Capcom has confirmed several new details about the Resident Evil 7: Beginning Hour demo. Currently available exclusively to PlayStation Plus subscribers, it broke records as the most downloaded demo in the first seven days of its release for North America. According to Capcom the demo has reached over 3 million downloads worldwide to date. It was also announced that the demo will receive a brand new update that allows players to explore more of the mysterious, derelict mansion. This new “Twilight” version was available as of September 15, and is available for all PS4 users to download.
Pre-orders for Resident Evil 7 are currently available in both standard and deluxe versions on PlayStation 4. Capcom confirmed that the deluxe edition, which included the main game and a season pass containing access to two additional playable story episodes, has been upgraded to include another playable story episode bringing the total of pieces of additional content to three. The price will be $89.99 and will be launching on January 24, 2016.
All pre-order customers will receive a Survival Pack which includes consumable healing items, an early unlock of the insanely difficult Madhouse mode, and a mysterious Lucky Coin in-game defense item. In addition, North American pre-orders for the PS4 version on the PlayStation Store will instantly receive a dynamic theme for PS4.
Resident Evil 7 biohazard will be available for PlayStation® 4 (the full gameplay experience will also be available via the included PlayStation® VR mode), Xbox One and PC when it launches across Europe and North America on January 24, 2017.
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-Nate Biller