Within four hours, her inbox was a warzone. Most called it a hoax. Three people, however, sent very specific questions: “Does the Bella Sisters have their cut dual-chainsaw attack?” “What’s the build date in the pause menu’s top-right corner?”

Strictly speaking, . Capcom never developed a version for the handheld, largely because the PSP’s hardware was significantly weaker than the home consoles (GameCube and PS2) for which the game was originally designed.

By morning, she’d made a terrible mistake. She posted one blurry screenshot to a retro-gaming subreddit with the caption: “Found this on my uncle’s PSP… RE4 Portable?”