Capcom Has 'No Idea' About Resident Evil 5 and 6 Remakes, Says Insider

If you have been waiting for news on when Resident Evil 5 or Resident Evil 6 might get the modern remake treatment, you may be waiting for quite a while. Despite a steady stream of releases in the franchise, reports indicate that Capcom has no immediate intentions to revisit these specific entries.

Reliable industry insider Dusk Golem recently took to a ResetEra thread to clarify the situation, stating that Capcom has "no f**king idea" what it wants to do regarding potential remakes for these two titles. Far from having a long-term strategy to systematically work through the back catalog, the studio is reportedly not thinking that far ahead.

No Master Plan for Remakes

Responding to fan theories that suggests Resident Evil 5 and 6 remakes might be strategically altered to bridge narrative gaps leading into the recently released Resident Evil Requiem, the insider dismissed the notion of a "master plan." According to the report, any decision regarding these titles would only occur if the studio eventually chooses to pursue them, rather than as part of a pre-existing sequence.

Instead, Capcom appears to be prioritizing the next five years of the series with other projects. We already know that a remake of Resident Evil - Code: Veronica is slated for next year. Additionally, Resident Evil Requiem is expected to receive DLC, though that content is not scheduled to arrive until after the Code: Veronica release.

What's Next for the Franchise?

Beyond Code: Veronica, rumors continue to swirl regarding a remake of the original Resident Evil. Sources that provided accurate details about Resident Evil Requiem two years prior to its launch have previously suggested that a first-person remake of the 1996 classic is currently in development. While Dusk Golem has backed these rumors, it remains the most likely candidate for the studio's next major project following Veronica.

For now, fans of Resident Evil 5 and 6 should not expect official announcements in the near future. While the insider expects that the games will likely be remade eventually, the current silence from Capcom reflects a lack of active development and a lack of a concrete vision for how to approach these specific, often debated entries in the Resident Evil franchise.