The Resident Evil franchise has been quiet since the release of Resident Evil 4: The Remake, which appeared to be a massive success. It’s been more than 2 years since the game’s release, but Capcom has not yet officially revealed the next big title, Resident Evil 9.
The Resident Evil franchise has been one of the biggest survival horror franchises in the video game world since 1996. So far, there have been nine installments from the main series already, apart from the remakes and the side story games. The last major title from the series was Resident Evil: Village, which was released on May 7, 2021. With such a significant gap, we can expect that the announcement of Resident Evil 9 might be around the corner.
Recent Hint by Capcom
On 25th April 2025, Capcom announced that their latest release, Resident Evil 4: The Remake, has surpassed 10 million sales worldwide. As a celebration, Capcom released a small clip of the game showing the villagers celebrating. But at the end of that clip, a cross sign was displayed, which shows the Roman letter “IX” when rotated. Many fans took this as a hint that the game will be officially announced soon.
Expected Announcement Date
There is no official announcement of Resident Evil 9 yet, but it is confirmed from Capcom that the game is under development, as it’s been more than four years since the release of the last major addition to the series. Many fans were speculating that Capcom might give an announcement or a teaser of the game in 2024, but that didn’t happen, unfortunately. Now that we are nearing the upcoming game showcase event, “Summer Game Fest 2025” on 6th June, it is highly anticipated that Capcom will be giving us an official announcement with a teaser trailer of the upcoming big title of the Resident Evil series. There might also be a State of Play event by Sony in June or July this year, and it can also be a possible occasion for the announcement of the game, although it is not confirmed yet.
Expected Release Date and Platform Support
As we already know that there is no news regarding Resident Evil 9 so far, the release date will most likely be confirmed during the game announcement, along with the platforms it will be releasing on. Capcom usually provides multi-platform support for its video games, and we can expect the same for the upcoming game. If we talk about the release date history of previous games from the series, we can see that the game is usually released within a year after the official announcement date. So, we can anticipate that Resident Evil 9 will most likely be released during the first quarter of 2026.
Story and Characters
It is hard to predict anything about the upcoming Resident Evil game right now, as we are only relying on leaks and rumors. One of the latest rumors regarding the game comes from Andy Cox, a famous Resident Evil content specialist and the creator and admin of “Biohazard Declassified”. The rumor mentioned the possible protagonists of the upcoming project of Capcom to be “Leon S. Kennedy” and “Jill Valentine”. Some other rumors claim that the game will be taking place four years after the events of Resident Evil Village: Shadow of Rose DLC. The possible story would involve the protagonists searching for the bio-weapon facility where Eveline was created. The game might be set in a village or an island, but this is just an assumption for now.
Style of Play and Mechanics
The Resident Evil franchise has used multiple gameplay styles in the last two decades. Earlier games included a static camera angle where the character could move with a locked field of view, making it difficult to move and interact with objects and enemies. Capcom used this style for several games, but finally updated it in Resident Evil 4, where a 3rd person interactive style of play was introduced, making it a successful and award-winning hit of 2005. This added more action elements to the series with improved graphics and gameplay mechanics. Capcom used the same mechanics in Resident Evil 5 and 6 as well as in the remakes of its old games. In 2016, the studio introduced a newer first-person survival horror gameplay experience in the trailer of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Later in 2020, Resident Evil 8: Village was also based on the same style of play. Although this added to the horror environment of the game, the action element felt missing in the Ethan Winters Saga. With the possible return of the previous protagonists, there is a greater chance that Resident Evil 9 might stick to the 3rd person action gameplay style as we have seen in Resident Evil 4 Remake.
Future of the Resident Evil Franchise
Resident Evil is one of the few video game franchises that have lived the fan expectations over time. The efforts put into the remakes by Capcom are highly commendable. While everyone is focusing on Resident Evil 9, we shouldn’t miss the fact that there will be more remakes coming in the upcoming years, most likely on Resident Evil 5 and Code Veronica, as Capcom has already seen the success of its previous remakes.
Final Thoughts
Now that everyone is waiting for Resident Evil 9, it is just a matter of a few weeks until we get an official announcement from Capcom. The new addition is surely going to be a massive hit with the comeback of the main characters like Leon and Jill, and possibly Chris or Ada Wong as supportive characters, according to some rumors. As the excitement and hype about the game are already there, we can count on Capcom, as it has never disappointed the fans in the past.
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