It’s a pretty exciting time to be aResident Evilfan. While theResident Evil 3 Remakefrom earlier this year is still relatively fresh in players' minds, the future promises a new game in the form ofResident Evil Villagefor next-gen systems. However, a new leak suggests a fan-favorite could be coming to virtual reality for the first time.
Resident Evil 4helped to propel the long-running series to even more fame, switching to an over-the-shoulder and more action-oriented playstyle than the more traditional survival horror games that came before it. While fans are currently waiting for news regarding a potentialResident Evil 4Remakefollowing inRE 2andRE 3’s footsteps, there’s now evidence of a virtual reality version, too.
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Recently,Capcom experienced a major leak, with hackers acquiring data from the game company’s email and internal file servers. Some of that information was subsequently released on the internet, and has been pored over by dataminers and Capcom fans since. One piece of information that surfaced today revealed thatResident Evil 4 VRis allegedly in development, exclusively for Oculus headsets.
Unfortunately, there’s very little information to go on beyond that. A released chart showsResident Evil Villageand the allegedResident Evil 4 VRgame both launching during 2021, withResident Evil 4 VRsupposedly slated for April. However, since this leaked data hasn’t been verified by Capcom, there’s no way to know for sure ifResident Evil 4 VRis actually slated for release (or even exists) or not until the developer comments.
Perhaps the greatest thing lending doubt to this is the idea that a VR take ofResident Evil 4would release in early 2021.Resident Evil Villagestill doesn’t have a solid release date, with just a general window of 2021. While it would theoretically be possible for a port of the existingResident Evil 4to come to the Oculus in a timely manner, it seems much more plausible that if aResident Evil 4Remakeis in production that it would be the version coming to VR. And since that game hasn’t even been announced yet, it may leave some doubting these claims.
Of course, it’s worth pointing out that it wouldn’t be the first time that Capcom has released more than one majorResident Eviltitle in the same year. A remake or port on top of a main-series release is still plausible. In any case, if it turns out to be valid, it’s an interesting turn of events that Capcom has chosen to work exclusively with Oculus, rather than the PSVR, whichResident Evil 7released for. However, the appeal of theOculus Quest 2’s wirelessand wired capabilities may have been enough to seal the deal.
Resident Evil 4 VRis alleged to be in development and launching in 2021 for Oculus headsets.
