Resident Evil VII Passes 10 Million Sales, It Is Outselling Resident Evil Village On a Monthly Basis

Capcom updated their platinum titles section, which among other things includes Resident Evil VII sales numbers. And according to their latest update, RE VII passed the 10 million mark. This means that the game became the second Capcom title to sell more than 10 million copies. While Monster Hunter World is still the first.

While Resident Evil VII was quite controversial among hardcore fans of the IP, the strong sales numbers just prove that Capcom was right to switch to the first-person perspective. And the game still sells like hotcakes. Capcom reports that it sold 400k copies this last quarter.

This is bewildering considering that Resident Evil Village sold 300k copies. Similarly, Resident Evil 2 Remake also sold 300k copies. The newer entries into the franchise just cannot catch up to the 2017 smash hit.

[whitbyfox]

7 is better than 8. Glad the numbers reflect this.

It might make Capcom reel in the action and bring the horror back.

[SullysCigar]

7 is is still one of the best games in VR. It takes the scare factor to another level, along with the amazing atmosphere. It wasn't perfect, as the PS4 struggled in places, but you can bet your bottom dollar they'll patch for PS5 in time for the launch of PSVR2.

If anyone has yet to play this game, do yourself a favour and hold off for that patch. You're in for a treat!

[Dirty_Lemons]

So many people won't ever experience that in VR and it's the only true way in my opinion. It's utterly emersive and doesn't rely on you moving around or anything. Plus that poker game was utterly terrifying.

[Neonridr]

I just hope we get full motion controls and not just head tracking the next time around.

[whitbyfox]

Yep the first time I experienced VR was at my friend’s house and it was Resi 7 that I played.

Went out and got PSVR the next day.

[Spenok]

I just wish REVillage supported PSVR

[Levii_92]

Yes it is a better game but RE8 is still very good. It's so replayable and gorgeous i've grown to love it a lot. There's also much more content in RE8 it's longer and we still didn't even get the DLC ! Also the bosses and enemies are on another level compared to RE7 (even though RE7 had some fantastic boss fights).

[whitbyfox]

Yeah Resi 8 is still a great game can’t deny that hopefully they release a PSVR 2 patch.

[Levii_92]

I honestly only care about the upcoming story DLC. I think it's going to be amazing and scary.

[babadivad]

I didn't really like 7. Gave me motion sickness and the strength of the enemies didn't make sense to me. I suppose I will give it another shot since it's recommended so highly. I didn't play 8 because of 7. Maybe if Village pops up on GamePass I will try it before I jump back into 7(I bought this day one).

[Ethereal]

Exactly.

[n1kki6]

REsident evil is also $20 and village is $50. So overall revenue goes to village. That said, I do think 7 is WAY better. But lets see how village sells when it eventually hits $20. Price point matters.

[senorfartcushion]

Or it’ll make them embrace the live service model of game

[JustSomeGuy94]

You also have to realize the numbers reflect the fact that 7 has been out 4 years longer, It's really not necessarily a measure of popularity.

[galgor]

That's because 7 is so much better than 8. Great story, setting, and scares. Whereas 8 had a good setting but the story was rubbish and the whole thing too linear and easy.

[roadkillers]

Spoiler

I thought the story in 8 was very good. While 7 was stripped to the basics with the fungus from a crashed Umbrella ship in Louisana, 8 pushed that idea farther to include the origins.

[Neonridr]

Spoiler

I felt 8 was fantastic during the castle and even in the doll makers house. Beyond that the game turned more RE4 and wasn't really scary anymore.

[jeromeface]

and this right here is why I still don't understand the love for 4. While the series did need to move on from tank controls imo 4 was two or three steps beyond in the wrong direction.

[roadkillers]

@Jeromeface

It wasn't only a reinvention for RE, but gaming overall. The "over the shoulder" camera was introduced. If you look at the whole gaming genre before RE4 and after, there was a huge change in perspective. Games like MGS were still fixed camera (fixed camera was changed in MGS3, but over the should introduced in MGS4).

Games such as Gears, MGS, and even GTA followed suit. No more aiming while the camera was 15ft away.

Although, I wouldn't put them as reputable, but WatchMojo can help shed more light:
https://youtu.be/mYCgLVokq_...

[Levii_92]

I agree that 7 is better but as for everything else .. man i don't know how you got all that lol, the game isn't linear and not easy.. play it on hardcore and explore everything.

[MADGameR]

Absolutely disgusting

[REDGUM]

What is?

[Levii_92]

@REDGUM His taste in Resident Evil games. I bet he's one of those ''fans'' that screams everytime iT ISnT ReSiDenT EviL iF it'S FPS ! And if it isn't ancient fixed camera and tank controls from 30 years ago. 🤡

[MadLad]

@levii

There was a kid on here back when lashing out at the positivity had for 7 hard.
It wasn't a "true" Resident Evil experience it was first person.
Then I brought up how removed 5, and even 4, was from the series prior. Then the utter travesty that was 6.
Simply stated 7 was a breath of fresh air, with them finally returning to the true horror undertones of the originals, and with the same design philosophy as the past games, just done differently.

But it still just came down to being 1st person to them.
Some people are ridiculous.

[slowgamer]

I wish revelations would come back.

[ZeekQuattro]

When Capcom got hacked and had its secrets dumped online there was code for a timed exclusive RE title that remains unannounced. There might be hope for a new one yet.

[Stonilein]

Played the one on the ship on ps4 was nothing special

[slowgamer]

Well it was originally a psp game, also the games have too little variety on enemies but Rev 2 is pretty good. (although originally it was released in episodes) People should try it. Those games Raid mode is fun.

[Stonilein]

maybe i should try Rev2 out

[slowgamer]

I wouldn't think you have to pay a lot in some sale. Don't expect to be wowed by graphics but it's decent and the game is solid. At least I had fun. =D

[war boy]

This is cool and all but re2 remake was better than Re7. The Cut scenes that you couldn’t skip in Re7 made it a chore to replay, especially the mundane enemy designs, Kinda wish they put more effort into the re3 remake.

[Nebaku]

"Says 7 has mundane enemy designs....praises RE2 which objectively is 90% mundane, zombified humans".

[jeromeface]

I wish they'd do code veronica next....

[Nerdmaster]

I prefer RE8, but I don't feel like replaying it much because of Donna Beneviento part, which funnily is the part that most resembles RE7.

[Neonridr]

The doll house was my favorite part of 8. Wish there was more to it.

[Kurt Russell]

I find RE8 more instantly replayable than 7. I generally enjoy all things RE though... even the ones that are arguably a bit pap.

[OhReginald]

While i think re7 is better, i still had a blast playing re8

[HeliosHex]

Iam not sure 7 outsold 8 because it was fp. They are both fp. I think it had more to do with the great story, characters and inclusion of vr. 7 is definitely superior to 8 but both are great additions to the franchise.

[CrimsonWing69]

I like 8, like a lot, but 7 is kind of more grounded whereas 8 sort of goes off the rails. Look, I’m an old school RE fan who loves all the games, but the 2 and 3 Remake are really the direction I want the series to go towards. More viral outbreaks caused by some pharmaceutical company and cities overtaken by an epidemic that you survive by knowing when to shoot and run and solving obtuse puzzles that require backtracking in order to open up more of the area.

Sentient mold, dragon monsters, castles, werewolves… like it’s fun n’ all, but I sort of want them to reel it back in.

[Levii_92]

RE7 is legendary by now. Well deserved.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

I’m enjoying 8 more than 7, but I’m also playing 8 on Hard…. I think that matters. The first combat section was excruciating, but it’s been a fun challenge ever since.

[VersusDMC]

Weird how the article doesn't mention that maybe those sales of RE7 are due to it being under 20 quite often. It's at the impulse buy price of 9.99 right now on PSN. And RE8 is still full price or 40 at best.

Not saying one's better than the other just would like more context to these numbers given out.

[Magog]

7 is much cheaper so there's that.

[TheEnigma313]

I loved Village. I think VR support should have been added out the gate.

[SullysCigar]

Hell yes, I'm watching out for that PSVR2 launch info drop like a hawk for this to be announced.

[MadLad]

Happy to see it.
7 was a great return to form.

But, as always, Capcom being Capcom, they need to take one step forward one release, one step back the next.

Res2 remake - everything a Res fan could ask for.
Res3 remake - "ok. Back to making Resident Evil an action game again. Also, strip a bunch out of the game, and change things to annoy past fans"

Resident Evil 7 - different, but a great way of planting their feet directly in the horror genre.
Resident Evil: Village - "Okay, so we're just a shooter again".

Capcom ... use Res2 remake and 7 as your literal framework for future releases. That is where your fans are. That will keep your already sizable audience coming back, and not trashing your design philosophy over the internet for years to come.

Village isn't even a bad game. It's just a bad follow up to 7.

Just never pull a 6 ever again, please.

[Petebloodyonion]

I will disagree a bit with you on this regarding Resident Evil 3 RE
Yes, the game was shorter compared to the original game but it did convey the spirit of the original because 3 was a more oriented action game versus 2.
Now regarding stripping things and change well might I remind you that the same ppl were complaining about similar issues regarding Resident 2 re like having no impact on the scenario of the second players, missing some bosses, and no real Scenario A and B.

and in my opinion, resident Evil 6 was better compared to 5.

[Lore]

Isn’t VII also on sale a lot more often than Village?

[MadLad]

I mean, the game is several years old, while Village is still fairly new.
You would think most of those who were actually interested in it already bought it.
Village, being more expensive or no, should still be beating put 7 in terms of sales.

The best way to compare the two though would be between the first months sales, and then six months after launch which, funnily enough, Village is just about to hit.

[Petebloodyonion]

Capcom discussion during the board meeting.
Resident Evil 7 is one of the best games in the series so we need to replicate what made this one special so we can make some great sequels. What should we do?
Suggestion#1: We should add more enemies, more guns, more bullets, less scare, and let's remove the VR option cause it's cost money to develop.
Group: Wow great ideas! We are on something.

[Miacosa]

Maybe once the price of Resident Evil Village falls to as low as RE7 the numbers will be more comparable. RE7 has been on flash sales many times for like 10 bucks vs. $30. Logical that a cheaper game that is almost given away will have higher numbers.

[MadLad]

This is years after the fact though. Even with 7 being cheaper, the pool for those looking to grab Village should still be higher. Especially with it now easily found at half price just 6 months after release.

[giveyerheadawobble]

The game is underrated in more ways than one. It can be argued that it's one of the bravest and most ambitious titles to come out of the industry in the last decade at least, and that makes it one of the most memorable titles ever created. The reason why is that it absolutely needed to be gotten right given the state of the series. But Capcom didn't bend or capitulate to fan service. They went the opposite direction to that and completely rethought the genre and made it 1st person. Despite complaints, this is exactly the vision that the original creator wanted it to be back in 1995 when he first came up with the idea. The Baker family are also closer to the original idea, seeing that Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a huge influence on RE. The other huge risk Capcom took, which paid off massively? VR. Putting the game into VR was nothing short of a masterstroke. You have not experienced the game properly unless you have played it in VR. You want to experience what horror can really feel like in a computer game? Put a headset on and feel genuine fear.

[BrainSyphoned]

As someone who hasn't played either I just picked up 7 in the spooky sales because it was dirt cheap and 8 wasn't yet. Nothing to do with quality or playstyle, just name recognition and price point.

[BrockEmSockEm]

I liked them both for different reasons. I enjoyed RE7 because it was scarier, but I enjoyed RE8 because it was just so gosh darn fun to play. It reminded me so much of RE4 and I LOVE that about it. You have your different sections like RE4 had (village, castle, island), RE8 had (village, castle, creepy CQ house, Swamp, Factory), and it may have been easier, but that kept it flowing. I played it 4 freaking times(regular, expert, speed-run, knife-run) back-to-back and I don't usually do that with games, especially right after I've just finished it. I like both styles, but got more enjoyment out of RE8 for the actual gameplay and having fun with it.

[sourOG]

I’m in the same boat and I played 7 in VR. Village is really fun and the classic capcom unlockables were on point. 7 is easily the best VR game I have played though. Nothing even comes close. Village wouldn’t work in VR because there is just too much going on. 7 is much slower paced. I haven’t played re4 VR yet though. I hear good things so who knows. 4 is probably still my favorite and that’s why I lean towards village as well.

[BrockEmSockEm]

I was waiting since I have other games, but I was on my Quest 2 and it showed a coupon yesterday for me for 30% off! Roam around your Quest 2 store page and you might get a notification pop up telling you the same thing. It's awesome! RE4 is in my top 10 games of all time and the VR is so much fun.

[sourOG]

I don’t have a quest or I would have played it already lol. I have psvr, I would have bought RE4VR full price.

[anast]

7 is a really good game.

[Knightofelemia]

It is the game that saved the franchise after the mess RE6 brought about I enjoy RE7 and I also like RE8 they each have their strengths and weaknesses. I am glad the game is doing well I am going out of my way to try and grab a PSVR to play RE7 again. I still prefer RE7 over the RE3 remake that Capcom botched up by cutting out parts of the game. The path and ideas that Capcom took with RE7 were great and breathed new life into the franchise and that RE Engine alone is beautiful looks wise and gameplay wise.

[sourOG]

Village and re2 remake only sold 300k? I find that hard to believe.

[Youngindy21]

RE is at its best when it balances horror and action(4,5,7). I'm not a huge fan of the limited ammo aspect you see in earlier RE games like RE2 Remake. That said, I thought RE7 did a good job of being creepy but interesting.

[Taz X14]

While I enjoyed the gameplay in 8, the story and emphasis on just over the top action made it feel like we were going back to resi 5&6 days. Which is sad considering 2 Remake sold 8.1M, showing that a good story and emphasis on horror is what fans expect from the series...

[shaenoide]

No VR no buy (for me). And RE7 was good until the end of the first house. After i found it "boring"

[JustSomeGuy94]

Honestly it was a fun game, but it didnt scratch that "RE Itch" for me at all, just a haunted house with goop monsters.

Even Village isnt my idea of RE but I loved it and its much better than 7 Imo. (Never tried the VR full disclosure)

[Bobertt]

I didn't like how they made Ethan move like a 90 year old man in 8 until you found an upgrade later on.

[MocBistro]

Re2 remake is the last good RE game. They should make the first person RE a spinoff series

[jeromeface]

7 is the better game.. 8 was built on dommy mommy