Resident Evil 5 ESRB Listing Hints At Possible Remake

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board may have just inadvertently spoiled the reveal of Capcom’s next Resident Evil remake, as an Xbox Series page for Resident Evil 5 has just appeared on the ratings board’s website. While the listing on the ESRB’s website doesn’t mention a PlayStation 5 version, the timing is especially suspect, as Sony just announced a State of Play livestream for February 12. For context, Resident Evil 4 Remake was revealed during a State of Play in June 2022.

The ESRB page for the Xbox Series version of Resident Evil 5 is relatively sparse as far as new information is concerned, but there is one small piece of info that points to this being a full-blown remake: the “In-Game Purchases” tag.

Capcom is a fan of dropping microtransaction-esque DLCs for their modern games at release, such as 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 contain all of its previously released DLC, and launched before Capcom’s obsession with MTX-style launch DLC. This alone implies that the version of Resident Evil 5 on the ESRB’s website may indeed be a remake.

The ESRB page also lines up with this post from Eva La Dare, who voiced and mocapped Sheva Alomar in Resident Evil 5, on X last month. “Got a few fun things lined up for March. Stay tuned!❤️ #residentevil30thanniversary,” reads Dare’s post. Curiously, it also features the hashtags “#residentevil5,” “#shevaalomar” and “#RE5.”

Funnily enough, the post was refuted by leakers, who seem to be adamant that the next Resident Evil project after Resident Evil Requiem will be a remake of Resident Evil – Code: Veronica. Hopefully, Thursday’s State of Play will help clarify things, as the likelihood of the ESRB’s listing being a mistake is relatively low.