Resident Evil 5 Versus - Too little for too much

So if you check out the Playstation Store today, you'll notice a new download item, Resident Evil 5 Versus. There has been a number of internet boards ablaze with the new multiplayer content for a number of reasons.

1. The content is already on the Disc
In other words, what you pay $5.00 to download, is just some programming rules to reuse all of the materials you already paid for.

2. This is being released only a few weeks since the initial launch.
So even though Capcom PR screams bloody murder about the release window for this being on a different schedule, they knew from the get-go where this was going and how they were going to sell it.

3. The amount of content for $5.00 is pretty pathetic.
For your money, you get Mercenaries (again) with the only difference being two players are rated against each other as they kill zombies. Sounds like a mod someone could whip up in half an hour.
You also get, PVP for 1v1 or 2v2. Now this sounds interesting, even with some control issues at hand. But really, Five dollars for something that would honestly take half a day to mod up with the right tools?

Capcom saying they allocated time and a budget for this content is a miserable excuse for money. There are NO NEW assets to the game, it is a simple logic update that is rudimentary at best. The worst part is the $5.00 price point. Yes, some of that pays for the internet costs over the PSN, but this is not a MMORPG with a server and database system. This is four PS3s communicating, at best, in half hour sessions at a time.

For such a great co-op game experience, Capcom blunders with an add-on that gives too little for too high a price. I am not spending my money on this sham, and I recommend you don't as well. When Capcom wants to release worthy content, I'll be ready to head back to Kijuju.