New details for "Resident Evil 7" will feature new free DLC in the Spring and a possible Nintendo Switch version very soon.
With "Resident Evil 7" coming out in video game stores this week, Capcom wasted no time revealing several of their post-launch plans for the latest survival horror sequel as the video game publisher told Famitsu (via Gamerant) that a content called "Not a Hero" will launch on the spring.
While Capcom did not reveal any further details regarding "Not a Hero", NeoGaf username Dusk Golem provided a possible leak details on the content. Acccording to Dusk Golem, "Not a Hero" will be focus on a different character from Ethan in order to better flesh out gaps found in the story campaign in "Resident Evil 7", with the narrative in the DLC also linking to latters escape.
In addition, "Not a Hero" will have a different play style compared to the main game and might give a different perspective of the sequelbehind-the-scenes. It is hinted that "Not a Hero" could launch in the month of May.
Meanwhile, Capcom will likely explore "Resident 7" on new video game console as game producer Masachika Kawata took an interest on the Nintendo Switch console.
Kawata told Express that the Nintendo Switch is an interesting piece of hardware and will likel be used for current and future video game titles.
When it comes to the subject of "Resident Evil 7" in the new console, Kawata sadly informed video game fans that Capcom will not have plans in developing the sequel in the Nintendo Switch, atleast at the moment.
Still, the possibilities for new Capcom titles going to the Nintendo Switch will be initiated in the future as Capcom has healthy working relationship with Nintendo.
Previous reports revealed that Capcom will have new items for "Resident Evil 7" via season pass. The season pass grants players access to an “additional story episode”, as well as two volumes of “banned footage”, each of which is comprised of three episodes.
The Banned Footage Vol. 1 will feature the Nightmare,Bedroom and Ethan Must Die, while Banned Footage Vol. 2 will have 21, Daughters, Jack’s 55th Birthday, plus additional Story Episode for the game.
The price details for the new Season Pass items have not yet revealed, but the base version of "Resident Evil 7" is at $60 while the Deluxe version, which includes the Season Pass and not other announced extras, will cost $90. It is safe to assume that the Season Pass will cost more than $30 standalone.
"Resident Evil 7" will launch on Jan. 24 for the PS4, PS VR, Xbox One and PC platforms.