Though Resident Evil Village has sold over 4.5 million units since May, Resident Evil Re:Verse, initially planned to be available much closer to that game's release, has been delayed again into 2022, leaving some to wonder if Capcom's plan to offer it for free to Resident Evil Village owners has changed.
Resident Evil Re:Verse is a new multiplayer experience that lets players use classic Resident Evil characters like Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield to battle each other in 5-minute Deathmatches. When players get killed, they will transform into a bioweapon from the series like Nemesis or Jack Baker to use against other players. The person with the most points at the end of the match wins, making this a different experience than the co-op game Resident Evil Resistance that released alongside the Resident Evil 3 remake in 2020.
Re:Verse's release has hit some bumps, originally slated to launch with Resident Evil 8 for free in May. The game got delayed a month before release, eventually being rescheduled for a July 2021 launch. A beta test for Re:Verse was made available by Capcom in April, but ended up being suspended due to matchmaking issues.
In a tweet on the official Resident Evil account, Capcom revealed today that the July 2021 launch of Re:Verse has been delayed to 2022. The move was made so that "the team can continue working to deliver a smooth gameplay experience." While Capcom goes on to say that more details about the launch will be revealed at a later time, the company let players know that the multiplayer game will not have to be purchased when it eventually releases.
In a follow-up tweet, Capcom recommends that people who purchased a physical edition of Resident Evil Village should keep track of their Resident Evil Re:Verse download code until the game comes out in 2022. The other suggestion Capcom made was for players to add the code onto their preferred account so they would be ready to play at launch. Digital owners of Resident Evil Village should already have Re:Verse in their library, only needing to download the title when it officially releases.
Capcom keeping Resident Evil: Re:Verse a free game is certainly a smart move at this stage, considering that it may keep interest higher despite the fact that opinions were split during April's Re:Verse beta event about the multiplayer game. Whether the game will offer enough content to justify any sort of cost remains to be seen, though given how many copies Resident Evil Village has already sold, there's a potential for a big active player base from that alone. Whether Resident Evil Re:Verse wends up being what players hope it will be is still uncertain, and fans will have to wait until next year to find out for sure.
Source: Capcom
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