Resident Evil 9 Teased in New Report Resident Evil 9 rumor has surfaced online ahead of the release of Resident Evil Village next month on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC. According to the rumor, not only is Resident Evil 9 already in development, but its story is connected to both Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil 8). In other words, the games form a trilogy within the series. Unfortunately, the rumor doesn't dive into the game's finer details, but it does note after Resident Evil 9 -- which has yet to be announced -- the series will move beyond numbered titles in favor of telling more self-contained stories rather than stories planned out ahead of time across multiple releases. Why Capcom is making this change, isn't disclosed, but it likely has to do with the difficulties of making inter-connected games and how big numbers like "8" and "9" aren't very inviting to new players.