Resident Evil 5 Has Been Rated for Xbox Series by the ESRB
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Resident Evil is one of the biggest horror survival franchises in the gaming industry. One of the most popular entries in the franchise was Resident Evil 5, which was released over a decade ago.
While the game has already been released for last-gen consoles, it appears a native current-gen version is on the way.
Resident Evil 5 May Finally Coming to Current-Gen Consoles
Resident Evil 5’s Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) rating for the Xbox Series has recently surfaced. While the game has already been out for quite a while, the recent rating could mean that it is finally coming to more platforms. It’s worth noting that last month, an ESRB rating for Resident Evil 6 has also surfaced via the ESRB.
The Resident Evil5 ESRB rating for the Xbox Series reads, “This is a survival-horror game in which players assume the roles of two agents attempting to stop a viral outbreak. From a third-person perspective, players explore environments, solve puzzles, and battle mutated humans and creatures. Players use pistols, shotguns, machine guns, knives, and grenades to kill enemies. Combat is highlighted by cries of pain, realistic gunfire, and blood-splatter effects. Some attacks result in dismemberment and/or decapitation. Several environments depict bloodstains, corpses, and internal organs scattered around. Cutscenes depict further instances of violence and/or blood and gore: a man eaten by a crocodile; a character dramatically impaled; a character killed by a chainsaw attack; a character bit in half by a mutated creature. The word “f**k” appears in the game.”
As the rating suggests, the next platform the game could be released on is the Xbox Series X|S. Unsurprisingly, the game has been rated Mature 17+ for containing strong language, blood, and gore.
However, it’s best to wait for an official announcement, which is likely to be made soon. Typically, an announcement is made first before the rating is officially revealed, though cases like these where the rating is spotted first are quickly becoming the norm.
Capcom has re-released the first few Resident Evil games as remakes in recent years, though there’s no indication that this one is a remake. Having said that, if this was a remake of Resdient Evil 5, we wouldn’t be surprised given the latest remake released has been Resident Evil 4 in 2023 (Read our review of it here).
If it’s not a remake and simply a current-gen native port, it remains to be seen how the game will perform on current-gen consoles. Hopefully, it’s at least a stellar upgrade rather than a straight 1:1 port.
For those unfamiliar with Resident Evil 5, it’s the fifth mainline entry in the series. It stars Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar. Released on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2009, it received primarily positive reviews.
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