Capcom has been anticipating the end of Resident Evil remakes for several years now
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Although the remake of the original Resident Evil was released as early as 2002, it was with the Resident Evil 2 remake in 2019 that Capcom ushered in an era of major modernizations of the series’ older titles. An era that will come to an end in the not-too-distant future.
The Japanese publisher has long been preparing for the moment when the remakes will catch up with the all-new games. Jun Takeuchi, the franchise’s executive producer, explained this in an interview with a Japanese magazine. As such, the developers are planning a true "crossover" between these two narrative arcs.
"The current Resident Evil series is being developed along two tracks: the numbered titles allow players to experience the ongoing story of the series, while the remake series allows them to experience the past.
Someday, the remake series will catch up with the era of the numbered titles, and we are already thinking about what we will do when that happens. In fact, we have been gradually preparing for that since around Resident Evil Village.
The appearance of names such as Umbrella and Spencer, as well as the return of Raccoon City in Requiem, are also in preparation for a ‘crossover'."
This explains why connections have been established between the early games in the series and those released more recently.
"One of the reasons we regard 7 as a turning point for the series is that it was also the title where we began working on this kind of setup. At first, we included these elements with the sense that they were fan service, but users were far more delighted by them than we had imagined, and they even began analyzing the thoughts that the development team had privately kept to itself.
So, as a series, we decided to respond to users’ expectations and pushed this setup further in Village and Requiem."
Finally, Takeuchi stated that Code Veronica is considered just as important a title as a numbered installment. This remake is scheduled for release in 2027.
Source: videogameschronicle.com