You've already had two chances to play the Resident Evil Village demo in the lead up to the full game's launch, but we wouldn't blame you if you passed on both opportunities. Its confusing nature has meant many interested purchasers simply didn't bother trying or were busy when the pre-release teaser was active, with the eight-hour windows taking place when most would rather be with their families or down the pub — outside in beer gardens, of course. After taking fan feedback on board, Capcom has decided to extend the demo's availability by a full week.
The 24-hour period that was originally supposed to start on either 1st or 2nd May, depending on where you live in the world, will now last for seven days. The demo itself will still only allow you to play for 60 minutes across both the village and castle locations, but now you no longer have to worry about fitting it in at a specific time.
This means you can now play the full 60-minute Resident Evil Village demo from:
- 5pm PDT on 1st May 2021 until 5pm PDT on 9th May 2021
- 8pm EDT on 1st May 2021 until 8pm EDT on 9th May 2021
- 1am BST on 2nd May 2021 until 1am BST on 10th May 2021
- 2am CEST on 2nd May 2021 until 2am CEST on 10th May 2021
This updated information has been reflected in our Resident Evil Village Demo: All Times You Can Play guide, where you can learn more about the demo in general. Have you had a chance to check the demo out yet? Will this extended period of availability now allow you to do so? Avoid Lady Dimitrescu in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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That's a bit better. I might grab it now.
Shouldn’t have to ‘check my schedule’ to play a demo. It’s not that bloody important.
I might have played it last weekend. Unfortunately, I missed the window so I’ll not bother now.
These companies really over think things sometimes.
I already bought my copy so I don't have to bother with all this nonsense, just put it on the store for everyone at all times like a normal human being.
Good, the previous slot time is stupid. I understand capcom didn't want people to download the demo and forget about it, but to put it in 8 hours rotation is stupid, not everyone can play at predetermined time, at least gave people 2 or 3 days to play it, 1 weeks like this is even better.
Such a dumb idea for a demo, glad it's been extended but I feel like I've seen enough. Can't wait to play on day one
Good. Wish they'd done this with the first one. I never got the chance to try it.
@Ralizah This upcoming demo combines both Village (Demo 1) and Castle (Demo 2) together so you still have a chance to play it!
Anyone remember when demos used to come on their own discs? Fun times 👍
@DonJorginho Oh, nice!
Yeah, I definitely want to get a feel for how the game plays on PS4.
Does anyone know if the demo is actually from the game, or something just showing off the engine and atmosphere?
If it's from the game itself then may as well wait to actually play the thing proper
I might try this as the time to download is much better
@Steel76 resident evil has always been about speed runs and cutting time so don't be surprised by the time limit
Aah, yes... now it also plays when the cock crows thrice!
Pre-downloaded the demo thing off the store hoping I’d have time to try it at the designated time but, well… you can guess what happened. Yep, both times.
Now I won’t bother with it. I’ll just wait until it’s RE:aady, RE:leased, and RE:viewed. 🤪😜
When I read about the limited time access for the demo, I wondered if Capcom was trying to tamp down the growing sport of demo bashing. Making it slightly more difficult to access means that the people willing to jump through a few hoops to play the demo are probably invested in the series. That might cut down on the number of insightful first impressions like "Trash game sux!" that seem to flood social media after every recent demo launch.
On the other hand, why even bother with a demo for RE? It seems like a popular and consistent enough series that the incremental sales generated from the demo aren't worth the potential social media headaches, but maybe that's just me.
I played the first and missed the second. I was a bit underwhelmed by what I played to be honest as a fan of the RE2 and 3 remakes, but I am on 'base' PS4 so frames dropped a fair bit. Will try again now there's a decent window.
That huge woman gives me an idea. Hook her up with Mr. X on a blind date. Maybe send over Nemesis to chaperone.
I decided to delete the demo and not play it. This convoluted time-limited, windows etc is a really stupid way to roll out the hype.
I happily pre-ordered as I do for every RE game. Happy to support Capcom as they almost always deliver great products and provide free DLC.
Excited to fire it up on day 1!!
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