Ray-tracing upgrade comes to Resident Evil 7, RE2 and RE3 Remake

Resident Evil had a true resurgence over the last console generation, with Capcom delivering Resident Evil 7, and remakes for Resident Evil 2 and 3, all of which were well received by fans. Back in March, Capcom announced plans to bring a graphical upgrade to all three games on Xbox Series X/S and PS5 consoles, as well as PC. This week, the big ray-tracing update has officially arrived. 

Today, Capcom released the next-gen versions of Resident Evil 2 Remake, Resident Evil 3 Remake and Resident Evil 7. The updates will be rolling out for free to all digital owners of the games on Xbox, PlayStation and PC. On the Xbox side, the games will use Xbox Smart Delivery, making the upgrade process very seamless. On PS5, you will have to seek out the PS5-specific versions of each game and download them individually. On Steam, the game should just automatically begin downloaded the update if you have it installed.

The next-gen update includes several new enhancements. On the Xbox Series X and PS5 these games now support 4K resolution and 120Hz modes. The update also adds 3D audio support, and ray-traced Global Illumination. DLSS is not supported unfortunately, but AMD's FSR 1.0 tech is in place, and will hopefully be upgraded to FSR 2.0 later down the line.

The update is available now, but this wasn't the only Resident Evil related announcement to come out of the Capcom showcase. The company also gave us another sneak peek at Resident Evil 4 Remake, and we have new details on Resident Evil Village DLC.

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KitGuru Says: Are any of you planning on revisiting the Resident Evil games now that this update is out? 

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