The release date for when the Resident Evil 4 remake 2023 will come out is nearly here, and fans on Xbox should know how to play early access by using the New Zealand release time trick for RE4.
Resident Evil 4 remake is one of the most anticipated games of the year. The original is one of the greatest games of all time, and the review embargo ended an entire week before launch.
Reviews say the game is a masterpiece, and Xbox players can get a day’s headstart on rescuing the President’s daughter before PlayStation and PC users.
How to play Resident Evil 4 remake early access
Xbox fans can get and play Resident Evil 4 remake early access on March 23rd by using the New Zealand release time trick.
You will need to pre-order for the trick to work. Provided you’ve pre-ordered the game on either Xbox One or Series X/S, simply follow the below steps on March 23rd:
- Select Settings
- Click System
- Proceed to Language and Location
- Change Location to New Zealand
- Reset Xbox console
Capcom‘s pre-order bonuses for any edition of RE4 are as follows (via Microsoft store):
- Attaché Case: ‘Gold’
- Charm: ‘Handgun Ammo’
- Mini soundtrack (playstation exclusive)
The Standard edition costs £54.99/$59.99. Meanwhile, the Deluxe edition is £64.99/$69.99 and comes with the following:
- Attaché Case: ‘Gold’
- Attaché Case: ‘Classic’
- Charm: ‘Handgun Ammo’
- Charm: ‘Green Herb’
- Mini soundtrack (playstation exclusive)
- Casual costume for Leon & Ashley
- Romantic costume for Leon & Ashley
- Hero costume for Leon & filter
- Villain costume for Leon & filter
- Sentinel Nine pistol
- Skull Shaker shotgun
- Treasure Map: Expansion
- Sunglasses (sporty)
- Original version soundtrack swap
When does RE4 come out in New Zealand?
The release date and time for when the Resident Evil 4 remake is coming out in New Zealand is 00:00 NZDT on March 24th.
The Microsoft store says RE4 has a midnight local launch on consoles for all regions on March 24th. The above New Zealand hours translate to 04:00 PDT, 07:00 EST, and 11:00 GMT on March 23rd.
It is coming to PlayStation for both PS4 and PS5, as well as PC via Steam, but the NZ trick only works on Xbox. While the game isn’t available to play as of yet, you can enjoy the Chainsaw demo on all platforms.
Capcom has confirmed that the Resident Evil 4 remake is as long to beat as the original game, but fans should know it is missing RE4 DLC at launch. You can preload the game right now on PlayStation and Xbox.
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