Capcom officially announced Resident Evil 9 tonight during Summer Game Fest. It's officially called Resident Evil Requiem and it will be the ninth "and most immersive mainline entry yet."
Resident Evil Requiem will be released on February 27, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. As you can see in the reveal trailer, you play as Grace Ashcroft, the daughter of Resident Evil Outbreak character, Alyssa Ashcroft. While you probably don't recall Alyssa from Outbreak, because I doubt many of you even played Outbreak, you may recall seeing an article written by her in Resident Evil 7.
There is still a ton of mystery behind Resident Evil Requiem. There will be plenty of additional reveals for this one in the months ahead.
Resident Evil Requiem, the ninth and most immersive mainline entry yet in the iconic survival horror Resident Evil™ series, will launch on February 27, 2026, across PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Powered by RE ENGINE and harnessing the full power of modern consoles, Resident Evil Requiem delivers spine-chilling realism like never before, with complex character details like lifelike facial expressions, realistic skin textures, and even high-fidelity sweat droplets that are sure to keep players on the edge of their seats. Resident Evil Requiem takes the series back to the iconic Raccoon City, home of the biological disaster that shook the world, combining deeply terrifying aspects of psychological horror with pulse-pounding action that franchise fans know and love.
Modern games like to have bespoke first person animations like opening doors, pulling levers and cutscene interactions, but animating someone third person all the time is more of a burden, in that respect i think first person is more limited, that's why there are so many first person indie games because it cuts out a lot of work from the get go.
My favourite RE games are 4, 5 and 6, but i prefer action more than horror, i respect 7 i love the setting and the baker family but i've no desire to play it, 8 is weird i'm not into vampires and werewolves and i'm still not sold on Ethan as a character.
I haven't really looked at the trailer for Requiem, i know it's right above me i skipped through it and there's no gameplay, i'm beyond tired of reveal trailers that are just mood pieces or set the stage, i want to know what the game part of the game is.
Edit: I think Google is watching me because it just recommended me a video from Timothy Cain about first vs third person, another advantage of first person i didn't think of is culling, because the camera view is always exactly the character's perspective you have more control over what you draw, where in third person the camera is more likely to be seeing around corners or over things.