Capcom Greenlights Resident Evil Requiem For Switch 2 After Resident Evil Village Runs Shockingly Well

Capcom pulled a small surprise: Resident Evil Requiem (aka RE9) is hitting Nintendo's next console, the Switch 2, on the exact same day as the other platforms — February 27, 2026. The funny part is even Capcom did not plan it that way.

How we got here

• When Capcom started building Requiem, Nintendo had not officially revealed its new console-handheld hybrid yet, so a Switch 2 version was not part of the plan.
• After Nintendo finally announced the system, Capcom began testing and developing for it.
• The team first tried Resident Evil Village on the hardware, and the results looked strong enough that they decided to bring more Resident Evil games over.
• That test gave them the confidence to add a Switch 2 version of Requiem, leading to the recent announcement: Requiem will arrive on Switch 2 day-and-date with the other platforms, and Resident Evil 7 and 8 (Village) are also headed to Switch 2, planned to land alongside Requiem.

All of this comes from series producer Masato Kumazawa, speaking to IGN at Tokyo Game Show 2025. It is a very inside-baseball timeline: devs start a new game, the hardware they might want to support does not officially exist yet, and once it does, they pivot if the tests look promising. In this case, Village looked good enough on Switch 2 to shift the plan.

First-person, third-person — take your pick

Director Koshi Nakanishi also addressed the scariness factor. He has said before that Resident Evil 7 might have been a bit too intense for some players, which is one reason Requiem will offer both first- and third-person modes. The idea is to give people a way to experience the game that feels a little easier to handle if pure first-person horror is not their thing.

Raccoon City returns, worse for wear

Capcom is bringing back an updated Raccoon City in Requiem, and it is leaning into the damage. Expect a version of the city that puts the destruction front and center — while still keeping the fan-favorite locations you remember, even if that takes some artistic license.

"You want to keep some of those iconic places, even if it is not necessarily realistic."

So no, a Switch 2 version was not part of plan A. But once Village proved the hardware could hang, Capcom went all-in — and now Switch 2 owners are set for a busy February 27, 2026 with Requiem, plus 7 and 8 joining the party.