Resident Evil 9 Gets Disappointing Update, But It's Not All Bad News
gamerant.comRecent comments from a reputable leaker suggest that the Resident Evil 9 reveal may take longer than expected, as the project may have been internally delayed. The Resident Evil franchise remains one of Capcom's biggest moneymakers, and so Resident Evil 9 is an inevitability. It's a matter of «when» Resident Evil 9 comes out, not «if,» though it seems fans may have to wait longer than originally expected to play the game for themselves.
Capcom has released a new Resident Evil game of some kind almost every year since the original launched in 1996. In fact, Capcom has been on a Resident Evil streak since 2019, with at least one new RE project releasing every year for five years straight. Unfortunately for fans, it looks like that streak might be broken, as there may not be a new Resident Evil game dropping in 2024.
According to a recent Discord comment by reputable Resident Evil series leaker AestheticGamer, Resident Evil 9 «might've been internally delayed some for one reason or another,» and so now it may not be revealed this year and released in 2025 as was once apparently planned. They clarified that this is not «unusual» for the franchise. And while some fans may not be happy to learn that they will potentially have to wait longer to play Resident Evil 9 than expected, the good news is that a different game in the series may help tide them over.
In the same comment, AestheticGamer said that they have «seen it suggested» that a different Resident Evil game could be announced and released before Resident Evil 9 now, thanks to the latter's apparent internal delay. They didn't provide many specifics on what this mysterious Resident Evil project would entail, but that they think it is «pretty funny» and «would catch a lot of people off guard.» Capcom has released all kinds of Resident Evil spin-offs and remakes over the years, and so it's really anyone's guess as to what the project AestheticGamer is alluding to could be about.
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