- Resident Evil 6 could be re-released on modern consoles
- An ESRB rating for the game has been assigned to “Xbox Series” platforms.
- If it’s real, it will likely be another remaster and not a full-fledged remake.
He looks like an old man resident Evil the game is going to get the current-gen re-release treatment. And this time it’s what many fans would consider to be by far the worst mainline game in the series – Resident Evil 6.
An ESRB rating spotted by VGC assigned an M (Mature 17+) rating to Resident Evil 6, specifically for “Xbox Series” consoles. If this is the real deal, it’s likely that the 2012 action-horror game could also make its way to the PS5 and potentially the Nintendo Switch 2.
Of course it wouldn’t be the first time Resident Evil 6 has been ported to more modern systems. Initially a PS3 and Xbox 360 title, it was later re-released on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch alongside the original. Resident Evil 4 And Resident Evil 5. Oddly, there doesn’t appear to be an ESRB rating for these games for current generation systems.
And no, this latest version of Resident Evil 6 probably won’t be a remake in the sense of Resident Evil 2 Or Resident Evil 4. Not just because we would jump Resident Evil 5 here, but also because there probably isn’t much appetite for a remake of a game that is widely considered one of the weakest entries in the franchise.
Instead, it will likely be another remaster, perhaps adding 4K support up to 120Hz. I would also expect online co-op to be included for each campaign, as well than the likelihood that all previous DLC will be included at no additional cost.
Of course, it’s nice to see Capcom perpetuate their old games like this. The developer has been excellent at this recently, preserving classics in collections like Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics and the next Capcom Combat Collection 2. However, with the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Resident Evil 6 being playable on modern hardware via backwards compatibility, this one would be a bit more of a damp squib.
