Resident Evil Village Launching May 7 on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Last-Gen Consoles

[Tsing]

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Capcom has announced that the eighth installment of its long-running survival horror franchise, Resident Evil Village (RE8), will be released for Steam and current-gen/last-gen platforms (i.e., PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One) on May 7, 2021. The news was shared as part of today’s Resident Evil Showcase event, which included a new trailer demonstrating the game’s central locale, Dimitrescu Castle, and its beautiful gothic interiors.



“[…] we put the spotlight on a mysterious castle and its residents, particularly everyone’s favorite new character, the tall lady who’s captivated everyone’s hearts as of late,” Capcom wrote. “We’re happy to put a name to the face: Lady...

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[GunShot]

So tired of these Japanese's companies (Square Enix, Sega, Capcom, FromSoftware, etc.) always discriminating on other platforms for Sony's conslow that I even purchased a PS5.

 

[Armenius]

So tired of these Japanese's companies (Square Enix, Sega, Capcom, FromSoftware, etc.) always discriminating on other platforms for Sony's conslow that I even purchased a PS5.

It's not discrimination, it's a business decision. Fact of the matter is that the PlayStation market is the largest in video gaming regardless of Sony being a Japanese company. Aside from that, Sony Interactive Entertainment (the "PlayStation" part of the company) is currently run by Americans with its headquarters in San Mateo, CA.

With this, it's only a demo. There was an offset release, but the other platforms still got the demo for Resident Evil 7. Every platform is still getting the full release on the same date.