Resident Evil 4, the long-awaited remake of the cult classic survival-shooter game, was finally released today, however, the PlayStation 5 version of the game suffers from an irritating flickering screen issue. While the Resident Evil 4 remake has already received stellar reviews from various gaming outlets, the game is not without its faults. Capcom has confirmed the flickering screen issue's existence while advising gamers to change some of their display settings until a patch that completely solves this flaw arrives.
For quite some time, many fans of the survival-horror genre have been asking for a remake of the original Resident Evil 4. After Capcom released remakes of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3, it was only a matter of time before Resident Evil 4 would get the same treatment. Featuring modern graphics and controls, the Resident Evil 4 remake has already broken Steam records. Sadly, it seems that the game’s launch is a rocky one as multiple players are encountering several glitches.
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Capcom revealed that the strange flickering is related to some of Resident Evil 4’s graphical options. The Resident Evil team suggested that players who are encountering the flashing lights should first attempt to save and restart their game to see if that fixes the glitch. If the issue still persists, gamers are advised to change the Depth of Field option from the Display tab to Off, as well as the Motion Blur option from the Camera tab to On.
Unfortunately, this is not the only technical problem the Resident Evil 4 remake suffers from, as numerous players have reported several other bugs, such as low-resolution textures, pixelated rain, and blurry cutscenes
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