Overview
- Jun Takeuchi told Yahoo Japan on Wednesday that the “first 10 years” of Capcom’s current Resident Evil plan have closed and he expects a conclusion to that arc within the next 10 years.
- Multiple outlets and analysts say Takeuchi was referring to the present storyline chapter and not to retiring the Resident Evil franchise outright.
- Takeuchi confirmed Capcom plans multiple new Resident Evil installments but did not specify how many or whether those will be new numbered games, remakes, or both.
- Capcom’s recent financial reporting shows the series has sold about 218 million copies overall, which analysts say makes it unlikely the company would stop producing new Resident Evil releases.
- Takeuchi said Capcom will use AI to improve development efficiency while keeping creative decisions with humans, and fans were briefly alarmed by headlines that many outlets later called misleading.