Capcom Wants to Bring Resident Evil Remakes Closer to the Main Series — but RE5 and RE6 Remain Unconfirmed

Capcom sees the Resident Evil remakes as part of a long-term strategy to unite the series’ old and new storylines. But it’s too early to say the company has already decided to redo every story-critical entry.

The discussion was prompted by the book Nikkei Entertainment! BIOHAZARD 30th Special, published on September 25 for the franchise’s 30th anniversary. It includes material on Resident Evil’s past and future, including interviews with the developers.

According to accounts from Japanese readers, series executive producer Jun Takeuchi said that over time the remake line should “catch up” to the modern mainline games, after which some kind of “crossover” is planned between the updated older entries and new releases.

What exactly the developer meant by that word is still unknown. Takeuchi only hinted that the series’ direction should become more apparent before its 40th anniversary in 2036.

Remakes Have Long Been Used to Build a Shared Story

This approach is nothing new for Capcom. Back in the company’s 2022 annual report, Takeuchi explained that the stories of individual Resident Evil games are connected, and one of the remakes’ goals is to let new players get to know the franchise’s overarching storyline.

Resident Evil Requiem continues that idea. Capcom once again returns the action to Raccoon City and ties the new game to the fallout from Umbrella’s activities and the events of previous entries.

So this is more about gradually building a modern version of Resident Evil’s shared story than about a simple series of standalone remakes.

The Next Remake Is Already Known

In June, Capcom officially announced Resident Evil Veronica, a full remake of Code: Veronica.

The game arrives in 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. The company specifically highlights the original’s story significance: it continues the story of Claire and Chris Redfield and brings back Albert Wesker.

Capcom revealed details about the project in the official announcement.

The next candidate is believed to be Resident Evil Zero. Insider Dusk Golem has repeatedly reported on a remake, and VGC independently confirmed that such a project is in development. Capcom, however, has not officially presented it yet.

Resident Evil 5 and 6 Remain Speculation for Now

Takeuchi’s words do suggest that the company intends to gradually modernize the older entries and connect them to the modern games.

But Resident Evil 5 Remake and Resident Evil 6 Remake have not been officially announced. So they can’t yet be treated as approved projects.

The same goes for the first Resident Evil. The original game already got a full remake in 2002, which was later re-released in HD. All it lacks is a new reimagining on RE Engine in the spirit of Resident Evil 2, 3 and 4.

So Capcom does appear to have a multi-year plan to build a more cohesive modern version of Resident Evil’s story. For now, Veronica is officially confirmed, Zero remains a well-supported rumor, and the fate of RE5, RE6 and a new remake of the first game is still unknown.