The presentation of the June PlayStation game state began with the formal revelation of the long-rumored Resident Evil 4 remake.
Interestingly, the trailer opened with a specific release date: March 24, 2023 on PS5. Capcom has also confirmed that the game will also be released on PC and Xbox Series X / S on that date.
It looks like the footage is running on the magnificent RE Engine, which has fueled the latest Resident Evil games. In the footage, which features a decidedly darker tone, we see the protagonist Leon S. Kennedy, as well as the taunts of several enemies, Ada Wong and Ashley Graham.
In a post on the PlayStation blog, Capcom confirmed that the goal with the remake is to offer a “fresh” version of Resident Evil 4. “This is being done by reimagining the game’s story while maintaining the essence of its direction, modernizing the graphics and updating the controls to a modern standard, “says the editor. The general premise of the story, however — Leon travels to an isolated European town to save the president’s daughter — remains the same.
RE4 was originally released on GameCube in 2005 and has since been ported to all modern platforms. The game is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever made, making fans eager to see what they would like with the Resident Evil 2 remake treatment. To that end, Capcom says that “many” of the team members who worked on the well-regarded 2019 RE2 remake have been incorporated into the RE4 remake.
In addition to the RE4 trailer, Capcom revealed that last year’s Resident Evil Village will hit PlayStation VR2. The release date for next-generation VR headsets has not yet been confirmed.