In an official press release, Capcom reveals that it has already shipped 2.5 million copies of its latest entry in the long running running horror franchise, Resident Evil 7. While it may not be setting any sales records, this is still a very good start for the game and its sales projections which Capcom originally predicted would sell 4 million copies by the end of its fiscal year on March 31, 2017.
A record that did manage to break for the series was the amount of times that the Resident Evil 7 demo was downloaded. Largely propelled by word of mouth, gamers downloaded the demo a staggering 7.15 million times since it launched last month. Based on all this good news, Capcom has updated its cumulative sales figures for the entire franchise now settling on an a massive 75 million in sales.
Even with its early successes, Capcom plans to keep the momentum rolling well into the spring with additional downloadable content. The first batch, known as The Banned Footage Vol 1, introduces two new story chapters including gameplay that requires players to escape a bedroom without alerting the creepy matriarch, Marguerite Baker. Ethan Must Die is another game mode, that Capcom is calling tough as nails, even if details have not been divulged as of yet. PlayStation 4 owners can pick up this content next week, while Xbox One and PC users will need to wait a few weeks later.
Outside of the paid content, players looking for additional story based content may not have to wait too long. A potential leak of upcoming free DLC also hit the internet last week for something called Not a Hero. According to the leak, the content focuses on a different protagonist in an effort to flesh out additional sections of the story line. Interestingly enough, gameplay is not expected to follow the style present in the base game. Whether this means the camera goes back to the more traditional style, or more action is added to the experience is anyone’s guess until Capcom officially reveals the content.
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Resident Evil 7 is available now for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
