Resident Evil 9, formally often known as Resident Evil Requiem, has lastly been introduced after years of rumors. Launching on February twenty seventh, 2026, for PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC, the sequel sees gamers returning to Raccoon Metropolis and seemingly controlling a brand new character: FBI agent Grace Ashcroft.
The connections to previous titles are intriguing, particularly since she’s the daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft from Outbreak (by no means thoughts how vital Raccoon Metropolis is to the sequence). Nevertheless, Capcom can also be pushing the sequel’s technical elements. In a press launch, it famous that RE Engine will harness the “full energy of recent consoles” to ship “spine-chilling realism like by no means earlier than.”
This consists of “complicated character particulars” like “lifelike facial expressions, lifelike pores and skin textures, and even high-fidelity sweat droplets.” The latter was seen within the trailer when Grace was strapped to a gurney after seemingly being operated on. And whereas gamers can anticipate the “deeply terrifying elements of psychological horror” that the sequence is thought for, there may also be “pulse-pounding motion.”
Nevertheless, one of many extra intriguing elements is how one should put together to “escape dying in a heart-stopping expertise that may chill you to your core.” Maybe a touch on the gameplay components?
Resident Evil Requiem will obtain extra particulars all through this yr, together with its first playable construct for the general public at Gamescom. Capcom additionally confirmed voiceovers and subtitles in English, Japanese, Italian, French, Latin American Spanish, and extra, alongside subtitles in Korean, Arabic, Polish, Conventional Chinese language, and Simplified Chinese language. Keep tuned for additional particulars.
