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Capcom Announces Enhancements for Last-Gen ‘Resident Evil’ Games for PS5, Xbox Series and PC
Those of you Resident Evil fans wondering just if or when Capcom would be offering up current-gen enhancements for the recent games for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, wonder no more. Capcom has announced that the Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 remakes, along with Resident Evil 7, will be getting visual enhancements later this year!
No exact date was announced for the upgrades, but those who currently own these games on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be eligible for a digital upgrade at no additional cost. PC players won’t be left out, either, as Capcom will be releasing upgrade patches for all three games will also be released for at no additional cost when the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions launch.
As for the enhancements, players can expect “cutting-edge features including ray tracing, high frame rate and 3D audio”, while PlayStation 5 owners will be getting support for Haptic Feedback and Adaptive Triggers.
And just in case you need a refresher, here are our takes on Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil 7.
Moon Studios dropped a new trailer during the Sony State of Play for their dark action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked, while also hinting at the long-awaited launch window for the full 1.0 release. The game, which has been in Early Access on Steam since April 2024, will be launching this October in full for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, while versions for the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive at a later date.
As a token of appreciation for supporters new and old, Moon Studios is offering an exclusive Early Access Founder’s Pack, a free limited edition bundle available for anyone who purchases the game on Steam prior to July 10, with rewards unlocking when 1.0 officially launches. PlayStation 5 users can receive the Early Access Founder’s Pack by pre-ordering the game once available, any time before launch day.
The Founder’s Pack includes:
- A New Secret Hideout: Spirit Cavern – The legacy of Moon Studios now lives inside No Rest for the Wicked, exclusively for Founders. A hand-crafted home that bridges both worlds.
- Sayer’s Vow: An all new Sword in the stone reserved just for the founders that only early adopters can extract in the game world.
- A Custom Founders Tag ensures players are clearly identified as early adopters.
- As a Founder member, players will get access to an exclusive Public Beta Test Realm reserved just for them, even after the 1.0 game launch.
As for the full 1.0 release, it will be a massive expansion of the core experience, introducing a staggering 60+ hours of new content, a new horde mode, powerful new weapons, bosses and enemies, new areas and a completely reimagined class system.
In No Rest for the Wicked, players take on the role of a “Cerim,” a member of a holy order imbued with mysterious powers, tasked with destroying the Pestilence, an ancient plague that has begun to consume the island Isola Sacra, itself already the site of great political upheaval and death.