Capcom has now mandated an online connection for its three Resident Evil ports on Apple devices. The sudden change to Resident Evil 4, 7, and Village isn't going down well with iOS, iPad, and iMac users, especially after these Apple ports recorded very underwhelming sales figures.
The launch of the iPhone 15 Pro lineup and its accompanying A17 Pro chipset last year brought forth enough horsepower to finally run AAA console games on a mobile phone. Many of these console-grade games launched on the iPhone 15 Pro in the months following its release, namely Death Stranding, Assassin's Creed Mirage, The Division: Resurgence, Resident Evil 4, and Resident Evil Village. More recently, Capcom also released Resident Evil 7 on Apple platforms, allowing users to experience more of the iconic survival horror series on their iOS, iPad, and MacOS devices.
Capcom announces Resident Evil 7 is about to become accessible on more devices in July in the hopes of appealing to a gaming niche.
Sadly, though, statistics have shown that these AAA iPhone ports have commercially bombed, with Resident Evil 7 said to have recorded less than 2,000 sales a few weeks after it launched on Apple devices. Now, Capcom...
