On the eve of the Tokyo Video Games Exhibition, news that Capcom's work "Resident Evil 9: Respondence" will be released that Lyon S. Kennedy will participate in the war spread wildly.However, after the State of Play online press conference and the Japanese stage event of PlayStation, the news has not been officially confirmed, and Lyon did not appear in the latest game trailer.

At TGS, when the game director of Resident Evil 9: Requiem 9, Akihi Nakanishi and Masato Kumazawa were interviewed and mentioned the matter, the two laughed and refused to answer, and the latter said: "We will seriously consider this feedback.

Asked at the same time whether they were worried about these rumors and whether they would affect Grace's positioning as the only known actionable character, Kumaze admitted: "We are always relieved that players have maintained such a high level of attention and speculation about the game."

It is worth noting that Kumazawa gave a clearer response to the question of whether this work means the series "Torch Relay": "Although the specific plot plan for the subsequent works of the series has not yet been formulated, the statement of "Torch Relay" may be too early. We will not completely overturn the existing worldview and history of the series. However, on the other hand, we do not want to always rely on existing characters for creation, which is exactly the original intention of introducing Grace as the new protagonist."

Resident Evil 9: Requiem is confirmed to be available on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC and Switch 2 platforms on February 27, 2026.