Capcom has a plan for when Resident Evil remakes catch up with new games

Capcom already knows what it will do when its Resident Evil remakes run out of history to replay.

Executive producer Jun Takeuchi says the company has a plan for a “crossover” between remakes and new entries once the two lines meet, in comments reported by Video Games Chronicle.

Takeuchi made the remarks in a recently published Japanese anniversary magazine. The comments were published on 1 October 2026.

He described Resident Evil as running on two tracks. Numbered titles carry the ongoing story forward. Remakes let players experience earlier chapters rebuilt with modern technology.

The past is catching up. Capcom has remade Resident Evil 2, 3 and 4 in recent years, and a remake of Code: Veronica is in production.

Takeuchi said Capcom started preparing for the remake line meeting the new games around the time of Resident Evil Village. That preparation began earlier than many players may realise.

He named Resident Evil 7 as the turning point. From that game onwards, the team worked to tie new entries more closely to older games. That approach continued in Village and then in Requiem.

The links are already visible in Resident Evil Requiem. Takeuchi said the return of Raccoon City, the ruined location from early games, and the appearances of the Umbrella company and its founder Oswell Spencer form part of that preparation.

Umbrella is the pharmaceutical firm behind the virus outbreaks in the series lore. Spencer is its co-founder. Their presence connects Requiem directly to the history covered by the remakes.

The remake line still has room to move. Resident Evil Veronica producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi told the same outlet that Capcom chose to remake Code: Veronica because it views the 2000 game as just as vital as a numbered entry.

Code: Veronica was first released on Dreamcast and never carried a number in its title. A remake brings it into line with the modern remakes in story weight, if not in name.

Resident Evil Requiem was released on 27 February 2026, according to Video Games Chronicle. The outlet published an interview with its developers under the title ‘Resident Evil Requiem bosses talk leaks, Switch 2 and remakes’ on 27 September 2025.

For fans, this means the old divide may not hold much longer. One set of games retells the past. The other writes the future. Capcom now says it is building them to meet in the middle.