Resident Evil Requiem wasn't originally going to come out on Switch 2, but RE Village ran so well on Nintendo's new console, Capcom said why the heck not?

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RE9 on Switch 2 "wasn't in the original plan"

Resident Evil Requiem protagonist Grace Ashcroft looking down
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Not many people were expecting Resident Evil Requiem (RE9) to come to the Switch 2 on the same day as every other platform - February 27, 2026 - and, as it turns out, even Capcom wasn't expecting it because Resident Evil Requiem's Switch 2 port "wasn't in the original plan."

Speaking to IGN at Tokyo Game Show 2025, series producer Masato Kumazawa explained that Nintendo hadn't formally announced its new console-handheld hybrid when Capcom developers first started working on the next spooky Resident Evil, "so of course it wasn't in the original plan."

Kaan Serin
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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