Sony straight hosted final night time’s Resident Evil Showcase on its YouTube channel, and it truly affected the livestream in additional methods than one. Firstly, the present’s 15-minute countdown timer was branded as if it have been a State of Play occasion from the {hardware} producer itself. The regular blue backgrounds, enjoyable music, and PlayStation buttons could possibly be seen arranging themselves into all types of shapes to make it seem to be Sony was operating the present as a substitute of Capcom.

Another change happened throughout the livestream itself. Instead of a trailer that confirmed off Resident Evil Village on Mac, a recent have a look at the sport operating on PSVR2 was revealed. While the highlight lacked substantial data on the digital actuality port — as a substitute handled extra like a recap — senior director Kenjo Akiyama highlighted new options like a decision enhance, 3D audio, and a usually “extra intuitive and practical gaming expertise” due to the PSVR2 Sense controllers. You can catch the bonus clip by this hyperlink.

As followers proceed to attend for even a touch of a PlayStation Showcase, it is maybe a little bit humorous to see the State of Play branding abruptly crop up out of nowhere as Sony tries to make a livestream seem its personal. Of course, the platform holder seemingly has a advertising deal in place for the Resident Evil franchise, so it is all the time going to attempt its finest to affiliate the survival horror sequence with PS5, PS4 as a lot as attainable.

Alongside the PSVR2 mode coming to Resident Evil Village subsequent yr, the showcase additionally centered on subsequent week’s DLC Shadows of Rose and the Resident Evil 4 remake, the latter of which we not too long ago went Hands On with. Check out our first impressions by the hyperlink having performed it.