New details about Resident Evil 9

The main characters will be Leon and Jill. The game will be from the 3rd person without open world.

The other day information from a German insider about Resident Evil 9 became available. This insider, known as Andy from Screenfire Germany, has previously revealed information about Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica remakes long before Dusk Golem and IGN. His source is supposedly a Capcom employee he met at a Gamescom event.

Here's what he shared during one of his streams:

• Leon and Jill will take the main roles in the game, not just Leon;
• Jill will likely be Leon's partner, similar to Sheva for Chris in Resident Evil 5;
• The game will not be completely open-world, but it will have open-world elements like Resident Evil: Village and Resident Evil 4 Remake;
• The game was originally planned as a co-op game, but after the success of Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil: Village, Capcom likely scaled back the co-op aspect;
• Capcom considered removing Jill to focus only on Leone and the single-player game, but decided to keep her;
• If the game will still have co-op, it is unknown how it will be implemented;
• The game's secondary characters are not yet known, but it will probably be Barry for Jill and Ada for Leon;
• The story will not focus on Blue Umbrella or BSAA from Resident Evil: Village;
• The game will be third-person, possibly with the addition of first-person video later on;
• Enemies will be fast and aggressive zombies;
• Aside from Chris, Jill, Leon and Claire, all other characters may be killed off as the story progresses;
• Resident Evil 5 Remake and Resident Evil 6 Remake have been delayed or canceled;
• Game directors are not limited to previous storylines, and can use any characters and stories;
• Sheva or Helena's appearance is unlikely to be repeated.

Resident Evil 9 is rumored to be scheduled for release in late 2025 or early 2026.