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After ‘Resident Evil VII’, Capcom is Looking to Bring Other Streaming Games to The Switch
Capcom brought Resident Evil VII to the Nintendo Switch (albeit only in Japan) via streaming back in May. And now, according to an article by the Wall Street Journal, Capcom might be considering other cloud games for the console.
Again, only in Japan.
Presumably, the games Capcom would be considering would be ports, such as Monster Hunter World. The question, however, is just when (or if) we’ll be seeing that in North America or Europe. Furthermore, because of the way Capcom has set up Resident Evil VII for the Switch, players are effectively renting the game from Capcom, as the streaming service essentially functions like PlayStation Now, where players pay a monthly subscription fee.
In the case of REVII, Capcom charges around $18 for 180 days of play. Even then, potential future games may not have the same pricing structure.
You’re probably wondering why bother streaming the games at all. Well, it mainly comes down to the fact that the Switch isn’t exactly the powerhouse compared to the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. As you may recall, Capcom had been trying to get the game ported, but was running into problems regarding the system’s RAM. With the streaming, this negates the power issue. The quality of your experience, however, comes down to the strength and reliability of your internet connection.
It’s an interesting idea, but one that some gamers might not be too keen on using. In spite of that, companies like EA and Microsoft are already in the process of prepping streaming services for launch two to three years down the road. What say you?
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his role in 1993’s Jurassic Park, has passed away this week at 78 years old. In a statement shared on Neill’s Instagram page this morning, the actor’s family said that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.”
Neill had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2022, but stated the following year that he was in remission. The family notes that he “remained cancer free” at the time of his passing.
The family statement reads, “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.
“They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
In addition to his iconic role as Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park and the sequels Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion, Sam Neill left an indelible mark on the horror genre with memorable roles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, The Omen: The Final Conflict, John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness, and sci-fi horror favorite Event Horizon.
Sam Neill’s vast resume in film and television began in the early 1970s and also includes the films Sleeping Dogs, Enigma, The Good Wife, A Cry in the Dark, Dead Calm, The Hunt for Red October, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Hostage, The Jungle Book, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, The Horse Whisperer, Bicentennial Man, Daybreakers, Escape Plan, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Sam Neill is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
Steven Spielberg said in a statement to Variety, “I owe a debt of gratitude to Roger Donaldson, Gilliam Armstrong, Graham Baker and Phillip Noyce for casting Sam Neill in the roles in which he was so brilliant that brought him to my attention and led to his playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. Sam was exceptionally collaborative. It was a stretch for him to play a character who acted as though children were messy and smelly because this was the opposite of the loving father he was to his children. I adored making all the Jurassic movies with him.”
Spielberg adds, “Along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world.”
Sam Neill in ‘Event Horizon’
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