Enhanced Versions Of Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 Launch On PlayStation 5 And Xbox Series X/S This Year

Capcom revealed that Resident Evil 2 & 3 Remake, along with Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, will all be available on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S for this year. 

The move to more powerful hardware means these titles will boast new enhancements such as ray tracing, 3D audio, and, according to a press release, “high frame rate”. Capcom doesn’t specify what that means but one would assume the games will hit at least 60 fps since that’s the benchmark for current-gen titles. Dual Sense haptic feedback is also available on the PS5 versions. 

Best of all, if you already own these games on last-gen consoles you’ll get a free upgrade to the new versions. A free upgrade patch is also coming to the PC versions. There’s no release date for these re-releases but expect them in 2022. 

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard launched in 2017 and was hailed as a return to form for the series, shifting the perspective to first-person and getting back to the franchise’s survival horror roots. Resident Evil Village was the direct sequel. It arrived in 2021. The remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 3 were similarly celebrated as smart reimaginings of the PS1 classics, reinventing them using Resident Evil 4’s over-the-shoulder gameplay. 

For more information, please visit our reviews of each title.

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Review

Resident Evil 2 Review

Resident Evil 3 Review