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[Rumor] Capcom Preparing Switch 2 Ports for All Six RE Engine ‘Resident Evil’ Games
Noted Capcom insider Dusk Golem is back again with another round of Resident Evil rumors, this time involving the Switch 2. According to Dusk Golem’s sources, Capcom is prepping ports of all six RE Engine Resident Evil games. In fact, with Nintendo just announcing a Nintendo Direct showcase for September 12, Dusk Golem claims that Resident Evil 7 is “at least” going to be there.
As always, things of these nature are not verified by Capcom, so take it with your salt.
Dusk Golem made the claim yesterday that this still is a “grapevine rumor”, but they have heard “very reliably several times now” that Capcom will be bringing Resident Evil 7, the remakes of Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil Village, and the still-to-come Resident Evil Requiem to the Switch 2 as part of the series’ 30th anniversary. Unlike the original Switch ports, these new versions will be running natively from the console instead of being streamed from the cloud.
This all comes after Dusk Golem reported last week that Capcom was also rumored to be doing a PlayStation 4 port of Resident Evil Requiem. According to them, it’s unclear if the PS4 version will be available at the same time as the current-gen launch, but “it’s happening.”
If this is the case, the PS4 version of Requiem will be hit with some downgrades, since the PS4 obviously doesn’t have the capability for ray tracing and the like. Still, if this does indeed turn out to be true, previous-gen players won’t have to shelve their PS4 just yet.
Resident Evil Requiem will launch February 27 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series.
Powerhoof isn’t leaving Nintendo fans out any longer when it comes to their throwback adventure title, The Drifter. After launching last year on PC via Steam, the game will finally see release on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on June 22.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of The Drifter supports up to 4K 120fps, delivering extra crisp pixel art and improved frame rates for ultra-smooth parallax scrolling. Switch 2 players can also swap between twin-stick and traditional point-and-click controls with the Joy-Con 2 mouse sensor functionality.
Inspired by the works of Stephen King, John Carpenter and Michael Crichton, The Drifter is described as a “classic 2D point and click adventure with the brake-lines cut.” The story centres around the aforementioned drifter, Mick Carter. Moving from job to job, never staying one place long, Mick jumps a box-car to his old home town, where he witnesses a violent murder, and is pursued by hi-tech soldiers, thrown in a reservoir and drowned.
Just before his consciousness is ripped away, it is thrust back into his body. Alive again, seconds before his death. Mick is framed for the killing he witnessed, tormented by his own past, and haunted by the feeling that something followed him back from the other side.
Taking its cues from the modern revival of the adventure genre, Powerhoof serves up a tight, razor-sharp narrative with The Drifter, propelling the player through the story. To compliment this, the game employs grounded, unobtrusive and satisfying investigative puzzles to act as the “sinew” between punchy narrative beats.
Check out Aaron’s review of the game, which (rightfully so) has garnered multiple awards, and in addition to being featured in multiple publications’ ‘Best of 2025’ articles (including our own).