Resident Evil executive producer Jun Takeuchi says Capcom already has a plan for when its remakes catch up and ‘crossover’ with new entries in the series.
For the past decade, Capcom has released new entries in the series, like 7, Village, and Requiem, alongside remakes of early games like 2, 3, 4, and the upcoming Veronica.
It’s previously been reported that remakes of Resident Evil 0 and the first game in the series are in the works, which would leave 5 and 6 as the only mainline games left to work on.
Speaking in a recently published Japanese anniversary magazine, Capcom producer Takeuchi said the company has been anticipating a ‘crossover’ between the two series once its remakes end.
“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,” he said, via RE News.
“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’.”
According to Takeuchi, recent new entries in the Resident Evil series have deliberately included ties to the older games, in anticipation of their timelines connecting.
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