Capcom have today said that the Alternative Edition of Resident Evil 5, previously announced at the Tokyo Game Show in September, will be available to Western markets as downloadable content on the Xbox Live and PlayStation 3 networks early next year.

The Alternative Edition will include a new episode featuring Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine and will be told as a flashback as the two enter the European Spencer Estate. The other significant addition will be support of Sony’s camera motion-controller, also due for launch in autumn.

Capcom made no mention of support for Microsoft’s Project Natal, nor was any mention made of the PC edition of Resident Evil 5.