Resident Evil leaker Aesthetic Gamer (Nightfall Golem) has taken to social media platform X to disclose {that a} new recreation within the franchise will possible be unveiled a while this yr. In his publish, Golem additionally wrote about why it was taking Capcom to unveil a brand new Resident Evil title, particularly within the wake of the success of its personal Resident Evil 4 remake, in addition to Konami’s horror recreation Silent Hill 2 remake.
“I’ll be tweeting much more about Silent Hill as I really like the sequence & tremendous excited for f, however I do know lots of people are additionally antsy on the lack of Resident Evil information for a yr & a half now,” he posted.
Aesthetic Gamer additionally said that the following mainline entry within the Resident Evil franchise might be an entire reinvention of the sequence. He compares the extent of adjustments to be on the identical tier as what we noticed again within the early 2000s between Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Resident Evil 4, and even the more moderen reinvention we noticed from Resident Evil 6 to Resident Evil 7.
“The factor I feel folks will notice when RE9 is revealed is the explanation this recreation is taking so lengthy is as a result of it’s going to be a giant reinvention of the sequence, to the identical stage as RE4 & RE7. It’s not going to play similar to RE7/RE8 or the Remakes, it’s attempting new issues & very formidable. It should virtually positively be revealed this yr, so maintain tight.”
It’s value noting that, as is the case with all leaks and rumours, it could be finest to take these with a pinch of salt. Nonetheless, a reinvention of the franchise would make some sense for Capcom, particularly since Resident Evil 8 Village managed to deliver a conclusive finish to the story began again in 2017’s Resident Evil 7 revolving round Ethan Winters and his household.
In a publish from again in January, Aesthetic Gamer additionally wrote about Resident Evil 9 that includes Leon Kennedy as its main protagonist. He wrote about how he was one hundred pc positive that Leon might be taking over the function of primary character of the sport. This remark was made to counter rumours circulating of the brand new recreation that includes Jill Valentine because the protagonist.
Rumours surrounding Valentine because the protagonist of Resident Evil 9, in addition to the sport that includes an deserted hospital as its primary setting had been known as false by Aesthetic Gamer again in January.
For the reason that launch of Resident Evil 4 remake again in 2023, Capcom has been quiet about the way forward for the franchise. The discharge of Resident Evil 7 caused one thing of a renaissance for the sequence, with nearly each recreation launched since then getting fairly a little bit of vital acclaim and seeing business success.
Resident Evil 4‘s remake was extremely profitable for Capcom, promoting greater than 9 million copies as of December 2024. Within the meantime, Capcom has additionally launched Monster Hunter Wilds on PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S. Try our evaluation for extra particulars.
(2/2) is taking so lengthy is as a result of it’s like a giant reinvention of the sequence, to the identical stage as RE4 & RE7. It’s not going to play similar to RE7/RE8 or the Remakes, it’s attempting new issues & very formidable. It should virtually positively be revealed this yr, so simply maintain tight.
— AestheticGamer aka Nightfall Golem (@AestheticGamer1) March 17, 2025
