Capcom Has No Plans "At This Time" To Release The Resident Evil 2 Remake On Switch

not every popular game is going to be released on the Switch, and I think people need to get over and accept that.

Not a big deal tbh, the game does look great but seeing as they're giving it the RE4 control treatment, I'll be happy with that game coming to the Switch later this year. I've never really got into any of the other Resident Evil games, though. Hopefully we get motion controls for 4 like on Wii, getting headshots was so satisfying that way.

Would i like to see re2 remake coming to switch? Yes. Am I good to go with re0 re and re4? Absolutely!

@Spudworthy

You should play Zero when that comes to the Switch this year. It's a much improved version of the original game and the control feels leagues better in the remake. I also can't wait for 4!

Was just playing this at a friends house. Graphics were very good. I don't know if it would be able to run on Switch.

Controls were modernized. I'm not a fan of the series personally.

That report is from last year. Maybe plans have changed since then? We have yet to see a direct. Who knows what will happen. Maybe, maybe not. I’m still keen for Resident Evil 1, 0 and 4.

Wow... avoiding what might be the most popular platform in the world??? I hope their shareholders are fine with that.

....It's Capcom, what did you expect?

I think a 720p/900p 30FPS version of the game could work on Switch, but Capcom would actually have to port the RE Engine for that to happen. Unlike, say, Devil May Cry V, I think Resident Evil games are playable at the lower frame rate.

Don't think they'll do the streaming version ala REVII as it didn't perform well at all. It's either all or nothing.

I don’t understand why NL is reporting on this, when this quote is from months ago. Other than the game is almost out and they couldn’t think of any other way to make an article about the RE 2 remake.

Capcom is basically EA of the East.

Don't let the controversial topic of the article distract you from the fact that Nintendo Life, in January 2019, has reported on a quote from all the way back at E3 2018, for no legitimate journalistic reason other than clickbait.

I've been reading this site for years, and it's a shame to see it essentially become a Nintendo-based Buzzfeed.

@MarinaKat same here, playing this game makes me feel like a kid again, alone in the dark playing this

Getting it on PS4 as soon as I can.

From E3 2018? Slow news day? Why not do some leg work and get a current quote? One from after the world had learned about the best selling status of the system... instead of a quote from almost a year ago. This is piss poor journalism and a bit clickbait-y

The Xbox one s already has a bit of a performance issue with this game. Imagine the switch.

@Mrtoad @Tsusasi @ilikeike @Thorthegreat12 Yeah, sometimes I would like NL to do the work themselves and get a direct quote from the devs or publishers by interviewing them, instead of re-reporting from other sources (in this case a really old one).

@Delibheel Wait a minute. Did you just say that the Xbox One S struggles to run this game? Talk about disappointment.

Their loss, really.

It is $43 on PC (+DLC). The demo looks stunning (I know how it ends, so still a skip for me)

No reason to wait begging for a 520p 20fps blurry version. Just Play something else on the GO.

@TheAwesomeBowser I wouldn't say "struggles". It just goes sub 40 fps more often than other consoles.

I'd imagine a switch version would require a lot of work to reach those numbers.

I would have never imagined this of Capcom.

@Quincy Well they are supporting the platform with 91million sales. Just saying.

Also, shareholders already have something to be happy about

https://www.pcgamesn.com/resident-evil-2/resident-evil-2-sales

@Delibheel Ah, OK.

Come on people... let’s be real, the Switch can’t handle those graphics.

We’ve got many other good games to play.
If you want this game, buy a PS4.

You’re good to go with that combo

Ah, I see what you guys are doing. You waited to report on this when the game launches. Capitalizing on the launch eh?

Anyway, If it comes then it comes... if not then other games on the Switch will get more attention.

Well it looks like it barely works on the standard consoles as a 60 fps game anyway, so it could be tricky to port to Switch but not impossible as a 30 fps game.

Maybe the likes of Capcom will target Switch more when it inevitably takes over Xbox One total sales 🤔

It will be a very nice surprise if this comes to Switch, but unlike Metroid Prime 4, I'll not be holding my breath.

Was playing the RE2 REmake tonight on my gaming laptop and was indeed on the edge of my seat as I explored the police station and worried about the various dead bodies around me that may or may not have been the undead. I like to knife every body I come across to make sure. Alas, us Nintendo gamers have gotten used to certain big budget titles not releasing on our platform of choice, but that's why I bought myself a gaming laptop a few years ago to make sure I don't miss out on those other titles. However, my first choice would be to play games like REmake2 on a Nintendo console, even if the specs have been throttled down to make it work.

The game wasn’t designed with the Switch in mind, so I’m not sure anyone can be disappointed by this news. Seriously if you are that desperate to play all these AAA games I think you would have a PS4 already.

Bloodborne and Persona 5 alone make the purchase of one justifiable. Just get one used for 150 somewhere...

Obviously it would not happen, it took them years to get this released on the platforms available at the time.
Also, Capcom is yet to get their RE engine ported to the Switch so before asking these questions, they should have asked when they plan to adapt the engine to run on the Switch.
BTW, from Capcom, at the moment we only had one brand new game, the rest are just ports and ports...
They should step up their game.

Hopefully not capcom's way of telling us the switch can't handle them graphics. Not being a hater but game looks amazing. I got it on ps4 and its looks so nice. Pushing the ps4 almost to its limit.

I prefer Resident Evil 4, RE2 Remake isn't that good of a game. But sure, I would rather played it on Switch than PS4. I don't see it impossible for Switch handling the graphics, its a 1080p 40-60fps on original PS4. Switch should be able to handle it sub-720p 30fps.

I’m desperate to play this! Please make it happen capcom

Nintendo Life = The Daily Mail of gaming news sites

Capcom is a constant delusion. Not buying any of their games anymore.

I'm pumped for 0-1 and 4 but 2-3 and even 5-7 will materialise in the future 2020 2021 it will take them 2 years to get it running.

I own all resident evil games barring 6&7, I'm in no hurry for this ... Just wanted Prime 4 lol

@RasandeRose

Based on what personal experience or objective information it isn’t THAT good?
It has 91 on Metacritic and I just finished my first campaign yesterday. It’s not good you’re right, it’s freaking bloody awesome.

If you want to play every popular game you'll need to invest in more than one platform, like PS4 or PC.

I have a gaming PC alongside my Switch so i'm won't be missing games like this.

However i wouldn't be surprised if they make a "Cloud version" like RE7, not that i'm interested in cloud gaming...

Also this is a very old comment:

https://gamingbolt.com/resident-evil-2-remake-was-experimented-with-old-school-camera-no-plan-for-switch-version

@Denoloco My personal opinion. Bad characters, bad voice acting etc. I mean, Ben and Ada are like parodies on their original characters from 1998 RE2. Not to mention Leon and Clair, why are they 13 years old? And why does the flashlight turn on automatic , and why doesn't it have Resident Evil 4 movement controls as an option? FPS-controls in third person games has never been good.

I’m seriously beginning to wonder what you expect them to say.

Why yes, we were going to announce it later but since you asked, might as well just tell you now

That is going to be every company’s response to every single question, every single time. They may have plans or they may not have plans but this tells us nothing.

My guess is, the game is coming. You better believe they’re trying to put every single RE game on Switch. And if they could manage porting RE Revelations 2 to Vita (a far greater power disparity) they can certainly manage this. And if they can’t, they’ll do a cloud version in Japan or something. Basically, they’ll do it or die trying. It’s far more likely to release after a hardware upgrade with more power though. Something Nintendo says they have no plans for because of course they’re going to say that. That’s the default response for any question. Companies announce things on their own time

It’s difficult to understand every decision these companies make, especially like one as historically flaky and disingenuous as Capcom.

Switch can’t run the game as intended.

Of course not.
How should they run it on this crap console.
The good games are only on Xbox One and PS4.

^ Don't bother to respond to the comment above mine (#51). Just put the troll on ignore.

@WaveBoy it really needs a 30fps cap on the base consoles, especially the S

A 240p Switch version is off the table for now.

The reason Capcom released in gcn was because Nintendo paid them too.

It all went out the window when they ported RE4 to ps2.

@RasandeRose save yourself.

But it seems, some people are really find with only getting Zero and 4 (again). I guess the Nintendo Gamer these days does not has any high expectations anymore

@KingdomHeartsFan Yeah, I agree with you. It's articles based on nothing really. Tiresome stuff. And NL seems to be re-reporting stuff more and more. I would love to see more original research, where NL themselves actually tries to contact the developers and publishers. Sure they must have some inside contacts? Now it just comes of as lazy reporting just to make an article about a new much talked about game.

@KingdomHeartsFan Oh, snap! 😝 I just don't want the thread derailed. But yeah, my comment might've been counter-productive, LOL.

Just get me Resi 4 already, for now I am content with REmake 2 on my PS4 Pro. Played it for an hour last night, it looks great at 60fps, has a nice mix of modern and old school styles and it is properly nerve shredding. The voice acting is also suitably B Movie crappy style, which suits.

Great so far!

@WaveBoy

That is fair enough you are entitled to your view on the game of course.

I do think the voice acting and writing is deliberately a bit crappy because it is meant to be B movie style. I also like that the game pauses when you open the inventory because it is not trying to be realistic this is very much a game playing by its own rules and I welcome the break from the tension! Hell, Resi 4's inventory screen was a mini game all of its own.

I have only played an hour so far but I am happy with it apart from the fact there was no gun shop before the police station, whats that about?!

@WaveBoy

When I open the inventory it takes me into a separate screen so not sure what you mean?

Also the old Resident Evil games had the pick upable items stick out a mile by being really shiny so it was either that or highlight them as you walked near either way isnt perfect bit it is what it is, a game!

@Agramonte Yeah.... That looks pretty great. Thanks for the link! ...I never use STEAM so I’m usually unaware of successes taking place there.

The game would be cool on switch but if not so sure panic button would even get it running

It’s fantastic but there’s no way it’ll run on Switch.
@SBandy Don’t worry, the gun shop makes an appearance later on.

@nessisonett

Good to know!

@Spectra That should be a Capcom slogan.

This is a game for the xbox one x and the 75inch screen, will have to be late at night after the kids are lone gone to bed to sleep, I hope I don't wake them with my screams! So it would have never been a switch buy for me.

I wasn't sure if they were going to release RE 1 HD Remastered but glad to hear they are! I haven't had a chance to play it and what I actually think is a huge benefit to the Switch is the lack of camera control in RE 1. I am completely incapable of using that right stick in any meaningful way. Reaching down occasionally to flick it in Zelda or Diablo I can manage but Doom or Darksouls were both nearly unplayable to me, someone who has spent many hundreds of hours playing Destiny and Demons/Dark Souls. Anyway, fixed camera RE 1 feels like a natural fit for the Switch.

RE 2 looks like it would be a ton of work to port, I bet they're insanely optimized for each console and it's not just a matter of cutting the frame rate and resolution.

The Switch is getting RE4, RE Remake, and RE Zero later this year. That's good enough for me.

Someone mentioned this before, but why is this news from a quote back on E3? Anyways, I believe this game can tun perfectly on Switch, it's just a matter of time before it gets released later this year. Bigger Switch cards, less trim for developers to perform.

The switch can’t handle this game as intended

I'd much sooner they released it on PSVR. After playing RE7 in VR, it's really tough to go back to Resi Evil in 2D. The immersion in VR is off the scale, but in 2D... not so much.

why Capcom can't hire a team to port it when Switch sells so good in Japan? Makes me sad.

@Quincy Yeah man. I thing RE0 will do great on Switch also - they all getting a turn.

I bet the next new RE will be on Switch day 1.

No plan to get more money, okay Capcom but don't say I didn't warn you when Namco and Sega are reaping the cash flow right now with Tales of Vesperia and Valkyria Chronicles 4.

not at all shocked about this, it is Capcom after all. another game to pick up on PC or PS4 instead.

As long as the three RE games coming to Switch run at 30fps or even 60fps, 720p I am a Happy camper been wanting these three Resident Evil classics to be ported to the switch,more overall Resident Evilsjf3D 4 i have never played that game before ever so iam glad now we will be able to experience it on thus Magnificent and Awesome portable hybrid console........My Body is Ready!!!!

It might come later on

Don't understand the mindset of A lot of switch owners... no we're not getting the latest version but hey we're getting resident evil 4 so that's ok. I love my switch for the usual Nintendo exclusives but otherwise it sucks and doesn't get played nearly as much as my ps4. It's about time switch owners stopped being happy with the all the crappy indie games and years old ports and started demanding we receive the latest games before the Switch becomes irrelevant.

@electrolite77

"Given that it seems to tax the base PS4 and XB1 quite severely and they struggle with the frame rate, I dread to think how a Switch version would turn out. Might be another game best left to the tethered systems."

Probably turn out similar to Woflenstein 2. Wolfenstein 2 targets 60 fps 810p on the Xbox One. This targets 60 fps 1080p on the Xbox One, but with maybe a 10 fps-15 fps lower average framerate than Wolf 2. They would probably run very similarly framerate wise on the Xbox One if RE2 was 810p.

@WaveBoy completely agree with you, it's just a shame because it's capable of much more. For me a Nintendo console will always be worth it for Mario games alone but I can't pretend to be happy with the poor 3rd party support like others seem to be

@Kainbrightside to be fair I'm a 40 year old gamer that's first console was a vextrex and still have pretty much every console up to now (bar a neo geo, I wasn't rich) I love old games but must admit I haven't got into this faze of new 'retro games. I disagree with the capabilities of the console though as I'm sure it can do better than resi 4... great game but I don't get the excitement for it when I'm sure most have played it several times by now. Your right though I don't really appreciate mobile gaming as my 3ds and vita mostly gather dust bar business trips...

@WaveBoy “HD rumble is nearly none existent outside of i-2 switch and shan'te half genie hero”
Really? I think most of Nintendo’s first party line makes good use of it. Though I will say third party’s either make it just feel too much like a regular rumble or make it too strong (PAC Man Championship Edition 2 comes too mind).

@WaveBoy get what your saying but you got the best times bud. Brand new snes with street fighter 2 has to be the highlight of my gaming years. Playing donkey Kong on my collectivision add on was amazing but sf2 was better 😁

@CharlieSmile To be fair just because something is popular doesn't mean to say everyone will like it. I learned that with movies as well. Also vice versa, seen quite a few i really enjoyed rated in the 6-7 range.

I am ok with it, but Capcom could bring some Dead Rising and Devil May Cry games to Switch instead.

With the user base the switch has in Japan alone this should be a no brainer bringing Resi to the platform.

Yeah, sorry, it'd be like asking them to reverse engineer their next-gen engine to play on something not even on par with a PS3. Maybe they'll do the cloud version like they did RE7. I'm just happy to get RE4, though they could've left RE0 in the wind, that game is horrible.

@electrolite77 don't get me wrong I love the Switch for what it is but you sound a lot like me in your gaming set up as my Xbox 1 is just a dust collector ( I bought it on a whim in a sale) but my ps4 pro definitely gets more game time than my switch. My point is that I only use this site and push square for info lately and im disappointed at how easily pleased a lot of switch owners seem to be at the crap that's released on our system. Surely we can expect more than ps3 or wìi ports at this stage ( not even counting Wii u ports ) ?

@Kainbrightside @Kainbrightside your right but as you know amazing Nintendo quality games are few and far between which is why the Switch will always be a 2nd console to all but the most dedicated.

People need to accept not every game can and/or should be on Switch.

That said, I’d rather have a port of the original RE2. I’m not a fan of the remake’s excessive use of darkness for the sake of horror, as well as several unnecessarily graphic displays of gore.

@RedMageLanakyn do you honestly believe the switch isn't even on par with the PS3? The Wii u was even more powerful than the PS3... So I'm confused by your comment

Here's we go again with the old busted myth.

Not enough power but looking at the sales the Switch isn't worried the slightest bit. But Troll/Clickbait keep on holding onto a dead myth in the hopes they will see the error of their ways. While the Switch moves on without Censorship and sales are going and going. While the ps4 just sites on the table-now do you get it or most likely keeping your head where the sun don't sun must smell good nowdays.

You're digging your own grave at this point Capcom... The Switch already surpassed the Gamecube sales at this point, so putting in the effort to port such a game is worth it. Do not look at raw numbers on a spec sheet and make poor decisions based on that, make it happen one way or another.

@Karatecanine @electrolite77 Docked, maybe, but therein lies the problem. Developers have to accommodate docked/undocked, which for a game like RE2, doesn't seem like it would be worth their time or effort, if possible at all. If it was, we'd have already seen a port of RE7.

@RedMageLanakyn Hyrule Warriors runs at 1080p (Koei Tecmo apparently doesn't know how to switch resolution between docked and undocked) in handheld mode at about anywhere from 25fps-45fps, while Wii U ran at 720p and at 30fps most of the time at 30fps. So the Switch in portable mode can out preform the Wii U, even if by a very slim margin.

If the 3DS could handle RE: Revelations, I’m sure the Switch can handle RE2 Remake. It’s mostly small rooms and a few zombies on screen at a time. It won’t like as pretty as the others but that should go without saying at this point.

@Spudtendo I agree. 4 was the best. Like you said give it the Wii control scheme a and we're all set.

Unless portability is very important, why wait for an inferior version?

@RedMageLanakyn the switch has 4gb of ram. And when not docked it runs at 70 percent total power right? So that's around 2.8 GB. The PS3 had 512mb (when developers knew what they were doing). Nevermind the GPU and processor speed variations. The switch trounces the PS3. I can't believe I'm even having to explain this. How is that even a thought you had? You troll.

Who ever included Resident Evil Zero in a list of 'stunning games' ? Haha.

Like so many people have said, nobody is ever going to announce a game, port or otherwise, via answering a "journalist's" question.

The Switch cannot handle the RE Engine natively. Capcom had to settle for Cloud gaming for Resident Evil 7 which I assume it didn't work out in Japan. Resident Evil 2 is not ever coming to the Switch.

Trolls just love to chime their NintenDoomed festivals but history isn't on their side sooner or later they will come around. Considering Wolfenstein and Doom got upgrades and look better then before tells you something. Make and they will come or don't make and loose the bank.

@MortalKombat2007 i'm glad if they really flatlined with Cloud Resident Evil 7. We want physical release or no sale! lol

Resident Evil does indeed have a pretty rich history on Nintendo consoles, though I'm surprised among all the ones you talked about, you didn't mention, err... Resident Evil 2 on the N64!

It's alright revelations 3 will be a good enough substitute

Considering this can run on the GPD Win 2, I'm sure they could get it to run on Switch.

GPD Win 2 also costs $649. You can't really compare...

@Tokiwa Well, they're 2 very different devices, so you couldn't compare them. I think for most people, the GPD warrants its price, since it's also a computer and an open platform, so there's a myriad of things you could do with it compared to a closed platform console.

I know this may be unlikely but if Capcom does release Resident Evil 2 Remake on the Switch I would like to a have gameplay option of were play in with still camera angles and tank controls. That would be cool if they do that.