A Resident Evil 6 remaster could be making its way to the PS4, Xbox One and maybe PC as part of the series’ 20th anniversary celebrations.
Though this is purely speculation at the time of this writing, we have it on good authority that Capcom is asking outlets for approval for quotes pertaining to Resident Evil 6, to reportedly be used around the time of the series’ 20th anniversary on March 22nd, 2016. Capcom’s official page dedicated to this 20th anniversary references the recently released Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster, the upcoming Umbrella Corps and the Resident Evil 2 Remake as being part of these celebrations, though also states that the developer has “various other projects” in the works, too.
While there has been no official confirmation from the company that a Resident Evil 6 remaster is in the pipeline, considering that the game was released on last-gen consoles, with it therefore not requiring as much effort to bring it to the current generation as the PlayStation-era Resi games, it isn’t out of the realm of possibility.
Though Capcom could simply be hoarding quotes for a 20th anniversary promotional campaign, it’s curious that they would specifically seek quotes for Resident Evil 6. This is all to be taken with a pinch of salt, of course, but it certainly seems like Capcom is planning to do something with Resident Evil 6 in the near future, and if we’re being cautiously optimistic, it would make sense for Capcom to release a Resident Evil 6 remaster as part of a collection, rather than as a standalone game.
Could we perhaps see it paired with Resident Evil 5, or maybe even Resi 5 and Resident Evil 4 as a trilogy of the third-person, more action-orientated games in the series? Resident Evil 4 already received a recent remastered edition on the PC, so it’s already been given a visual overhaul to accommodate for the current generation – it wouldn’t be unreasonable to suggest Capcom could do the same for Resident Evil 5 and 6, too.
