Originally announced as a PS3-exclusive in Japan, 5: Alternative Edition will infect as well when it arrives in the and in spring 2010. announced the game game will be available as a download via Live and PlayStation Network next year.

The Alternative Edition introduces a new single player chapter starring previously unplayable character Jill Valentine. The bonus episode has you infiltrating the mansion of Umbrella Corporation founder Ozwell Spencer, which had been shown only as a flashback in the game's original March 2009 release.

Director Jun Takeuchi told Famitsu in September that the additional story sequence should offer at least two hours of gameplay.

Specific to the version will be support for motion controls. Along with utilising the current Sixaxis and Dual Shock 3 controllers, the game will be among the first to leverage Sony's new motion controller, which is also slated for a spring release.

By Tracy Erickson