It was rumored by many sources earlier today that the newest addition to Resident Evil 5, its ‘Versus Mode’ DLC, is really a key, which opens locked content that was already on the disc.

However, Capcom’s Vice President, Christian Svensson, stands his ground and says, “Keys are 100K or less. It is not a key. We have said in the past, it uses assets from the disc (like levels, models, audio, etc.) but the code is new and does not exist on the disc.”

Sounds reasonable. However, 100K files used to unlock content are very common, but Capcom isn’t a stranger to the process. Recently, it was revealed that the soon to be released Street Fighter IV alternate costumes were done in that fashion.

[Capcom Claims Resident Evil 5 Versus Mode Is Not A Key via Siliconera]

As it was revealed the other day, Resident Evil 5 will be getting a added multiplayer gameplay mode, but instead of it coming in the full game, it looks like it will be coming as paid DLC. I know, why didn’t they just add it into the full game? Well, you aren’t the only person to ask that question.

However, Capcom did reply to the recation yesterday to the announcement. “Although Versus mode makes use of the assets that exist in the game, the functionality is not currently in the game and is above and beyond the initial scope of Resident Evil 5,” Capcom reported to CVG.

“We have never included a Versus mode in Resident Evil before, and as well as the costs of development of the feature, there’s also additional bandwidth costs associated with it,” it added.

The patch, costing $4.99 on PSN, or 400 MS points on 360, will introduce new Versus modes – Slayer and Survivor.