Minor point, but Asia got a physical release as well.

I beg to differ :P
Ni no Kuni is an 80 hour game at average, yet it only features 34 Trophies.

http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/ni-no-kuni-eu/trophies/

I have yet to see a game offering 50 Trophies (those always include Platnums) and being download-only. Hence I stay by my hypothesis that the amount of Trophies can be an indicator whether a game receives a full physical release. Ôkami was released in Japan on disc and the Tophies were conceptualized in Japanese, so my argument is still valid.
In Revelation’s case there are 50 Trophies + Platinum = physical release (￣▽￣)

Which means the west will likely only get a downloadable version. I hope I’m wrong, but I have a feeling this might turn into a trend. (Especially with Capcom.)

Yes. It is /that good.

I could. But each time I’ve tried, I’ve been fed the same spiel. “We don’t comment on rumors and speculation, blah blah.”

Any info on Vita release Sal? Can you get in touch with CAPCOM about that anytime?

*cue comments, rightly so, how CAPCOM is a bunch of ‘tards*

Well, to be fair, that was only in Japan. It was digital-only everyone else.

Point is, the amount of achievements/trophies don’t really pertain to whether or not a game gets a disc release. Achievements/trophies pertain to the game’s size nowadays. Smaller, 4-5 hour games will have a notably tiny set compared to a longer game. Resident Evil: Revelations, being a 10-hour average game, will most definitely receive a full set. Stranger’s Wrath is at average a 15-hour game. Full set.

Anyhow, considering this is Resident Evil, and a recent one at that, I think it will see a disc release. But yeah, achievement/trophy amount don’t say jack anymore about whether a game is disc or download. =)

There are guidelines for digital-only games. They may not have more than 200 (now changed to 400) GS which equals 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 8 Bronze Trophies.
The simpler games you are referring to still have a Platinum (1000GS). There are a few exceptions, as I mentioned earlier, but the rules are what I’ve written above.

It was released on disc as well -_-

I don’t think the number of trophies is a good way of gauging whether a game will be digital-only or not. Some games have few trophies because they are short or simple. Their being short or simple also increases the odds they will be digital-releases.

Ultimately, I don’t see why a digital release MUST have fewer trophies or why a physical release MUST meet a minimum number of trophies.

Uhh, I have Okami HD on disc…

Pretty sure Okami HD has the full 51 trophies, and that’s digital only.

can we get Resident Evil Mercenaries 3D too??

then again i prefer a new fully dedicated Mercenaries game with RE6 mechanics(but more refined) and all characters from RE0-RE6 + CV, UC, DC, and OR.

It has 50 achievements/ 51 trophies incl. Platinum. Only games released on disc (and digitally) have that amount. PSN-only have 12-14 Trophies without Platinums. So it’s safe to say that any game with more than 14 Trophies is a disc based release unless it’s an exclusive (Stranger’s Wrath comes to mind as a PSN-only title).

While I’m excited for an HD release I’m still kinda mad at Capcom for omitting a Vita version, which really should have been a no-brainer -_-