Summary
A leaker recently claimed that the yet-unannouncedResident Evil 9could be released in the first quarter of 2026. Despite its development not being officially acknowledged by Capcom yet,Resident Evil 9is already an eagerly awaited release, and rumors about the upcoming survival horror game often appear, with varying degrees of trustworthiness.
The last mainline entry in theResident Evilfranchise was in 2021, with the release ofResident Evil Village. Since then, the franchise saw the release ofthe greatly successful remake ofResident Evil 4, which has reportedly sold over 10 million units, selling faster than any otherREgame. During this time, fans have been speculating about the next entry in the series, and rumors have strongly indicated thatResident Evil 9will have Leon S. Kennedy as its protagonist.
Now, Andi fromScreenFire Germany(viaComicBook) has revealed that Capcom intends to releaseResident Evil 9between January 1 and June 03, 2025, and suggested that the game will be officially announced during Summer Game Fest, which will start on June 6. While Andi is not a leaker with a prominent track record, his remarks were acknowledged by Aesthetic Gamer, also known as Dusk Golem, one of the most importantResident Evil 9leakers, who claims that he believes Andi.
When Will Resident Evil 9 be Released?
A few months ago, Dusk Golem also claimed thatResident Evil 9would be a big reinvention for the franchise. According to the prominent leaker, the changes implemented by the upcoming horror game will be on the same level asResident Evil 4and7, as the project is very ambitious and will try new things.
Gamers who expectedResident Evil 9to be an open-world game based on previous leaks could be disappointed, though. Dusk Golem recently revealed thatResident Evil 9had a scrapped open-world multiplayer concept.RE9’s development started soon afterResident Evil 7was released, and initially, it seemed like the title would underperform, which affected the development of the future sequel. However, this changed due toResident Evil 7’s long-tail sales, so the original idea to create something significantly different fromRE7also changed.
In any case, all of these rumors should be taken with a grain of salt. Even if it’s quite likely that the game is in development, and some gamers even think thatCapcom teasedResident Evil 9recently, it’s still impossible to tell for certain when the game will be out before official announcements.
