The same month it was meant to launch, Capcom has revealed that Resident Evil Re:Verse has been delayed to 2022. In a brief Twitter statement, the developers simply explained that the game has been delayed in order to deliver a "smooth gameplay experience".
There is no specific launch window, other than 2022. Therefore, this delay could be anywhere between six months to a year, which is quite surprising given that the original launch was just days away.
The previously announced July 2021 launch of Resident Evil Re:Verse is being moved to 2022 so that the team can continue working to deliver a smooth gameplay experience. We will share updated launch details at a later time. Thank you for your patience and understanding. pic.twitter.com/o8hP363fjR
— Resident Evil (@RE_Games) July 15, 2021
It's been a tumultuous development for the multiplayer spin-off. Originally intended to launch alongside Resident Evil Village in May, this was pushed back to the summer, with little explanation as to why. However, both this and the recent delay is likely due to issues encountered during the open beta, which was pulled after just seven hours due to problems with matchmaking.
Resident Evil Re:Verse will be free for anyone who purchased Resident Evil Village. However, as Capcom highlights in a further tweet, this means those with physical copies will have to hold on to their download codes for months longer than intended. You can still put the code in now so it is ready to download at launch, but it sounds like Capcom recommends hanging on to it just to be sure you can indeed redeem next year.
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