The Leisure Software program Rankings Board could have simply inadvertently spoiled the reveal of Capcom’s subsequent Resident Evil remake, as an Xbox Collection web page for Resident Evil 5 has simply appeared on the rankings board’s web site. Whereas the itemizing on the ESRB’s web site doesn’t point out a PlayStation 5 model, the timing is particularly suspect, as Sony simply introduced a State of Play livestream for February 12. For context, Resident Evil 4 Remake was revealed throughout a State of Play in June 2022.
The ESRB page for the Xbox Collection model of Resident Evil 5 is comparatively sparse so far as new info is worried, however there’s one small piece of information that factors to this being a full-blown remake: the “In-Game Purchases” tag.
Capcom is a fan of dropping microtransaction-esque DLCs for his or her trendy video games at launch, similar to Resident Evil 4 Remake’s “Treasure Map: Expansion” DLC and Dragon’s Dogma 2’s much-maligned “Portcrystal” DLC. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ports of Resident Evil 5 include all of its beforehand launched DLC, and launched earlier than Capcom’s obsession with MTX-style launch DLC. This alone implies that the model of Resident Evil 5 on the ESRB’s web site could certainly be a remake.
The ESRB web page additionally strains up with this post from Eva La Dare, who voiced and mocapped Sheva Alomar in Resident Evil 5, on X final month. “Got a few fun things lined up for March. Stay tuned!❤️ #residentevil30thanniversary,” reads Dare’s submit. Curiously, it additionally options the hashtags “#residentevil5,” “#shevaalomar” and “#RE5.”
Funnily sufficient, the submit was refuted by leakers, who appear to be adamant that the following Resident Evil mission after Resident Evil Requiem will probably be a remake of Resident Evil – Code: Veronica. Hopefully, Thursday’s State of Play will assist make clear issues, because the probability of the ESRB’s itemizing being a mistake is comparatively low.
