Resident Evil has been hiding in the shadows regarding what the next main installment might be bringing to the table. The franchise has been on an upward trajectory since 2017 thanks to RE7's rebooted direction, and bolstered by the high bar set by the remakes of earlier classic titles. Following RE Village and 2023's widely praised RE4 remake, excitement around the future of Resident Evil has been building since. But for over a year at this point, firm information from developer Capcom about where RE will go next has been in short supply.