The fifth installment of the smash hit Resident Evil series might debut for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at the same time.

In an interview published in Xbox360ism (a special edition of Dorimaga), Capcom Research & Development division chief Keiji Inafune said he expects Resident Evil 5 to be released simultaneously on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 if possible.

“We want to grow the Resident Evil series into a multi-platform franchise, so we hope to release it simultaneously [on the two next-generation consoles],” Inafune told Xbox360ism. “But since we don’t know the launch period for the PS3 yet, so it’s hard to say [if we can].”

Hmmm. So maybe developers are a little too much in the dark about the PS3 after all. (I can admit when I’m wrong!)

GameSpot – Resident Evil 5 debuting simultaneously on 360, PS3?