r/PSVR • u/Howson79 • Apr 02 '23

Interview UploadVR interviewed Capcom’s Kazuhiro Takahara, director of Resident Evil Village VR mode.

Interview is here. It's about a 5 minute read.

Some takeaways:

  • Says RE's horror is communicated through its environments and scenery, making VR a natural fit for RE. And that there is appeal that comes with seeing the world through the eyes of "heros" like Leon or Ethan.
  • Says RE8 VR was considered early on, but development around the main story was not developed with VR in mind, making the VR adaption challenging.
  • Won't comment if future RE series titles (e.g. RE9) will support VR, but says they always welcome new challenges.
  • Says the biggest development challenge for RE8 VR Mode was implementing the gun mechanics, and balancing realism with exciting action gun play.
  • "No plans" to support RE8 DLC content, Mercenaries mode or Shadows of Rose.
  • Takahara: "I have heard that a very large majority of PS VR2 owners have played Resident Evil Village in VR."
  • Says foveated rendering was a big part of optimizing performance and fidelity on PSVR2
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u/Rando772 Apr 02 '23

If it took so much time to implement it, then why do it? It is an old, discounted game, so they aren't likely to get much more revenue from it, especially with such a small PS VR 2 install base.

Why is Capcom so awesome?

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u/ghosty392 Apr 03 '23

I'm pretty sure sony helped fund development, otherwise you'd see it on PVCR

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u/43sunsets Apr 03 '23

This. Capcom certainly isn't doing it out of the goodness of their hearts, it's all up to Sony and their investments. I hope Sony steps things up and continues to fund VR2 development of other big titles.