Even with the shortage of Leon bulletins at Tokyo Sport Present 2025, Resident Evil Requiem nonetheless obtained constructive suggestions, particularly on the Nintendo Change 2. Primarily based on some current handheld mode gameplay, it seems much better than many have been anticipating, particularly for a local model of the sport.
Nonetheless, as producer Masato Kumazawa instructed IGN, it wasn’t initially deliberate for the console. “The Change 2 hadn’t been introduced after we began planning this recreation, so in fact it wasn’t within the authentic plan. When the Change 2 was introduced, we have been in a position to begin testing, growing video games for it, and we thought it will be nice if we may convey the Resident Evil collection to this platform.”
The crew first started by internally porting Resident Evil Village to see if it will “work nicely on the {hardware}, and it appeared actually nice, in order that gave us the arrogance so as to add a Change 2 model of Requiem to the plans, and that led us to the current announcement the place we confirmed not solely Requiem was coming, however 7 and 8 would even be coming to Nintendo Change 2 on the identical time.”
When requested if the Change 2 model had any distinctive options, Kumazawa mentioned, “In a great way,” that it didn’t. Given the standard of its visuals, it’s seemingly most gamers can be happy with that.
Launching on February twenty seventh, 2026, Resident Evil Requiem may also be obtainable for Xbox Sequence X/S, PS5, and PC. Regardless of Leon S. Kennedy not being revealed, the rumors keep that he’s a playable character with extra action-focused gameplay and bigger areas to discover than Grace. As all the time, keep tuned for extra updates within the coming months.
