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Kotaku has contacted Capcom about the lack of an Xbox One port, but hasn’t heard back.

While we don’t officially know the reasoning behind Capcom’s RE4 remake skipping the last-gen Xbox, the likely reasons are A) The base Xbox One is too underpowered for what Capcom devs are doing with this remake and B) the Xbox One never sold as well as the PS4. So even if the devs got the game running well on that 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 devs to only develop games for that machine. An Xbox One game must work across all variants, including the ol’ VCR-looking original, the S, and the X.

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