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Almost a year ago,Capcom told investorsthat it wanted to continue the trend of putting out old titles on newer platforms. Last November, it seemed as if are-release ofResident Evil 6was definitely in the works — a move that would be consistent with its aforesaid strategy. But, it looks as if the plans are significantly more ambitious.
We’ve just learned that Capcom will re-releaseResident Evil 4,5, and6this year on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.Resident Evil 6will launch first on March 29; after that,Resident Evil 5is scheduled for sometime in the summer, andResident Evil 4is set for the fall.
The games are individually priced at $19.99 each, and they come with all add-ons and DLC. A physical edition will eventually be available in the Americas, most certainly after the eventual release ofResident Evil 4.
Curiously, Capcom didn’t make note of what kind of re-releases these are. The originalResident EvilHD versioncame out early last year (and was wildly successful), so it’s reasonable to think they’re probably remasters. Obviously,Resident Evil 4would be the game to benefit most from this, seeing as it first launched on PlayStation 2 and GameCube. But, there’s the possibility that these are just straight ports. Whatever the case may be, a lot of oldResident Evilis releasing again this year, and that’s going to thrill a lot of people.
