Resident Evil 4 remake coming to PS4 but not Xbox One

Well, here’s a little surprise: a new Resident Evil 4 a remake due out next year is in development for PS4. We knew it was coming to next-gen machines, but now it’s heading to Sony’s old home console as well. However, it looks like this remake will miss out on the Xbox One, perhaps due to lack of power or sales.

This June – during the Sony State of Play – Resident Evil 4 the remake was revealed, confirming after years of rumors and speculation that this is indeed a real thing that will soon exist. The game is not a remaster of the classic horror, but rather a complete remake in the spirit of the 2019 game. Resident Evil 2 and 2020s Resident Evil 3. Like these games, it’s built from the ground up on Capcom’s RE Engine, the same engine used in recent titles such as Resident Evil Village as well as RE 7. At the time of the announcement, it looked like this new remake would only be for the next generation. Well, that’s not the case anymore!

Announced today during the Capcom TGS 2022 Online Showcase., Resident Evil 4The remake is now out on PS4. No trailer or footage of this version has been shown, but it confirms that the next entry in the series is now a cross-gen game. However, Xbox One owners hope to play RE4 remake bad luck. Nowhere in today’s showcase was Capcom mentioning bringing the remake to Xbox One. In fact, when Capcom showed off the game’s cover, it only showed the PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and PC logos.

Kotaku contacted Capcom regarding the lack of an Xbox One port but received no response.

While we don’t officially know why Capcom RE4 the remake skips the latest gen Xbox, probable reasons being a) the base Xbox One is too weak for what Capcom developers are doing with this remake, and b) the Xbox One never sold as well as the PS4. So even if the developers make the game work on this console, it might not be worth it in the end. And while the Xbox One X is certainly a powerful console, Microsoft has never allowed developers to develop games just for this machine. The Xbox One game should work in all flavors, including the old VCR-like original, S, and X.

So for now, if you want to play this new Resident Evil 4 remake, which releases March 24, 2023, you’ll need a next-gen machine, a reasonably powerful PC, or an old PS4 or PS4 Pro.