Resident Evil 9 is a reality and already promises to please players. However, the title could have been very different … and worrying for all fans of the horrific saga.
In long -term sagas, each new opus is awaited impatiently. In fact, barely a game has come out and digested that the future is already discussed. Resident Evil Obviously did not deviate from the rule. After the eighth part, the ninth was already the subject of many expectations. Now that he was formalized on the occasion of the big weekend of Summer Game Festthe details on what he has in store for us starts to clarify, but also what he could have been. Obviously, we escaped the worst!
Resident Evil 9 could have been very different
Capcom is back in force! The Japanese publisher is preparing the armada for the coming months. Among its most anticipated titles, We cannot miss Resident Evil 9which made a strong impression in conclusion of the SGF 2025 opening conference. It must be said that the teams were able to surprise by playing with the nerves of the spectators. Throughout the evening, they delayed the disclosure of the trailer, which itself has left the suspense to unveil its identity.
The time has now come for Capcom to promote this resident Evil 9, alias Requiem. Thus, during videos between developers, the teams give new details on what this adventure promises to the public. the producer Masachika his head confirms, if necessary, that this component will be a JEU solo only offline.
It may seem superfluous, but this precision is not so harmless. Rumors had notably mentioned the possibility that Resident Evil 9 offers online. Imagine that it was not just a corridor noise. In the full versions of Capcom’s “Creators’ Message” video, available on the gaming portal, the director Koshio Nakanishi Confirms that there could actually have been such a component in this opus.
The Capcom teams had looked at the development of a Open -world online adventure. The gameplay could then have joined the possibility of teaming up. We could have to overcome several of the bumps and hordes. It reminds us without difficulty what we find in many multiplayer games example. Somewhere, it would have made it possible to find some of the essence of recently disappeared Resident Evil ReVerse.
We would therefore have far from this refocusing on visceral horror in suffocating sets that this resident Evil seems to announce 9. But, the experiments were quickly aborted at the start of development. Capcom preferred to focus on what the public expects from the saga. According to Nakanishi, they were well aware that even if they had ” Interesting concepts are not what fans wanted to see or play ». The idea was therefore put aside. Instead we will discover an experience Closer to the DNA of the saga the February 27, 2026 on consoles and PC.
Source : Capcom.
