Resident Evil 3 Remakehas now been out for just over a week and has been doing well among both critics and regularResident Evilplayers. Although the game’sfuture in terms of DLC looks bleak, the game has performed solidly sales-wise between digital platforms and physical sales.
Specifically, the game surpassed the sale of two million game copies, accruing both digital and physical sales copies in its first five days of release following its April 3 release. The success of these sales is nearly 50% due to the game’s digital sales performance, which has been attributed to Capcom’s “digital sales strategy.” In other words, the downloadabledemo forResident Evil 3and the open beta for its multiplayer pack-in,Resident Evil Resistanceare both accredited for contributing to the digital success ofResident Evil 3.
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This comes a few months after the announcement that 2019’s remake ofResident Evil 2sold better than the 1998 original. Currently,Resident Evil 2 Remakesits at 6.5 million units in sales while theResident Evilseries, as a whole, has now sold 95 million units entirely.
According to a statement regarding theResident Evilseries andResident Evil 3 Remakefrom Capcom, the originalResident Evil 3: Nemesissold 3.5 million units in total. The statement also makes mention of howResident Evil 3 Remakeis a retelling and reimagining of the originalResident Evil 3that includes the asymmetric multiplayer title,Resident Evil Resistance.
As of right now,Resident Evil 3 Remakecurrently has no plans for DLC. This is according to a leaker who also noted that new updates will still be coming toResident Evil Resistance.
Further,Resident Evil 3received a patch today for performance issues. At launch, the game didn’t quite reach the level of technical prowess on Xbox One X as seen on the PS4 Pro or PC despite the console’s graphical capabilities. As such, Capcom has attempted to amend the situation by droppingResident Evil 3Remake’s resolution to make room for an upped frame rate and overall performance on the Xbox One X. Hopefully, the game is now consistently on par with its PS4 Pro and PC counterparts.
Resident Evil 3 Remakeis currently available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
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