Resident Evil 9 is still the subject of a leak from the generally knowledgeable Dusk Golem. According to him, the wait for the sequel to Capcom’s flagship franchise should no longer be very long.
However, these data should be taken with a grain of salt. Dusk Golem had already released a leak concerning Resident Evil 9, saying that it would have been rejected by Capcom. This is in order to give this visibly very ambitious opus all the cards in hand to succeed. But the insider’s new revelation somewhat contradicts his previous revelation.
The wait for Resident Evil 9 is approaching its end
What if Capcom prepared some great announcements for us as part of Summer Game Fest in June? In addition to Monster Hunter Wilds, we could also be entitled to an official presentation of Resident Evil 9. In any case, this is what Dusk Golem suggests via a new leak. According to him, the new opus of Capcom’s flagship franchise could be announced soon, for release in January 2025.
However, this contradicts his previous revelation indicating that the title would have been postponed by the Japanese studio to possibly make way for another Resident Evil game, such as a Remake. Dusk Golem persists, however, and signals Capcom’s obviously very ambitious plans around this ninth episode. This would have been in development since 2018. It should also have been the new canonical opus of the license, while Village was for a time considered as a spin-off.
Regardless, Resident Evil 9 would represent a huge investment for Capcom, in more ways than one. In addition to the longest development time for a game in the franchise, it would also be the one with the largest budget to date. This could corroborate rumors according to which this title would offer an approach to survival horror in an open world, drawing some inspiration from Dragon’s Dogma 2 in particular. All of this, however, is for the moment only pure speculation. To find out the end of this whole story, you will have to wait for an official announcement from Capcom. See you in just a month for the big reveal? We could also see a new game from the Japanese studio, currently codenamed The Descendants.