Summary
Resident Evil 5received a new age rating, suggesting it could be making a comeback in some shape or form. However, its renewed classification only mentions one particular version of the Xbox 360-eraResident Evilgame.
March 13 will mark the16th anniversary ofResident Evil 5releasingfor the PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America and Europe. Half a year following its console debut, the fifth mainline entry in the series also made its way to PC in September 2009. Although speculation about Capcom working on a remake has long been circulating online, no such project has yet materialized.
On February 10, the Entertainment Software Rating BoardpublishedanotherResident Evil 5age classification, as noted by Twitter user Wario64. The new entry in the ESRB database attaches an M (17+) rating to the game, which is consistent with its prior classifications. One peculiar detail about the new label is that it only lists theXbox Series X and Series Sunder the game’s platforms. While this has already sparked some fan speculation about Capcom possibly working on a native version ofResident Evil 5for Microsoft’s current-gen consoles, that might not necessarily be the case.
ESRB Recently Published Multiple New Ratings for Older Resident Evil Games
Severalother olderResident Evilgames also had their ESRB ratings renewedsince the turn of the year. This list includesResident Evil 6,7, andResident Evil Origins Collection, a bundle with HD remasters ofResident Evil ZeroandResident Evil 1. All of these ratings, published in late January 2025, have also exclusively listed the corresponding games as Xbox Series X/S titles. It’s hence possible that the newly surfacedResident Evil 5classification is merely a case of the ESRB updating a rating.
The theory that these ratings could point to an Xbox Series X/S-native version of corresponding games also isn’t consistent with the recently renewedResident Evil 7classification. Specifically, the seventh numbered entry in the franchise has already received a version for Microsoft’s current-gen consoles back in 2022. And while none of this rules out the possibility ofResident Evil 5making some kind of comeback in the near future, if the newly surfaced rating hinted at a remake or remaster, it would likely mention more platforms than just the Xbox Series X/S.
Although there’s been no shortage ofResident Evil 5remake speculation in recent years, it’s unclear whether such a project is already in the works. Leaker Dusk Golem has repeatedly claimed that Capcom is presentlypursuing remakes of bothResident Evil ZeroandCode Veronica. If this information is accurate, it casts doubt on the possibility that the company is also developing aRE5remake in parallel, in addition to the next mainline entry in the series.
