The horror game Ebola Village suddenly found itself at the epicenter of a scandal. A trailer for the game with a release date on PS5 and PS4 appeared on the official PlayStation YouTube channel - and a firestorm began almost immediately in the comments. Users accused Sony of promoting a "pirated copy" of Resident Evil Village.
Disputes erupted in the comments under the video: viewers wrote that the project "looks like a cheap clone of Resident Evil Village" and "is not worthy of being presented on the official PlayStation channel." Others joked: "What's next - Covid City?" or "We have Resident Evil at home." Part of the audience went further and stated that such publications undermine confidence in the brand, turning the PlayStation channel into a showcase for second-rate projects.
After a wave of criticism, the video was removed from YouTube, but the Ebola Village page is still available in the PS Store. The game is scheduled to be released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on January 23, and, apparently, the hype on social networks did not affect the release dates, but only drew attention to the project.
Ebola Village has been available on Steam since May 2025, where the project received 80% positive reviews from players.