An insider has shared particulars about early plans for Resident Evil 9, amid claims of a canned follow-up to Resident Evil: Revelations 2.
While Capcom has confirmed Resident Evil 9 is in improvement, we nonetheless know nothing in regards to the sequel – with an official reveal expected in some unspecified time in the future this 12 months.
The solely particulars we have now in regards to the follow-up to Resident Evil Village is from rumours, which declare it is going to mark a ‘big reinvention’ for the collection, be open world, and use the identical tech as Dragon’s Dogma 2.
The supply of those rumours, AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem, has now made a number of claims in regards to the sequel on X, together with the way it apparently began as a multiplayer title.
According to the insider, Resident Evil 9 began improvement in 2017 as a ‘big open world multiplayer game’, a choice which was apparently made in response to Resident Evil 7’s low gross sales at launch (it later went onto discover success with over 14 million copies offered).
It’s unclear whether or not this refers to cooperative or aggressive multiplayer, however the leaker claims this authentic model featured Leon Kennedy and Jill Valentine as the sport’s protagonists, and was set on a fictional island primarily based off of Singapore.
It’s claimed Resident Evil 9 underwent a ‘pretty heavy reboot’ in 2021, across the launch of Resident Evil Village, however ‘a few things stayed the same’. According to the insider, one factor which remained was Leon Kennedy as the primary character, however Jill was apparently dropped.
While it isn’t acknowledged explicitly, it’s implied the multiplayer facet was dropped as nicely – contemplating that facet has by no means been talked about earlier than. Past mainline video games have leaned on cooperative multiplayer, particularly Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6, however these are extensively thought of to be among the many worst of the numbered entries.
In other posts, Dusk Golem claims Resident Evil 9 is ‘designed as a third-person game’, so it received’t have the first-person perspective of Resident Evil Village. They additionally declare it is going to launch in 2026, though Capcom’s recent financial reports recommend it will likely be someday after March.
Beyond Resident Evil 9, the insider claims a sequel to 2015’s Resident Evil: Revelations 2 was additionally in improvement in some unspecified time in the future, nevertheless it was cancelled by Capcom in 2022 to prioritise ‘manpower and budget’ on Resident Evil 4 remake and Resident Evil 9.
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 was an episodic sequel to the 2012 spin-off, which initially launched on the Nintendo 3DS. As of March 31 this 12 months, the sequel has offered 3.7 million models, so it’s on the decrease finish of Resident Evil gross sales general.
Capcom hasn’t introduced something about Resident Evil 9, so it’s value taking these rumours with a pinch of salt, nevertheless it has dropped hints that information might arrive quickly, with all eyes on Summer Game Fest on Friday, June 6, 2025.
Aside from the following mainline instalment, Capcom is alleged to be engaged on a number of Resident Evil remakes too, with the following one expected to be Resident Evil Zero.
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