In an announcement made on Thursday, game developer Capcom said that Resident Evil 4 - the fourth game in the developer's survival horror series - will launch on the Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4) and Microsoft Xbox One gaming consoles on August 30, 2016.

The announcement implies that Resident Evil 4 is scheduled to hit the PS4 and Xbox One consoles earlier than expected. Previously, Capcom had given a "fall 2016" timeframe for the launch of the game on the two consoles.

The forthcoming availability of the Resident Evil 4 game -- which is considered to be the best game in the main Resident Evil series -- on PS4 and Xbox One will come several months after the game was ported to the Nintendo Wii U console.

Other than the Wii U console, the Resident Evil 4 game is also presently available on a few other platforms, including PC, GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii.

Meanwhile, against the backdrop of the prices of the recent Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 games, it is speculated that the cost of Resident Evil 4 will be approximately $20 when it hits the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live next month.