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Crisis at Capcom? Resident Evil Veronica faces problems and could be delayed until 2028

With less than two months left until 2026 ends, we can already say that this is the best year of the decade in games. 2027 is coming with big names, such as Metro 2039, the Tomb Raider reboo...

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Crisis at Capcom? Resident Evil Veronica faces problems and could be delayed until 2028
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With less than two months left until 2026 ends, we can already say that this is the best year of the decade in games. 2027 is coming with big names, such as Metro 2039, the Tomb Raider reboot, as well as the remake of Resident Evil Code: Veronica. In fact, the latter could take longer than expected, being postponed until the end of next year or perhaps until 2028.

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BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front): With less than two months left until 2026 ends, we can already say that this is the best year of the decade in games. 2027 is coming with big names, such as Metro 2039, the Tomb Raider reboot, as well as the remake of Resident Evil Code: Veronica. In fact, the latter could take longer than expected, being postponed until the end of next year or perhaps until 2028.

Those who claim this are different leakers. Dusk Golem, which has a good record of success with Capcom games, says he has heard different times that RE Veronica has been postponed internally. The initial plan was for the first quarter of 2027, moving to the second quarter and now being considered for the third. Another person, called Blackbird on the ResetEra forum, claims that the launch could move to 2028.

The reason, according to the well-known leaker, would be optimizations based on player feedback about Resident Evil Requiem. As much as the word “optimization” refers to performance, in this case, according to Dusk Golem, Capcom would be keeping an eye on comments about moments with more open maps, as was the case in Raccoon City in RE9, for example, among other problems highlighted by players.

The first and only trailer (so far) for Resident Evil Veronica took place at this year’s Summer Game Fest in June. The 4-minute video shows what appears to be first-person gameplay, although it could be a cutscene or an excerpt manipulated for the purpose: to present the game, something that many studios do.

The Game Awards 2026 takes place in a month and if this rumor reflects the reality of the development of Capcom’s long-awaited game, it is somewhat unlikely that we will see anything new at the event, especially in terms of gameplay. After all, it wouldn’t make sense to show something with the launch happening between 7 and 9 months later.

Some say that GTA 6 should inhibit Capcom (and other studios) from showing anything in the coming weeks, as the effect of Rockstar’s game will certainly last this year, a period that many games, even highly anticipated ones, are unable to sustain.

The fact is that Capcom did an excellent job in 2026. In addition to Resident Evil Requiem, we also had Pragmata and the new Onimusha.

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