Top-graded Resident Evil longbox headlines Heritage auction

Capcom and fans of the Resident Evil series are celebrating the 30th anniversary of its first installment, which debuted with the March 22, 1996, release of the initial PlayStation game. Among the events in store for the year are a new arcade shooter, Resident Evil 2: Arcade; a Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra tour featuring music from the series; and a surprise event planned for March 22 — not to mention last month’s release of the latest installment in the horror survival series, Resident Evil Requiem. Heritage’s March 27–28 Video Games Signature® Auction features a lot that will take the ultimate Resident Evil fan back to where it all began to mark the occasion in the highest style possible: the top-graded copy of the first production variant listed in PSA/Wata’s December 2025 population report, a 9.8 A+ Sealed Ridged Longbox. “Early PlayStation 1-era games were displayed on shelves in longboxes rather than just the jeweled cases, so they look stunning with