its really getting lame that PS3 owners lose out on content for no real good reason...

I find it strange that Japanese developers are so in love with the 360. While it is my personal favorite system it just seems kinda strange especially since the ps3 is definatley beating it in Japan.

either way I cannot wait for Dead Rising 2 and it will be a day one purchase for me.

@Hyruken

Maybe MS comes and says..."Can you put an exclusive level in our version and we will promote your game on xbox live for free?"

Thats just good marketting by MS and smart move by Capcom.

This also has to do with Sony having more first party development. Sony will be saying "Action shooter fans...Buy Killzone 2" in March...not buy RE5.

I don't think it was necessary to tell Sony such things since they just basically handed them exclusivity to half their offerings that gen, like Devil May Cry 1-3, Onimusha 2-5, Okami, Maximo 1-2, Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter, Shadow of Rome, Gregory Horror Show, God Hand, Bombastic, Legend of Kay, Resident Evil Outbreak 1-2, Mega Man X7 and X8, Clock Tower 3, Haunting Ground, Chaos Legion, Monster Hunter, Resident Evil Dead Aim, Street Fighter EX 3, Devil Kings, Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball, Crimson Tears, Under the Skin, Everblue 2, Way of the Samurai 2, and Dino Stalker.

I'm guessing the 34+ gifts they gave the PS2 meant they didn't need to say anything about doing something special for Sony. They were just doing it.

Maybe because they're trying to do more business in the Western world, since Japan makes up only 6% of worldwide software sales.

And perhaps it's also because Microsoft doesn't make their system harder to program for just so developers can have fun over the next eight years trying to figure out how to tap its awesome potentials~!

Of course, I don't doubt for a second that Microsoft has been spreading lots of its money around to get a foothold in Japan. So that probably helps, too!