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Capcom Adds All 3 OG Resident Evil Games to Steam, but There's a Catch
Capcom’s Steam versions use Enigma DRM, which players say cuts performance by 20% and breaks support on Steam Deck.
- On Thursday, April 2, Capcom re-added Resident Evil 1, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3 to Steam, but included Enigma DRM that immediately drew criticism for causing performance issues and incompatibility with Steam Deck.
- Capcom repeated its controversial decision despite a large backlash last month, echoing a similar situation involving RE4 where the publisher hastily removed Enigma DRM after community pushback.
- Digital Foundry reported the games suffer from 20 percent worse FPS drops than previous versions, while Steam users noted the new editions do not "work at all on Steam Deck."
- While Capcom offers the titles for $5 each during a Spring Sale, fans note the Steam versions are identical to GOG DRM-free releases; one user stated, "I'm grateful for releasing classic on Steam, Capcom, but you need to remove DRM."
- GOG has committed to maintaining these games in a DRM-free form indefinitely via its Preservation Program, while Capcom has not explained its rationale for adding Enigma DRM to 30-year-old games despite ongoing community pushback.
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More than 25 years have passed since the first three Resident Evil games were released. In the years since, they’ve each been remade and released on modern platforms, but one PC community has still been longing for the original 90s versions of the first three games, until now. The first three resident evil games have finally arrived on steam screenshot: capcom Resident Evil has been on the top of horror gamers’ minds over the past month ever sin…
Capcom Adds All 3 OG Resident Evil Games to Steam, but There's a Catch
Surprise! The first three instalments of Capcom's storied Resident Evil franchise — 1996's Resident Evil 1, 1998's Resident Evil 2, and 1999's Resident Evil 3: Nemesis — are now available to play on Steam.
First 3 Resident Evil Games and Breath of Fire IV Head to Steam With DRM
Capcom announced that the PC versions of Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 Nemesis, and Breath of Fire IV are now all available to buy via Steam, however all four games do feature DRM and require EULA consent. Previously, these games first appeared DRM-free on GOG. The Breath of Fire entry in particular was a GOG Dreamlist title. Each of the three Resident Evil games and Breath of Fire IV use The Enigma Protector DRM for the Stea…
Capcom Brings Original Resident Evil Trilogy to Steam
Capcom has released four classic titles from its catalog on Steam. The original Resident Evil trilogy and the RPG Breath of Fire IV have now made the move from GOG to Valve’s store, similar to what previously happened with Dino Crisis 1 and 2. In all of these cases, GOG’s game preservation team was responsible for making the necessary adjustments so the classic versions could run properly on modern PCs. This included fixing compatibility issues,…
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