Capcom is throwing the full force of Resident Evil Requiem at the Nintendo Switch 2 with a number of exclusive announcements for the console.
First up is the Resident Evil Requiem-themed Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller, which Nintendo will release alongside the game on February 27, 2026. It’s the first Switch 2 game to get its own Pro Controller.
Next is the Resident Evil Generation Pack, due out for Nintendo Switch 2, which contains:
- Resident Evil Requiem
- Resident Evil 7 biohazard Gold Edition
- Resident Evil Village Gold Edition
And finally, the first ever Resident Evil amiibo is on its way in the form of Grace Ashcroft, the game’s playable character. It’s due out summer 2026. Of course, given the speculation around Leon also being a playable character in Resident Evil Requiem, fans are wondering if a Leon amiibo is also in the works.
It’s a big day for Resident Evil Requiem announcements. Preorders are now live, and we have confirmation of the in-game bonuses for the Deluxe Edition.
As we’ve said, there is a a huge amount of speculation about Leon being a playable character alongside Grace in Resident Evil Requiem, but there’s no official mention of Leon in today’s announcements. We did get a new Road to Requiem overview trailer, below, which includes brief snippets of footage.
While we wait to find out about Leon, we’ve got plenty more on Resident Evil Requiem to keep you going, including the director of the game explaining why Western fans are more likely to play in first-person, and how the developers can’t tell if the game’s actually scary any more.
Back at Gamescom, we chatted with director Akifumi Nakanishi on a range of topics — the game’s supersized monster, Lisa Trevor, and Raccoon City! — while avoiding the elephant in the room: the continued absence of Leon S. Kennedy.
Resident Evil Requiem arrives for Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S on February 27, 2026.
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