Capcom has a 'Dino Crisis' as it pulls Exoprimal support
"Hey mum, can we play Dino Crisis? No, you have Dino Crisis at home." We all remember where we were when Capcom announced Exoprimal during the March 2022 PlayStation State of Play. While we were originally psyched that this was the long-awaited return of Dino Crisis, that same hype soon turned to disappointment.
Despite featuring a red-headed heroine who was a doppelganger for Dino Crisis' Regina, Exoprimal couldn't be further from Capcom's survival horror series if it tried. Swapping out the dino-mite story of Dino Crisis, Exoprimal was a third-person multiplayer that simply featured some rampaging reptiles.
Capcom pulls the plug on Exoprimal
Less than a year after Exoprimal was released, Capcom has confirmed that the current Season 4 will be its last. There will be no new content for the maligned multiplayer, and instead, previous seasons will be recycled on a rotating basis.
Announcing the news, Capcom said, "With the release of Title Update 4, all planned Exoprimal seasonal content is now complete." "From there, a new season will begin on the first of each month," continued Capcom. "In addition, Season Passes 1-3 will be available for sale again. This will allow players to obtain items from all seasons."
It concluded that all gameplay modes will stay active, including "the main Dino Survival mode, as well as endgame content such as Savage Gauntlet and Time Loop Rebellion." With Season 4 coming to an end on July 11, that's a pretty quick turnaround for the game's looming demise.
Most play on PlayStation, but with it only ever hitting a Steam peak of 4,975, it was hardly a chart-topping success. The most frustrating part of Exoprimal's short-lived tenure is that many feel it came at the cost of Dino Crisis. Whether this was a botched experiment to test whether there was still an appetite for Dino Crisis, something doesn't add up.
Capcom has at least finally acknowledged Dino Crisis, but with the game having just celebrated its 25th anniversary, how could you not? The optimists among us might theorise that Exoprimal is bowing out so its team can get to work on either a Dino Crisis remake or revival, but to be honest, we've been burned too many times before.
