Initially released on December 5 exlusively to Xbox 360 owners in Japan, the demo was downloaded by just over half of the country’s Xbox Live Gold users.<\/p>\n
The Demo then became available in North America and Europe to Xbox Live Gold users on January 26, where it was downloaded 1.8 million times in the first three days.<\/p>\n
The Demo only then became available to Xbox Live Silver users on January 29.<\/p>\n
The PS3 version of Resident Evil 5 became available on the Playstation Network on February 2, and the demo is now available to all connected users on both platforms.<\/p>\n
Up until now the demo has been downloaded over 4 million times according to Producer Jun Takeuchi.<\/p>\n
Resident Evil 5 is currently scheduled for a March 5 release in Japan, and will be available in North America and Europe on March 13. It is a console exclusive title, and will be available on the Xbox 360 and PS3.<\/p>\n