It received’t be too lengthy till followers of Capcom’s survival horror franchise will be capable to play the subsequent entry within the franchise. That’s if the newest rumors concerning the inevitable Resident Evil 9 are to be believed. The brand new replace comes from Nightfall Golem, a distinguished horror recreation leaker who beforehand revealed particulars on Silent Hill: The Quick Message earlier than its shock launch.
In a thread on X (previously Twitter), Nightfall Golem claims that Resident Evil 9 can be revealed comparatively quickly for a 2025 launch window. “If what I heard beforehand holds true, [the release] needs to be in January,” writes the leaker. Whereas nonetheless not confirmed, the timeline is sensible given Capcom’s launch cadence for RE video games—it has remained fairly regular since RE7 in 2017. Since then, the writer has launched 4 main titles (both new entries or remakes) each different yr, with the newest being the RE4 remake final yr. 2018, 2022, and 2024 are the one years Capcom hasn’t launched a mainline title.
Within the thread, Nightfall Golem claims that RE9 initially began improvement in 2018 at across the similar time Village went into improvement. Each titles had been probably going to be RE8, with Village ultimately claiming the title, whereas RE9 stayed in improvement. That might imply that RE9 may have had the longest improvement interval of any recreation within the franchise so far. In keeping with Nightfall Golem, RE9 may also have the most important price range spent on any recreation within the collection.. In earlier leaks, Nightfall Golem claimed that RE9 may probably be a extra open-world title.
As for what different story or mechanics the sport may have in retailer, Nightfall Golem says that they’ll “let Capcom do their factor” and shock folks. If the leaks are to be believed, then it appears probably we’ll want solely wait till the summer time to see simply precisely what Resident Evil 9 has in retailer for us.
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