Rumor: Resident Evil 7 Will Release on Switch 2 via Nintendo Direct
There is news circulating that Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is likely to be announced for Switch 2 at an upcoming Nintendo Direct event.
This information comes from several industry sources on social media but it is important to note that neither Nintendo nor Capcom have given official confirmation.
Several leakers and game content creators on Twitter are the main sources of this issue, mutually reinforcing that Capcom might showcase Resident Evil 7 in the upcoming Direct. Although these posts provide interesting hints, these sources remain rumors as there has been no official announcement from Nintendo or Capcom.
A brief background on Resident Evil 7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard was first released for PC, PS4, and Xbox One in January 2017. Some important points about this title:
It is the first entry in the series to fully use a first-person perspective.
The debut of Capcom’s RE Engine, a engine that has since been used in other titles (mentioned including Monster Hunter Wilds and upcoming Resident Evil projects).
It previously appeared on the original Nintendo Switch as a cloud-based version launched in Japan (2018) and then globally (2022). The cloud version was created to overcome the hardware limitations of the first-generation Switch.
