The Resident Evil Village demo is available for free on the Capcom website. This is thanks to Google Stadia technology.
As of recently, you can enjoy a free demo of Resident Evil Village directly from Capcom’s website without having a gaming PC, Xbox, or PlayStation with you. This demo is similar to the one found on other platforms, it allows you to explore certain areas of the village and castle. To be able to play directly in your browser, Capcom uses Immersive Stream for Games, a version of Stadia technology licensed by Google to third parties.
The Resident Evil Village demo is available for free on the Capcom website.
Therefore, this demo will work on any device with a compatible web browser, including iOS or Android smartphones, with a sufficient Internet connection of at least 10 Mbps. It works great in Chrome on Windows, macOS and Android. On iOS, you can try this in Safari. The resolution is limited to 1080p, there is no HDR mode.
PlayStation DualShock 4 and Xbox One controllers are also officially supported, but others work fine. You can also, if you like, use the touch controls on your mobile phone, or the classic keyboard and mouse combination.
This is thanks to Google Stadia technology.
As with all click-to-play Stadia demos, no account is required to play. Please note that you will be logged out after 10 minutes of inactivity. There is also no save function. In other words, you will have to start over if you log out. You can, however, as much as you want, with no time limits, unlike previous versions.
This online demo via the Capcom website is available if you are located in the US, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania or Hungary.
Capcom is Google’s second Immersive Stream for Games partner. AT&T began offering customers free access to Batman: Arkham Asylum last October and Control: Ultimate Edition last month. However, Capcom seems like a more logical partner.
Back in February, Insider reported that the Mountain View firm was looking for such deals with Capcom, Peloton and others to build that licensing aspect of its video game streaming business. It was then speculated that Capcom could use the technology to showcase their items on their website, which is what is happening today. And it may even herald a real live streaming feature for Capcom.
Please note that Resident Evil Village will release on Mac later this year, while Capcom is working on a version for the PlayStation VR2 virtual reality headset.