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Resident Evil Village demo tried and tested on PlayStation 5, PS4 and Pro

Digital Foundry: "Ray tracing on, ray tracing on, prioritise frame-rate, prioritise quality, PS4, PS4 Pro, PS5. There are many ways to experience Resident Evil Village on Sony console and we got our first taste of the game across multiple consoles in the weekend demo. John and Rich take point, showing off the game on all systems and getting to the bottom of Capcom's bizarre 45fps performance claims."

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sourOG1101d ago

When they said “timed demo” I didn’t know that they meant only available at certain times lmao. I was like “eh I’ll use my 30 min on Sunday” not knowing it wouldn’t be available. I was so pissed lol. Few more weeks!!!

Orchard1101d ago

Yeah... it's so weird that it's only available on two dates and for 8 hours... and Sony paid for this? They should've demanded better terms.

sourOG1101d ago (Edited 1101d ago )

They were doing it like a beta test lol. Care to give a guess why they would use Beta conditions for a single player demo? I’m at a loss.

Orchard1101d ago

God knows, it's not like it's an unlimited demo either, it stops you playing after 30m... It's basically the same as the RE2 demo they had, except that demo wasn't locked to 8 hour time windows...

DuckOnQuack351100d ago

I've been reading Sony is getting a lot more than this from capcom. Pretty dirty stuff. Has anyone else read about this?

Locutus_of_borg1101d ago

not sure where the 45fps came from, but looking at the video it spends more time at 60fps with RT on, with a few limited dips into the low 50`s ... a small patch could easily lock this at 60fps with RT on

Orchard1101d ago

The 45fps came from Capcom, presumably there are parts of the game that dip to 45, not unbelievable if the small demo is already dipping to 50fps.

They probably could've just dropped the res a bit to 1800p or something and hit 60 consistently... but Sony needs to patch PS5 with VRR sooner rather than later.

Mr Logic1101d ago

Let's not go down that road. VRR is cool and definitely should be added ASAP, but it's not a practical solution, when 99% of TVs don't have it.

1800p might not make much of a difference. We'll be able to verify this when the full game comes out, but Capcom suggesting that Series X does not perform better than PS5 points me to a CPU bottleneck with the BVH structure.

Aussiesummer1101d ago

I too didn't realise it was timed as in available only for a number of hrs, bloody missed it!
Ray tracing seems to make fuck all difference here really, I hope devs are able to find legitimate game changing ways to use RT in the future.

xYLeinen1101d ago

Man, I cannot wait for this one. I've become a huge RE fan these last years, even picked up all the remakes as well and enjoyed every minute of it.

Petebloodyonion1101d ago

So again it seems that Capcom was lying when they said that the game was made 1st and foremost for next-gen while current-gen was created after.
Basically, all versions are identical graphically and Ray tracing seems to have been added after to PS5 while the best advantage of the Ps5 version is the 2-sec loading vs the usual 30-sec loading.
The Ps5 version allows you to get a better resolution too with a performance mode while Vanilla Ps4 is 900P 45 frame average but still the same game for the moment.

SCW19821101d ago

Just curious when they actually said this?

Eonjay1100d ago

They listed every resolution/FPS for every mode for every platform a few days ago. It's alot to take in actuality lol

SCW19821100d ago

I know that I am trying to find out when Capcom said it was made 1st and foremost for next gen because I have never heard that.

Petebloodyonion1100d ago (Edited 1100d ago )

The topic was actually raised during the game reveal at the Ps5 event in June last year.
The news was a rumor at the time because Capcom never confirms or denied the information but there were no mentions of the current-gen console (Like Spider-man).
Basically, the many reasons listed are:
- The game would load too much
- Dev don't want to be restricted by old console
- Too many graphical glitches on current-gen console
https://psxextreme.com/news...
https://gamingbolt.com/resi...
https://www.playstationlife...
https://www.dsogaming.com/n...

Capcom official answer in September was that they were trying to see if it was possible to do a current-gen console
""While Resident Evil Village is being developed specifically for next-generation consoles and PC, we're looking into delivering the experience on Xbox One and PS4 as well," Kanda said.

"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."
https://www.eurogamer.net/a...

There you have it.

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The Best PSVR 2 Games of 2023

The PSVR 2 isn't even a year old and its seen a tasty roster of titles arrive. Here are the best PSVR 2 games of 2023.

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Abnor_Mal121d ago

I wish Capcom would upgrade Resident Evil7 to be playable on PSVR2.

babadivad121d ago

I said I was gonna try PSVR this time around but I still haven't forced myself to take the plunge yet.

Babadook7120d ago (Edited 120d ago )

Do it when you have the time space and money. Think it through. It’s so worth it though.

The_Hooligan120d ago

I am thinking about purchasing PSVR2. I tried the headset and it felt comfortable even with me wearing glasses but it was only for like 15 mins. I didn't try it for a long time. So the only thing keeping me hesitant about making the jump to VR is not knowing how it would feel wearing glasses and playing VR for like an hour or two. Also, have you tried playing non-VR games with the headset. Meaning can you play spiderman with the headset. I know it won't be in VR but can you still use the headset to play regular games. Just curious to know what that is like.

Babadook7120d ago (Edited 120d ago )

@The_Hooligan

I don't really recommend non VR games in the headset. It's much more blurry than even a 1080p screen I would say. Although it does work.

As someone who did wear glasses in VR and also struggled with the sweet spot a bit, I recommend getting HonsVR prescription lenses and especially the Globular Cluster comfort mod to help comfort and keeping the sweet spot.

Comfort Mod
https://a.co/d/6dRkZ1k

Hons VR
https://honsvr.com/product/...

The_Hooligan120d ago

Thanks so much for the info. Much appreciated. Happy gaming! 😊

Jingsing120d ago (Edited 120d ago )

Same, I bought PSVR1 and pretty much every AAA studio took a shot at making games for it but on PSVR2 it is just Sony and a sea of indie Quest ports which doesn't justify a premium $550 tag. I really want to play more VR but most of the software is pure garbage. I wouldn't even get $550 dollars worth of entertainment if you go by the dollar per hour metric for fun, it just isn't there. the few good games on it might get you close to 100 if you are hardcore.

I think Sony should have made their headset standalone with comparable or better power than the Quest. That would have gotten rid of the PS5 entry price and got non PS players involved too. But an added premium feature could have been to go wired with a PS5 if you have one for those few premium AAA games that can only run on a PS5.

EvertonFC120d ago (Edited 120d ago )

Loads of awesome games , if you ONLY think a few titles good games are out then VR was never for you.
The problem is gamers think every game released would have a VR hybrid version and that's the gamers 1st mistake.
VR2 is about a year old and I have over 20 games I really enjoy and put plenty of hours into.

EvertonFC120d ago

"force yourself".

That right there is WHY you shouldn't bother.
I love VR but if your going to force yourself then you are already going into VR negatively.

ChasterMies120d ago

Winter is a good time to try PSVR2. I just look outside and I’m ready to strap on a headset and stand uncomfortably for an hour.

1nsomniac120d ago

As a launch day owner in its current state it’s not worth it unfortunately. Almost a year later and it’s still missing even the most very basic of features. And it seems to be pretty dead on arrival. It has great promise but as usual it was ditched out the door by Sony.

Abnor_Mal120d ago

Just curious to know what basic features PSVR2 is still missing?

1nsomniac118d ago

You can’t even watch 3D videos on it. I mean seriously it’s a VR headset and it can’t watch VR movies!

It sounds more and more stupid each time I even hear myself say it. Imagine designing it that way! It’s absolutely insane that something that basic is missing. That’s VR 101, literally every other headset starts with that basic function. PSVR2 STILL can’t even do that!

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Babadook7120d ago

Yeah that’s a strange one. Maybe they don’t like racing games.

Abnor_Mal120d ago

There’s so many PSVR games that need an upgrade to PSVR2, the cumbersome Move controllers did limit the enjoyment of some games.

darthv72120d ago

i just recently found that i could use the move gun attachments for rush of blood and that made a huge difference in playability. I only wish that was upgraded to the VR2 along with Vader immortal.

Abnor_Mal120d ago

I have to rehook my camera for PSVR, and attach that adapter thing they gave away and give it a try, headset is packed away at the moment.

S2Killinit120d ago (Edited 120d ago )

Whats the top 3 games so far in your opinions?

purple101119d ago

Good list, googled them all and I’m in awe

EvertonFC120d ago (Edited 120d ago )

GT7
Red matter
Res 4
Beat sabre
RE Village
Horizon
NMS
Pavlov
Star wars
Switchback
Synapse
Saint and sinners
Kayak
Ghostbusters (if you have proper friends)
Swordsman
Walkabout golf
Miss
7th guests
Propagation paradise hotel
Green hell
Puzzling places
After the fall
Crossfire seirra
Tetris effect
Tripp (awesome while taking acid)
C smash
Townsman
Before your eyes
Demeo
Affected the manor
Foglands
Song in the smoke
Paper beast
Madison
Wanderer

If gamers ONLY like 10% of my list you have your answer, DONT buy VR. I find my list to be a great 1st year for VR2 personally and I find it even crazier how YouTube content creators and gamers shite all over VR2 when its been a great year.

darthv72120d ago

Beat Sabre is definitely better on VR2 compared to VR1. Same with Thumper and Rez infinite.

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