Note: This article is for informational and educational purposes regarding game preservation, updates, and technical concepts. "ROM" and "PKG" usage for this title is legally gray unless you own a legitimate copy and are dumping it yourself. This guide assumes you understand your local laws.
The Resident Evil 4 Remake comes with several pieces of DLC and new features to enhance gameplay:
Each DLC comes as a separate DLC_unlocker.pkg or addcont.pkg in the homebrew scene. Some require a backported “unlocker” if your console is offline. resident+evil+4+remake+ps4+rom+pkg+update+dlc+new
– Size: ~8 GB
– PS4 PKG ID: EP0102-CUSA33388_00-SEPARATEWAYS0001
– Content: Play as Ada Wong across 7 new chapters. Includes new bosses (U-3), a grappling gun mechanic, and additional lore bridging RE4 Remake to RE5.
– Requirement: Game update 1.06 or higher.
The base PKG for Resident Evil 4 Remake on PS4 is roughly 30–35 GB (smaller than the PS5’s 58 GB due to lower-res textures and no ray tracing). Note: This article is for informational and educational
If you own a legitimate disc, you can dump it into a PKG using a PC Blu-ray drive and specific dumping tools (like PS4-dumper). However, circulating online PKGs are often scene releases (e.g., from groups like Duplex or Opoisso893).
Capcom has unofficially ended major support for RE4 Remake. However, rumors of a “Gold Edition” including all DLC on a single PKG for offline installation persist on PS4. If released, that would combine base game + updates + Separate Ways + costumes into one ~45 GB PKG, eliminating the need for manual patching. DLC and New Features The Resident Evil 4
Also, a fan-made “RE4 HD Project” has been discussed for PS4 homebrew—similar to the PC mod, enhancing textures without performance loss. That would be distributed as a patch PKG.