PC Update Causes Ray-Tracing to Accidentally Disappear from Resident Evil Games
To all Resident Evil 2 / Resident Evil 3 users on Steam ⚠️
— Resident Evil (@RE_Games) April 18, 2023
We're aware of an ongoing issue with the raytracing option not appearing in the graphics menu and presets. We'll have this addressed in a future update and apologize for any inconvenience! pic.twitter.com/hGkOey65mQ
Last week, game developer Capcom released a seemingly minor update to the Steam versions of the Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 remakes. However, players soon noticed that the update had caused the disappearance of the option to enable ray-tracing and 3D audio support within the games’ menus. Initially, some fans speculated that the removal of these features was intentional. However, Capcom later issued a statement acknowledging that the modes had been inadvertently affected by the update, and apologized for any inconvenience caused to players.
Capcom has stated that it will address the missing ray-tracing option and presets in a future update. It is unfortunate that another update is required to restore features that were already present in the game. However, this is a common occurrence in the world of game development and support.
Interestingly, this is not the first time that the Resident Evil franchise has faced issues with these specific features. In 2022, Capcom had forcibly updated the PC versions of Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, and Resident Evil 7 with ray-tracing and enhanced 3D audio. This caused concerns among players that the updates would make the games unplayable on their systems. After receiving backlash from the community, Capcom quickly reverted the changes, offering both the enhanced and previous versions of the games to players.
It seems that the Resident Evil franchise is facing issues with balancing the addition of new features with the ability of players to access them without compromising their gameplay experience.
