Last year, reports from reliable sources leaked the existence of aResident Evil 4remake, which was further corroborated by the Capcom ransomware attack. WithResident Evil 4widely considered to be one of the best games in the survival-horror franchise and readily available on virtually every modern gaming platform, some were confused as to why Capcom would bother remaking it. However, it seems that Capcom has been planning aResident Evil 4remake for even longer than expected.
According to frequentResident Evilfranchise leaker AestheticGamer, theResident Evil 4remake has been in development since at least late 2018. They made this claim while pointing out that Capcom had theResident Evil 2and3remakes, the still-unannouncedOutragegame,Resident Evil Village, andevenResident Evil 9all in-development at the same time. Now that theResident Evil 2and3remakes have been released andResident Evil Village’s launch is right around the corner, it seems Capcom has at least threeREprojects still in active development.
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TheResident Evil 4remake is self-explanatory, and fans shouldn’t expect any information onResident Evil 9for years to come. However,Resident Evil: Outrage, which may very well end up being calledResident Evil: Revelations 3by the time it’s all said and done, may not be quite as well-known. Much of what has been leaked aboutResident Evil: Outragecomes from AestheticGamer, who has said that the game will likely be a timed-Switch exclusive thatcould potentially star Rebecca Chambers. According to the rumors,Resident Evil: Outragewill launch in late 2021 as part of theResident Evil25th anniversary celebrations.
As far as theResident Evil 4remake goes, previous leaks have suggested that the plan was to release it at some point in 2022. However, there were other reports that suggested theResident Evil 4remake development team was swappedfrom Capcom’s M-Two to Capcom Division 1. Apparently, the swap was due to a disagreement about the direction theResident Evil 4remake should take, with the M-Two wanting it to be a more faithful remake and Capcom Division 1 looking to take bigger risks. It’s believed that this swap will see the game’s release date pushed to at least 2023.
None of this has been confirmed by Capcom or any other official sources, so fans should take it all with a grain of salt. As it stands, theResident Evil 4remake game has not actually been announced, and withResident Evil Villagenot even out yet, it’s unlikely that an announcement will come anytime soon. And if the rumoredResident Evil: Outrageis coming betweenResident Evil Villageand theResident Evil 4remake anyway, it may not be until 2022 or even 2023 before fans get confirmation.
With aResident Evilmovie reboot,Resident Evil Village, and various Netflix projects all confirmed for 2021, there is plenty coming to keep fans of the survival-horror franchise busy while they wait for news on the rumoredResident Evil 4remake.
TheResident Evil 4remake is rumored to be in development for unspecified platforms.
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