If you look on the official Resident Evil forums sectioin on Capcom's website you'll see a thread devoted to porting Outbreak or getting a sequel to the game. There are thousands of people showing their support for this game but I'm here to tell you why you be seeing this series continue.

1. Gameplay

As much as some people hate to admit it the revamping of RE4/RE5 will continue to be the new standard of Resident Evil. Capcom is not going to go back and create a game that has an outdated and slow feel to when compared to the games in the main series. Also a new generation of gamers are out there that have never played RE1-RE3, going from the action oriented gameplay of 4 and 5 to the puzzle soving conserve your ammo game play of the the older games will not bode well with this generation of gamers.

2. Controls

Now I'm only assuming here that if an Outbreak File 3 would be it would retain the controls of RE 1-3. After playing RE4 and RE5 for awhile and just starting RE2/3 after a long time, I found the controls to take some time to get used. I even found it hard to run in a straight line due to the camera angles. Ofcourse I got used to it and am doing fine. However, those who have never played these games are going to be expecting the RE4/5 style and when they don't get it they'll be disappointed.

3. Capcom's Previous Failures

Capcom not listening to the fans and simply rushing out Outbreak File 2 without really fixing anything left a bad taste in fan's mouths. The only real change Capcom made in File 2 was cut the load times which were almost 12 seconds long in the File 1. However the lobby for online mode was still a pain when you were trying to join a game and the adlib system remained even after everyone requested to have the mic capability. Capcom's inability to listen to its fans left this game getting a bad rep and sales of File 2 were way below those of File 1. Ofcourse reviews even stated File 2 was "more of the same" and to wait for the "revolutionary" RE4 which was being ported to the PS2 later that year.

4. Unlockables

Today special characters/outfits seem to be bought not earned. Outbreak was great in that it gave you the oppurtunity to use the skin of just about every character in the game. I would bet these would be lowered and "character packs" that you would need to purchase would be used instead. Paying for levels is fine but you gotta draw the line somewhere.

Conclusion

Although the RE: Outbreak series has a cult following its not enough to bring these games back. RE1-3 are truly classics with large fan bases to support them. This is why Capcom released them on the PSN, they knew they could make money. Also if you look at the new games being released during the Raccoon City outbreak they are normally in the form of rail shooters or other action-oriented genres. The Outbreak series will never get another release, there's just too many other promising ways out there to sell games.

I never liked outbreak Thougt it was s*** myself xD

I wouldnt mind seeing another Outbreak to see if Capcom could improve on the series...the first one was really bad in my opinion but the second game was a good improvement...it would be neat to see another Outbreak on the next gen consoles

Besides the failure Capcom made at not fixing the online-mode, I thought Outbreak was a pretty enoyable game. I love being able to play as pretty much any character from the game.

The only thing i liked about outbreak was the great locations in it such as Flasback and the Zoo.

I like the areas in File 2 much more

The Outbreak series is an awesome addition to the RE universe. I love these games, even though I suck at them. I really wish they did File#3.

Ive never finished File 2. I just cant do that underbelly level.Even with a walkthrough its still hard.

it didnt take me that long to finish File 2...but I do admit it was harder than the first...the areas are much bigger

What level in file 2 do you think was the hardest gen?

I have to go with the last level witch is End of the Road...its tough but nothing compared to the last level in the first Outbreak

Yeah thats true.Another level i love in file 2 is the one in the police station with marvin the cop.

The police station in File 2 is one of my favorite areas in the RE series. They did a great job with it. It's also one of the last times we get to visit the RPD with the old-style game play