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Resident Evil 4 HD doesn't cost what Capcom said it would

Looking to pick up Resident Evil 4 'Now In HD' when you get home tonight? Well, if you're thinking about putting down some Microsoft Points on the horror shooter, we'd advise holding off until further clarification on the pricing comes in from Capcom.

Resident Evil 4 HD is currently sitting on Xbox Live Marketplace for £14.99 or 1840 Microsoft Points, slightly different to the £15.99/1600 MSP price point the publisher previously announced.

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fluffydelusions4603d ago

The whole points thing is so annoying, why can't they just use real currency.

Yi-Long4603d ago

... I DO mind Capcom's greed in asking for a whopping 20 euro/1840 MSP for a lazy port of an old game.

Marcello4603d ago

I paid 1680 points for it, i am in the Netherlands.

RBdrift4603d ago (Edited 4603d ago )

This is why people should get PS+. Also Resident evil 1,2,3 are available for free on PS+.

Mgs4isOverrated4603d ago

I'm getting for the PS+. More people should jump on the Playstation plus bandwagon. Capcom always gives us stuff.

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koehler834603d ago

Because with points they can rip off certain markets while advertising prices in a different currency.

They've been ripping off Canadian users since the launch of XBL. Even while CAD was higher than USD, Canadian point prices remained inflated compared to US. The same holds true in Europe using pounds.

Meanwhile the same content is usually available on PSN for the 'actual' advertised price in local currency, usually a few dollars cheaper than on XBLM as a result.

Blaze9294603d ago

Games on Demand games dont use MS Points...at least in the US. I paid straight $19.99 for my download

LightSamus4603d ago

Hit X on the buy now screen and it'll change it.

Blaze9294603d ago

how can you all disagree with facts? When you buy a Games on Demand title, you can either use points or pay the dollar amount.

http://arstechnica.com/gami...

This website is ridiculous.

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LackTrue4K4603d ago

wait wait wait......am i reading this right??? on the psn plus its 10.00 and on live its 20??

Mozilla894603d ago

That's right, but remember that's PSN+ not regular PSN. Capcom said that they worked with Sony to put up that discount, I guess MS wasn't willing to to do this?

Legion4602d ago

@onyoursistersback

Yes that is a temporary sale promotion between Sony and Capcom. Helping to promote PSN+.

KRUSSIDULL4602d ago

Blaze I disagree with you only because Games on Demand does offer MSP currency you just need to change it or press X where you are about to confirm your purchase. I was like you before and didnt know that. PS that Article is 2 years old so that could be when they only had real currency available.

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InTheZoneAC4603d ago

Because MS is greedy, and Capcom is just as greedy.

Love the $10 price on PSN+

Honky Kong4603d ago

yep...
the game is a waste of money

M1chl4602d ago

Blame Microsoft for Capcoms game price.

n1kki64603d ago

Im making a huge assumption here, but I have two theories to the points system.

I mm guessing when they came up withe the points system, they may have been thinking about the potential of awarding points for in game achievements/milestones/contes ts. With hacking though the possibility.

or

They probably cash in huge on the left over $1 - $2 dollars that never get used.

alex33694603d ago

the second point makes more sense but i understand the first one too. when people have 100 or so points what should they do? BUY MORE! then they can spend those 100 points toward another purchase. your right!

BX814602d ago

LMAO @ everyone who says you should get PSN+ for this old game. There has to be a better reason to get PSN+ other than RES4HD.

Blaine4602d ago

I was one of the people who were most against PSN+ when the service was launched. I didn't think it was worth it at the time. But a lot has changed since then, and the service is very much worth it now.

Rebates on a large percentage of the games available on the PSN Store, free games, full game trials, automatic update downloads for your games, cloud game-saves, etc. The service is easily worth its price tag now, 10$ RE4 port or not.

BX814600d ago

Oh no doubt! I liked PSN when it was free. I see the potential in something like that. I just don't see HD versions of an old game being a reason to buy.

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Ares84HU4603d ago

Title should specify that this article is for EU only.

gillri4603d ago

you'll find american articles like these tend to not to specifiy if its a dollar related article also

Ares84HU4603d ago

True, but that should specify it as well I think. Just my opinion though.

solidboss4603d ago

doesn't matter, whether its American related or European related it should specify the region in the title because the way the title is written is as though it were referring to all territories

SuperStrokey11234603d ago

Why? It has the currency right in the discription? I would think it would be obvious.

solidboss4603d ago (Edited 4603d ago )

looking through the n4g home page this is all that you see

"Looking to pick up Resident Evil 4 'Now In HD' when you get home tonight? Well, if you're thinkin... | Xbox 360"

your right the currency is in the description but you have to click the link before to notice that. as i stated above the region should be specified in the title period.

kramun4603d ago

Yes, clicking on that link and finding out it was about Europe must have hurt your poor little fingers, and wasted a few seconds of your life.

Such a shame they didn't specify in the title.

franko4603d ago

I'm trying to download it from US store and i cant because of STUPID region restriction or something. What a bunch of idiots! I'm trying to BUY IT, not steal it!

caseh4603d ago (Edited 4603d ago )

If you're in the UK or Europe thats because they know they can fleece us for an extra £5 or so for exactly the same game.

Sony policy:

'Lets charge $19.99 for the US market and £17.99 for the UK market because going by the Sony currency convertor thats a bloody bargain!'

*cry*

Lord_Sloth4603d ago

Yes. Let's blame Sony for a Capcom title's price.

ssb31734603d ago

So true... rip off britain

Dark_king4602d ago

I believe that your region has multiple languages on many of its games.That may be one reason you pay more not only would it be a bit larger download but thats extra work that Capcom nor Sony wants to pay.

milliways4603d ago

Reminds me of the Deadly Premonition port to XBL's Games on Demand earlier this year, where the price they were asking in the UK was £5 more than it was supposed to be.

noxeven4603d ago

Funny cause this game new sells for 9.99 even though im gonna buy im just saying lol

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Dragon's Dogma 2 continues Capcom's hot streak on Metacritic

Dragon's Dogma 2 continues Capcom's hot streak of favorably reviewed games as the studio lands first on Metacritic's top publishers ranking.

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Capcom Is 'Aware' of Dragon's Dogma 2 Frame Rate Issues on PC

Responding to a query about frame rate problems from IGN, Capcom said in a statement that performance issues on PC may be linked to the heavy amount of CPU demanded from NPCs in the game.

"In Dragon's Dogma 2, a large amount of CPU usage is allocated to each character and dynamically calculates the impact of their physical presence in various environments. In certain situations where numerous characters appear simultaneously, the CPU usage can be very high and may affect the frame rate," a Capcom representative told IGN. "We are aware that in such situations, settings that reduce GPU load may currently have a limited effect; however, we are looking into ways to improve performance in the future."

just_looken38d ago

What a load of bull there blaming the npc load for there poor performance? the new hitman games has way more going on beyond that they are saying any pc cpu is not powerful enough?

In the article it is also stated a ign reviewr got motion sickness playing ps5/pc version but still enjoyed it? like wow if that was me i would knock it down alot and asked for a patch asap.

So those about to play thank denuvo get a barf bucket if your on pc play 720p because like cites skyline its going to be a unoptimized cpu mess.

Man those on series s/steam deck/rog ally rip :(

just_looken38d ago (Edited 38d ago )

Just putting up a pcgamer review

"its janky has bugs poor performance need lots of updates 89/100"
https://youtu.be/WKjZKfAivh...

Gameing bolt unstable frame rate rate below 30fps but that is great??????
https://youtu.be/s9rnh2250X...

Man have we dropped that quality bar for acceptable performance/optimization

a person's view on performance using a high end pc
https://youtu.be/nL9EvGTPbA...

andy8537d ago (Edited 37d ago )

Am I hearing that right, that reviewer with a 4090 is getting drops into the 20s when there's several NPC on screen. Sorry but there's zero excuse for that. BG3 had hundreds at a time on screen and that's a pretty game. What an absolute piss poor engine

just_looken37d ago

@andy

Yes the is correct but every review is giving it a past and or saying that its great that the performance is like the first ps3/xbox one game.

2012 20-30fps 2024 20-30fps dragons dogma keeping things the same reviewers like that apparently

just_looken37d ago

IGN put up a video showing the 4090 struggling aswell as console performance all versions are like the first game with fps issues.Remember dlss 3.0 can almost double your fps like that cyber punk video so without dlss on your looking at 30fps on the most powerful gpu that is out right now.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Cacabunga37d ago

Capcom where is Deep Down???

Tapani37d ago

@andy85 At launch BG3 dropped to under 30fps at the final chapter on 4090. I played the game at launch and had that experience. And that was with a 5800X3D. Everything watercooled and fine-tuned CPU/GPU and memory at 32GB with good timings, and a fast SSD etc.

just_looken37d ago

@tapani

I am sorry are we comparing a AA game with a small budget with alot going on 24/7 to a AAA game funded buy the billion dollar capcom?

You are right yes but that was patched and that team loves there community but if the first dogma said anything we should expect a patch or 2 but that is it.

andy8536d ago

@Tapani indeed but that was hundreds of NPCs. Not a few. It's piss poor

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lellkay37d ago

Can they be aware of the need for 60fps on consoles plz

just_looken37d ago (Edited 37d ago )

Oh no kidding that "pro" model better have a 60fps mode.

But that ps5 pro PSSR will no doubt be a hold back as i see very few devs make a fsr/dlss/pssr game like really sony why did you spend millions to make upscale tech on the 6800 when amd already has fsr 3.0 just sitting there.

I remember the ps4 pro patches that dwindle over time yes new games had the modes but they were not standard and that was without the base ps4 using another upscale tech.

Edit:

In tldr form devs now make fsr upscale for ps5/xbox PSSR upscale tech on ps5 pro game then dlss/fsr upscale tech pc version and we also have intels xess just insane workload

Eonjay37d ago

'Oh no kidding that "pro" model better have a 60fps mode.'

Perhaps but only if Capcom addresses the issues first. substantially more powerful hardware is struggling.

Furesis37d ago

I mean it's not helping but this is something more than that. Plenty of games with denuvo that work fine

just_looken37d ago

That could be also taxing for sure sense the ps5 also supports that dreadful drm

This is also running off the RE engine remember those re vids with the denuvo drm on/off

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

MrDead37d ago (Edited 37d ago )

Project Zomboid a simple looking isometric game has a similar problem as the Zombies are CPU heavy. If this is the issue GPU tweeks won't do anything, you need less calculations per NPC or more static NPCs

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH37d ago

Well that’s just great…looks like I’ll be holding off on buying this on PC until it’s fixed. If I wanted low frame rates I’d just buy it in console smh…

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The 10 PSVR 2 Games You Should Own

If you're looking for 'must have' PSVR 2 games then look no further. These are the 10 titles every PSVR 2 owner should have in their library.

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kevco3340d ago

If you're wanting more PSVR 2 support, you should probably buy all of these games.

Speak with your wallet!

Profchaos40d ago

Bit rich to have to buy games you don't want because you want Sony to support the expensive headset they sold us which cost as much as the console it runs on beyond paying third partys to support it.
Seriously in terms of first party we have horizon on day 1 and a gt 7 vr mode.

They seemingly have made little effort to support it beyond paying Capcom to make re games in VR or a second party studio to make firewall which was mismanaged.

I'm a day 1 psvr2 user and the only thing I'm excited for right now is PC support.

I commented recently this bespoke VR game development model we have right now clearly doesn't work

crazyCoconuts40d ago

On the one hand I feel like there's been plenty of smaller non-AAA games to play and occupy me as a supplement to my flat screen gaming.
But I agree that Sony has done nothing to elevate this beyond the niche it's in and into the mainstream where it would be economical to create AAA games for it.

Babadook740d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Most of these games are worth owning for most people; I own all but 2 of them in fact. So I agree with kevco33. I think you're crazy if you downplay this list quite frankly. Sony can't keep funding software if people don't buy any of it, the ball is squarely in OUR court.

Sony has spent a lot on 3rd party stuff this gen like RE.

phoenixwing40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Saving up for the headset is my first hurdle. Let alone buying games I don't want lol

mudakoshaka40d ago

People downvoting you for not having enough finances...what a world we live in, haha

phoenixwing40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

@mudako
They feel affronted at the very thought that I don't plunk down 500 immediately lol I have a little over 900 games in my backlog I've been buying games instead of hardware ever since I got my PC and ps5. I just don't know if vr is really for me honestly. Every time I have a couple hundred allocated to video games it makes more sense to buy a bunch of flat games instead of vr ones

mudakoshaka40d ago

I have 9 out of these 10 games. I try to buy all the VR games I like to support the advancement of VR!

TheEroica39d ago (Edited 39d ago )

I spoke with my wallet after watching the first headset get weak support. Easy pass until Sony earns my money. Feel bad for those who parted with 500 bucks, falling for the hype that Sony was actually gonna support this thing.

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Neonridr40d ago

I own 7 of these titles off the list, lol.

NotoriousWhiz40d ago

I'm trying to decide if it's worth holding onto my psvr 2. I enjoy what it has currently, but it seems unlikely to get anything else. Might be better off just waiting for something with more support if that ever comes.

Profchaos40d ago

As a fellow psvr2 owner the question seemingly comes down to do you own a PC.

I think I'm all in I have a habit to hold onto my systems anyhow I still have my psvr1 to hell I still have my NES.

But while it's still worth something yeah you could sell it and if Sony turns the ship around you should be able to buy another one for less than you soldmit for I feel like we won't see any fix for the headset for the next 2 years rumours show that Sony has no current first party VR games in active development after they closed London studios

The whole psvr2 situation has left me feeling a little burnt on PlayStation as a whole to be honest. The first psvr felt experimental but it was supported far more than this superior headset

MIDGETonSTILTS1740d ago

GT7 surprised me, because I hate racing games, but i poured 100 hours into it way too quickly.

I’m looking forward to the Metro VR game this year, and I hope that WW2 dogfighter game releases eventually.

talocaca40d ago

I have most of them 😅

Waiting for a sale on Synapse and Arizona Sunshine 2.....also Metro coming this year looks great.

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