New details about the PlayStation 5 version of Resident Evil Village have been revealed.
According to the game’sproduct pageon thePlayStationwebsite, it will support 4K with HDR and ray tracing.
PS5‘s high-speed SSD will enable players to “instantly pick up” right where they left off “with almost no load times”.
The game will supportPS5’s 3D audio features, as well as the DualSense controller’shaptic feedback and adaptive triggers.
Scheduled for release on next-gen consoles andPCin 2021,Resident Evil Villagetakes place several years after the events ofResident Evil7 andretains a first-person perspective.
Players once again take on the role of Ethan Winters, who’s now living peacefully with his wife Mia, but their ordinary life is shattered by Chris Redfield, who helped Ethan in the previous game.
Resident Evil Village will grant players “a lot more freedom” to choose how they overcome challenges than Resident Evil 7 did, according to directorMorimasa Sato.
“We want players to experiment, to figure out things that work for them,”he said in September. “We want everyone to think of Resident Evil Village as a horror movie that you’re able to play.”
