 1 friend ;~;
by caramel_cod Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:00 PM

Whether the game will support horror, however is still unknown. Capcom reps describe the possibility as "Unlikely." Seriously, RE never needed multiplayer. All it does is gimp the feeling of desperation and isolation that made the first 4 games great.
by dodgyboyy Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:05 PM

lol and how do they plan on fitting 6 people on the screen with the *** new mass effect style POV 3rd person they are going for?
by walker of the wasteland Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:06 PM

how would 6 player co-op even work in the story? maybe in a horde mode type thing, but in the story? it seems impossible if there are only 2 characters during each segment
by Opfer der Seele Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:08 PM

I'm sensing something like Versus mode would be the competitive. And I hope the 6 player co-op is for mercenaries or something. I really don't want it for the actual story mode.
by Boss Kowbel Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:12 PM

And if this rumor is true, my jaw will literally drop from excitement.
by Master Chief Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:12 PM

Maybe Mercenaries.
by Mr.MudHole Man Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:13 PM

I doubt this...
by Sepewrathv1 Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:14 PM

I could see them having a Horde mode, everyone has a Horde mode these days. I heard the next Mario game is going to have Horde :P
by internetzealot Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:16 PM

"the cooperative play of Resident Evil 5 was one of its best features." Co-op is directly responsible for RE5's worst problems.
by Bob Howell Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:24 PM

That's pretty cool
by Zero Gravity Ewok Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:31 PM

Aaron must be in heaven from all of these RE6 news :P
by G3org3feeny Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 02:31 PM

I don't know how many have seen it already but for those who haven't you'll never look at the logo the same again. But to me the 6 looks like a woman doing inappropriate things to a giraffe...

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