Resident Evil 6 ESRB Rating Spotted Ahead Of Xbox Developer Direct

Could it be this “legendary Japanese IP”?

by Ben Kerry 4:55pm

Today, a new ESRB rating for Resident Evil 6 has been spotted online, with Capcom’s 2012 Xbox 360 title looking set for another re-release in some form. To be clear, the Japanese developer hasn’t announced a new version of RE6 in any way at this time – so the exact nature of this rating is still quite mysterious.

What we do know is that the rating, carried out by the US game ratings board, is for Resident Evil 6 on Xbox Series X|S. At the time of writing, this game only exists on Xbox 360 and Xbox One – with the latter being playable via backwards compatibility on Microsoft’s current-gen Xbox machines.

Given that Capcom hasn’t announced anything regarding RE6 on Xbox Series consoles, we’d be surprised if this is a modern Resi remake in the same vein as 2023’s Resident Evil 4. It could be a more simple port like the Xbox One release, but with Resident Evil 5 not being mentioned here, we’re left puzzled by what this rating could be for.

However, one final wrinkle to this story is Xbox Developer Direct later this week. This title is by no means confirmed for the show or anything, but we have heard rumours that Microsoft’s surprise game of the show is “a new entry in a legendary Japanese IP which has decades of history”. Resident Evil certainly fits that description, as we mentioned in a separate article today, and the timing of this is very curious indeed – even if we still think an RE appearance is unlikely.

Anyway, we suppose we’ll just have to wait and see what happens with both Xbox Dev Direct and this mysterious new version of Resident Evil 6. When it comes to the Xbox showcase itself, we’ll know exactly what’s been revealed by end-of-day on Thursday, January 23rd.

What do we think this version of RE6 could be? Talk to us about this one down in the comments section.

[source videogameschronicle.com]

Ben is a News Writer at Pure Xbox, and is a fan of action, racing and straight-up shootin’ in any Xbox game he can get his hands on. When he’s not clutching an Xbox controller like his life depends on it, Ben spends his time listening to music that’s far too old for him, watching football on the telly and probably eating somewhere.

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