PlayStation 4 is turning back the clock and adding yet another retro game to its library of PlayStation 2 originals. Capcom has announced thatResident Evil Code Veronica Xwill launch for PlayStation 4 this week as part of the console’s PS2 Classics collection.
The news broke on the officialResident EvilTwitter account, where Capcom shared a post stating, “Resident Evil Code Veronica Xis coming toPS2 Classicsnext week on PS4.” The title will be available on May 9 in North America, and will release a day later, on May 10, toResident Evilfans in Europe.
Resident Evil Code Veronica Xis an updated version of Capcom’s original title, simply titledResident Evil Code Veronica, first released for the Dreamcast in 2000. A slightly tweaked edition of the title, which tacked on theXand featured nine additional minutes of cutscene footage as well as a handful of graphical enhancements, arrived to Sony’s PlayStation 2 the following year. In 2011, a high-definition remaster was released for the modern-at-the-time systems, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
The survival horror game is the fourth major installment in the massiveResident Evilgame franchise, and is the very first title in the series to launch on a non-Sony platform, as its three predecessors all saw initial launches on the PlayStation.Resident Evil Code Veronica Xpicks up three months after the vents of 1998’sResident Evil 2and the Raccoon City destruction featured in 1999’sResident Evil 3: Nemesis. Claire and Chris Redfield are at the heart of the game’s narrative, and players follow their struggle to survive in a world ravaged by a viral outbreak.
The impending release ofResident Evil Code Veronica Xsits alongside another much-anticipated debut:Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy, the remastered collection of the iconic game series first released for the PlayStation 1. It certainly seems that taking a look back on the titles that came before our modern-day successes is a running trend, and could mean that fans will see additional remasters and upgraded re-releases in the near future.
Resident Evil Code Veronica Xwill be available for PS4 on Tuesday, August 10, 2025 in North America and on Wednesday, August 16, 2025 in Europe.
