Before diving into the patch notes, let’s decode the filename. In software development, “HOT” usually refers to a hotfix—a critical, immediate patch that bypasses standard QA testing. The string breaks down as follows:
Because Hawaii-Aleutian Time (HOT) is 10 hours behind UTC, this patch actually went live in Japan (Capcom’s HQ) on October 5th at 07:04 JST. This timing confirms it was a late-night, critical push to address a breaking issue.
By [Your Blog Name/Author Name] Date: October 4, 2023
It has been a busy season for the Resident Evil franchise. With the release of the Resident Evil 4 remake still fresh in everyone’s minds and the recent PlayStation 5 VR2 upgrade for Village, Ethan Winters’ nightmare is far from over.
Today, Capcom deployed a fresh update for Resident Evil Village across all platforms. While many fans were hoping for a surprise announcement regarding the DLC or a "Gold Edition" upgrade for the RE4 remake, this patch focuses strictly on stability and quality-of-life improvements.
If you are seeing the version 1.07 update pop up on your console or PC, here is everything you need to know about the October 4, 2023 (231004) patch.
The patch is automatic and mandatory for online features (including Mercenaries leaderboards and RE:VERSE). Here is the version number you should see on your screen after installation: resident evil village update 10042023 2104 hot
Check your version: From the main menu, navigate to Options > System > Display Version. If you see “2023.10.04_2104_HOT”, you are up to date.
For those asking the burning question: "Does this add the Separate Ways DLC?"
The answer is no. This update is strictly a maintenance patch. While Capcom has recently released the Separate Ways DLC for the Resident Evil 4 remake, today’s update for Village is focused solely on fixing what is already there.
There is no new content, no new weapons, and no new unlockables in this specific download.
Unlike major DLC drops (like Shadows of Rose), this update was small—clocking in at approximately 247 MB on PC and 189 MB on consoles. Here is the technical breakdown:
The urgency of the 2104_hot label becomes clear when you examine the telemetry. Between October 3rd and October 4th, Capcom’s crash reporter logged over 12,000 “CM_SAVE_CORRUPT” errors from PS5 users who had transferred their RE8 save files from the PS4 version via cloud sync. Before diving into the patch notes, let’s decode
Specifically, if a player earned the “Lights Out” trophy (complete the game without using a healing item) on PS4 and then uploaded the save to PS5, the system would stall at the “Beneviento” autosave. Update 2104_hot injects a repair script that strips the conflicting trophy metadata without deleting the save.
User Reaction: On the r/ResidentEvil subreddit, user u/UmbrellaCorp_IT wrote: “Downloaded the 2104_hot patch at 9pm HST. My 97-hour save file that was stuck at 94% finally loaded. Thank you, Capcom.”
The arcade-style combat mode received a massive upgrade with new playable characters and stages.
Stability & performance
Gameplay & balance
Weapons & items
Enemies & encounters
User interface & HUD
Audio
Localization
Miscellaneous