| Hiku said: Takeuchi answers to Capcom's CEO (who ordered him to restructure RE7), the COO, and the aproval of the majority of their board of directors, which he is a part of. Regardless, if this decision had originated from someone like him, that would be even more concerning. |
I would be surprised if this was a decision that any individual made unilaterally.
But also it forces a question, whose intent is the real artistic intent of a collectively-produced product, especially one which inherits decisions from predecessor media? Even if the CEO unilaterally ordered Takeuchi to work with Nvidia on DLSS 5's proof of concept, Takeuchi does have authority over the specific implementation of that cooperation, and he is also involved in the process of artistic decisions as the executive producer of the title. He also could have chosen to not give a statement, or to give a less glowing statement than he did if he opposed the decision.
Does any single person at Capcom "own" the artistic intent of Resident Evil?







