{"id":625735,"date":"2026-03-25T22:13:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-2-3-and-7-minimum-requirements-raised-on-pc-following-new-patch"},"modified":"2026-03-25T22:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:13:43","slug":"resident-evil-2-3-and-7-minimum-requirements-raised-on-pc-following-new-patch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/resident-evil-2-3-and-7-minimum-requirements-raised-on-pc-following-new-patch\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 minimum requirements raised on PC following new patch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/resident-evil-2-3-and-7-minimum-requirements-raised-on-pc-following-new-patch.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nCapcom has amended its minimum requirements on PC for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-2-3-and-7-updates-for-ps5-and-xbox-series-xs-out-today\">newly upgraded Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe free upgrades, released after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-revealed-in-the-capcom-showcase\">Capcom showcase<\/a>, are across PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S, and include ray-tracing, 4K support, higher framerates, and 3D audio. <\/p>\n<p>\nHowever, the minimum requirements on PC have been raised and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/952060\/view\/3330988721848168536\">Capcom notes<\/a> that &#8220;once the upgrade patch has been applied, the game cannot be restored to the previous version even if the game is uninstalled.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-2-3-and-7-minimum-requirements-raised-on-pc-following-new-patch\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-2-3-and-7-minimum-requirements-raised-on-pc-following-new-patch\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capcom has amended its minimum requirements on PC for the newly upgraded Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7. 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However, the minimum requirements on PC have been raised and Capcom notes that &#8220;once the upgrade patch has been applied, the game cannot be restored to the previous version even if the game is uninstalled.&#8221; Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":625736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[1192,59,45,7857,915,1640,4616],"class_list":["post-625735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer","tag-horror","tag-pc","tag-ps5","tag-resident-evil-2-remake","tag-resident-evil-3","tag-resident-evil-7","tag-xbox-series-x-s"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 minimum requirements raised on PC following new patch | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Capcom has amended its minimum requirements on PC for the newly upgraded Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7. 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