The newest entry in the Resident Evil survival-horror series might not be a next-gen exclusive after all. The game’s producer revealed the studio’s desire to bring Resident Evil Village for the current-generation PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems. But nothing is set in stone yet. Capcom also released a developer insights trailer for the title which also features new gameplay footage. Watch it here!
The Tokyo Game Show 2020 is currently underway in Japan and Capcom has used the event to promote Resident Evil Village. During the TGS live stream, the game’s producer Tsuyoshi Kanda revealed the important news that he and his team want to release Village on current-gen systems as well.
Kanda was very open in his goal but certainly made sure to state that it’s still something his team is looking into. There’s no guarantee Village will see current-gen ports just yet and further details will be shared in the future with regard to the matter.
While Resident Evil Village is being developed specifically for next-generation consoles and PC, we’re looking into delivering the experience on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well.
We’re looking into it but we can’t make any promises. However, we will do our best in creating a top-tier survival-horror experience on current-generation consoles.- Tsuyoshi Kanda
When Resident Evil Village was formally revealed earlier this summer, it became one of the premier titles aiming to launch exclusively on Sony’s and Microsoft’s next-gen consoles. It looks like companies are in no rush to desert the large existing player bases. Microsoft famously is planning to support the Xbox One with future cross-gen games and even Sony has announced that Spider-Man Miles Morales and Horizon Forbidden West are getting PS4 ports.
While it’s not set in stone, Resident Evil Village will maybe become the next big next-gen game to go cross-gen. Early adopters of new consoles will probably not be too happy at the prospect that new games will be held back by this strategy but on the other hand, it also means that dozens of millions of gamers will not have to shell out for new consoles to enjoy new games.
