Unfortunately for anyone hoping to playResident Evil Villageon Xbox Game Pass, it doesn’t seem as though that’s going to happen - at least within the game’s first year of release, anyway. Some unverified documents reportedly detail an exclusivity deal between Sony and Capcom that ensuresResident Evil Villagewill not come to Xbox Game Pass within the first year of its launch. Reputable leakers have vouched for the documents' legitimacy on Twitter by re-tweeting them, but the tweets have since been deleted.
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Fans should take this information with a massive grain of salt, but it wouldn’t be hard to believe. Both Microsoft and Sony have signed limited-time exclusivity deals, with some recent examples being the Bethesda gamesGhostWire TokyoandDeathloopon PS5. Both of those games are going to beexclusive to the PlayStation 5 for a certain amount of time, and once that window of exclusivity is up, they will have the potential to be ported to other systems as well.
For these reasons, it’s not hard to believe at all that Sony has some kind of deal in place with Capcom to keepResident Evil Villageoff Xbox Game Pass. After all, Sony and Capcom alreadydohave deals in place in regards toResident Evil Village, as PlayStation has been the lead platform for marketing and has had some exclusive demos. This includes theResident Evil VillageMaiden demo, as well as the Village and Castle demos, with the latter two releasing on PlayStation first before eventually coming to other platforms.
It’s also worth stressing that this doesn’t mean thatResident Evil Villagewas ever going to be coming to Xbox Game Pass anyway. This deal, if it’s real, is basically just a guarantee that itwon’thappen within the next year, and doesn’t mean that aResident Evil VillageXbox Game Pass release was ever considered or discussed.
Resident Evil Villagelaunches May 7 for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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