Dusk Golem, a source who focuses on the revelations of "Resident Evil", said in response to netizens' questions that Capcom "almost 100% will officially announce the "Resident Evil 9" game this year and will be released in 2026."

"The question is whether it will be announced at the game festival this summer or at the end of the year, which may be announced in the current fiscal year (end March 31, 2026) or Capcom's next fiscal year (end of 2026)," Golem said.

Considering that GTA6 is scheduled to be released in May 2026 and game manufacturers are trying their best to avoid collisions with GTA6, Resident Evil 9 is most likely to be released in the second half of 2026 unless the development of the game is very fast.

Golem also mentioned that the Capcom development team has actually postponed Resident Evil 9 internally, and they believe Resident Evil 9 needs more development time.

According to previous news, "Resident Evil 9" will be the most ambitious work in the series and will make major changes. The last work released in the series is "Resident Evil 4: Remake", which will be released on March 24, 2023.