Notable leaker AestheticGamer, aka Nightfall Golem, has supplied some context on the rumours surrounding Resident Evil 9. Whereas there have been some particulars floating round about what Capcom’s follow-up to Resident Evil Village can be about, in line with the leaker, a whole lot of the main points that aren’t simply false, largely come from an older, now-scrapped model of Resident Evil 9 that was in growth.
In a collection of posts on social media platform X, AestheticGamer wrote concerning the older model of Resident Evil 9, growth on which had apparently began all the way in which again in 2017, proper after the discharge of Resident Evil 7. The sport was seemingly being designed to be the exact opposite of what we acquired in RE7, with an open world and a few multiplayer parts, as a response by Capcom to RE7 lacking gross sales expectations round its launch.
Nevertheless, it’s value noting that Resident Evil 7 went on to turn into fairly profitable for Capcom, with many followers additionally pointing to its launch as one of many massive turning factors for the corporate by way of the standard of its video games rising. The unique model of Resident Evil 9 apparently revolved round Leon and Jill being caught on a fictional island off the coast of Singapore.
Whereas this model of the sport has been scrapped, with growth on Resident Evil 9 getting a “fairly heavy reboot” in 2021, the present model of the horror sport will reportedly nonetheless characteristic Leon Kennedy as its protagonist. AestheticGamer has additionally posted {that a} sequel to the Resident Evil: Revelations collection that will revolve round Rebecca has been scrapped in addition to of 2022.
In accordance with AestheticGamer, ScreenFire Germany host Andi is probably going right about Capcom on the point of formally unveil Resident Evil 9 throughout the upcoming Sumer Video games Fest, with a Q1 2026 launch window. Different attention-grabbing particulars embody remakes for Resident Evil: Code Veronica and Resident Evil 0 being labored on are additionally being corroborated by AestheticGamer.
Earlier this month, the leaker additionally mentioned that Capcom is “100%” going reveal Resident Evil 9 a while later this yr. Nevertheless, they weren’t fairly positive about whether or not this reveal would occur sooner within the yr – Summer season Video games Fest – or at occasions in a while, similar to The Sport Awards in December.
For its half, Capcom has been quiet about the way forward for the Resident Evil franchise after having final launched the remake for Resident Evil 4. Celebrating that title, nevertheless, the corporate launched a video that may simply be hinting in direction of a mainline sequel. Within the video, followers of the franchise seen a picket put up with indicators thanking gamers. The put up additionally occurs to be in a form that, when turned counter-clockwise, is the Roman numeral for the quantity 9.
Earlier rumours have indicated that Capcom is planning to go massive with Resident Evil 9. In accordance with these rumours, the title will probably be a reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise, with comparisons to Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 7 being introduced up.
