Resident Evil Village Launches April 2021 as a Cross-Gen Release, According to Rumor - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 December 2020 / 3,509 Views
The next mainline entry in the popular Resident Evil franchise, Resident Evil Village, was announced for the Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and Windows PC earlier this year.
The cyber attack that happened to Capcom's servers, and reported by VG24/7, reveals the game will launch in late April 2021 and will also be getting a release on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The leaked data also reveals the game will be getting a demo ahead of launch.
The game will reportedly also launch with an online game codenamed Dominion, similar to how the remake of Resident Evil 3 included the multiplayer game, Resident Evil Resistance.
The leaked data should be treated as a rumor until confirmed by Capcom.
Here is an overview of the game:
Experience survival horror like never before in Resident Evil Village, which will utilize the power of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X to elevate each desperate fight to survive by showcasing the most realistic and terrifying graphics to date. The all-new title is the eighth major installment in the storied Resident Evil franchise, which established the survival horror genre nearly 25 years ago. The title is currently in development using next generation console technology and Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine, used to create vivid gameplay experiences in hit titles such as Resident Evil 7 biohazard, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, and Devil May Cry 5. With hyper-detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic and inescapable.
Set a few years after the horrifying events in the critically acclaimed Resident Evil 7 biohazard, the all-new storyline begins with Ethan Winters and his wife Mia living peacefully in a new location, free from their past nightmares. Just as they are building their new life together, tragedy befalls them once again. Chris Redfield, the legendary hero from the Resident Evil series, is reacquainted with the couple and horribly disrupts their life, spiraling Ethan into chaos. A devastated Ethan finds himself in a remote snow-capped village seeking answers after being thrown into an entirely new nightmare.
Key Features:
- All New Resident Evil Experience – Picking up where Resident Evil 7 biohazard left off, Resident Evil Village is the eighth major installment in the flagship Resident Evil series. The game sees the reunited Ethan and Mia Winters living happily together and putting their shared nightmares of the Baker’s plantation behind them… until their life is upended and Ethan becomes the focal point of a new nightmare.
- Next Generation Technology – RE Engine paired with the new technological power of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will deliver hyper-detailed graphics, bringing the shadowy village and its haunting residents to life. Resident Evil Village will showcase the most realistic survival horror experience to date.
- First-Person Action – Players will assume the role of Ethan Winters and experience every up-close battle and terrifying pursuit through a first-person perspective.
- Familiar Faces and New Foes – Chris Redfield has typically been a hero in the Resident Evil series, but his appearance in Resident Evil Village seemingly shrouds him in sinister motives. A host of new adversaries inhabiting the enigmatic village will relentlessly hunt Ethan and hinder his every move as he attempts to make sense of the new nightmare he finds himself in.
- A Living, Breathing Village – More than just a mysterious backdrop for the horrifying events that unfold in the game, the village is a character in its own right with mysteries for Ethan to uncover and terrors to escape from.
Resident Evil Village will launch for the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam in 2021.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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In spite of them marketing it as such it never really looked like a next gen exclusive
im kinda eggcited 4 this!
as long as they fix some technical hiccups haha!
I also like eggs
If it is a hack then it isn't a rumor.
Not everything revealed in a hack/leak comes to fruition. Plans can change and companies can decide not to go in a certain direction. According to the Sony Pictures hack we should have received a 21 Jump Street x Men in Black crossover movie. Instead we got the POS MIB International movie.
Sure I agree with you, but that isn't a rumor, you have source and you have the data. Plans may change and all, even for things that were publicaly informed. Would you say that Halo Infinite launching with the Series X was a rumor because later they delayed it?
No, but that was a publicly announced plan from the official source Microsoft. The change of plans was also an official announcement. Capcom has not officially announced a release date or last gen releases for Resident Evil Village yet, although they have dropped hints.
Sure thing. And the strange part is that when it is a rumor vgc news write "according to a report", when it is a leak from hacking it is posted as "according to rumor".
It should list "according to information on company internal server".
