Resident Evil 9 will be open-world, leaker suggests

Resident Evil 9 is reportedly being developed as an open-world game.

That's according to noted leaker Dusk Golem, who said that following Capcom's improvements to the RE Engine when developing open-world experiences like Dragon's Dogma 2, Capcom is eager to capitalise on the expanded tech when making Monster Hunter Wild and Resident Evil 9.

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«So here's a little tidbit I'll share,» Dusk Golem said on X/Twitter. «Capcom often will greenlight new initiatives in threes closer together.

»Decent examples are RE7, RE:2 & DMCV were all greenlit fairly close together to take advantage of their new RE Engine, and the idea to remake RE:2 inspired them to also take on RE:3 & RE:4 for a remake initiative.

«Dragon's Dogma 2 expanded RE Engine functionality for open world games, the two other games building on this tech is Monster Hunter Wild & Resident Evil 9.

(2/2) take on RE:3 & RE:4 for a remake initiative. Dragons Dogma 2 expanded RE Engine functionality for open world games, the two other games building on this tech is Monster Hunter Wild & Resident Evil 9.

— AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) <a href=»https://twitter.com/AestheticGamer1/status/1771155355252236568?ref_src=" https:>March 22, 2024 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings

«All three project goals [sic] has been to retain the series DNA,» Golem added in a subsequent tweet. «Dragon's Dogma 2 is still clearly Dragon's Dogma, Wild is still clearly Monster Hunter, same will be true for RE9 [with] Resident Evil.»

Capcom has not formally confirmed that Resident Evil 9 is in development – although it's fair to presume it is – while Monster Hunter Wild was announced back in December 2023.

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