Resident Evil celebrates its 20th anniversary with PlayStation sale

Sony is honoring the Resident Evil franchise this week with a major PlayStation Store sale. To celebrate the series' 20th anniversary — the first game launched on the original PlayStation in March 1996 — Resident Evil games and downloadable content are discounted until March 8 at 11 a.m. PT.

Capcom recently announced that it will release remastered versions of Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 later this year for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The PlayStation 3 versions of these games are among those on sale, for those not willing to wait for the current-generation updates. The PS4 remaster of Resident Evil 0, which launched earlier this year, is also offered at a discount.

Check out these and other highlights from the sale below. For the full list of offers, including a free 20th anniversary PS4 theme, visit the PlayStation Store page.

• Resident Evil 4 (PS3) — $6.99
• Resident Evil 0 (PS4) — $15.99
• Resident Evil 6 (PS3) — $6.99
• Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PS3/PSP/Vita) — $1.49
• Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition (PS3) — $10.49
• Resident Evil (PS4) — $12.99
• Resident Evil 2 (PS3/PSP/Vita) — $1.49
• Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (PS3) — $4.99