Highlights
- Resident Evil 9 may be internally delayed, pushing back its reveal and 2025 release plans.
- A different Resident Evil project may be announced and released before RE9.
- Rumor has it that Capcom plans on remaking Resident Evil 5, but nothing official to that effect has been announced just yet.
Recent comments from a reputable leaker suggest that the Resident Evil 9 reveal may take longer than expected, as the project may have been internally delayed. The Resident Evil franchise remains one of Capcom’s biggest moneymakers, and so Resident Evil 9 is an inevitability. It’s a matter of “when” Resident Evil 9 comes out, not “if,” though it seems fans may have to wait longer than originally expected to play the game for themselves.
Capcom has released a new Resident Evil game of some kind almost every year since the original launched in 1996. In fact, Capcom has been on a Resident Evil streak since 2019, with at least one new RE project releasing every year for five years straight. Unfortunately for fans, it looks like that streak might be broken, as there may not be a new Resident Evil game dropping in 2024.
Resident Evil 9: Every Rumor So Far Explained
Resident Evil 9 still hasn’t been officially confirmed by Capcom, but that hasn’t stopped a mountain of rumors and leaks coming out surrounding it.
According to a recent Discord comment by reputable Resident Evil series leaker AestheticGamer, Resident Evil 9 “might’ve been internally delayed some for one reason or another,” and so now it may not be revealed this year and released in 2025 as was once apparently planned. They clarified that this is not “unusual” for the franchise. And while some fans may not be happy to learn that they will potentially have to wait longer to play Resident Evil 9 than expected, the good news is that a different game in the series may help tide them over.
Resident Evil 9 May Be Delayed, But a Different RE Project Could Be on the Way
In the same comment, AestheticGamer said that they have “seen it suggested” that a different Resident Evil game could be announced and released before Resident Evil 9 now, thanks to the latter’s apparent internal delay. They didn’t provide many specifics on what this mysterious Resident Evil project would entail, but that they think it is “pretty funny” and “would catch a lot of people off guard.” Capcom has released all kinds of Resident Evil spin-offs and remakes over the years, and so it’s really anyone’s guess as to what the project AestheticGamer is alluding to could be about.
Besides Resident Evil 9, it’s been persistently rumored that Capcom is gearing up to release a Resident Evil 5 remake. There are some fans who are excited about this prospect, but there are others who are disappointed that Capcom is seemingly skipping over Code: Veronica entirely. Capcom has shown a clear desire to remake basically every main series Resident Evil game, though, so one has to imagine that all the heavy hitters will get the remake treatment at one point or another.
Resident Evil
Resident Evil is a long-running survival horror franchise developed by Capcom. Spread across numerous mainline and spin-off entries, the series is known for it’s third and first-person action horror, zombie-related monsters and references, and challenging puzzles.
