Resident Evil Requiem Release Date, Platforms and Editions: What Is Confirmed

Every big Capcom launch turns into a scavenger hunt across a dozen retailer pages, and half the "which edition should I buy" videos are just reading a store listing back to you badly. So here is the clean version. This is every confirmed launch fact for Resident Evil Requiem — the date, the platforms, the editions and prices, the PC specs, and the camera situation — with a clear line drawn where the confirmed part ends.

The Short Answer

Resident Evil Requiem released on February 27, 2026. It was revealed at Summer Game Fest on June 6, 2025, so the wait from announce to launch was under nine months, which is short for a mainline RE.

It is the ninth mainline entry, directed by Koshi Nakanishi — the RE7 director — and it runs on Capcom's RE Engine. If you want the story and setting side rather than the buying side, that lives in our Requiem story and setting breakdown. This page is the launch-facts side.

Every Platform Requiem Runs On

Requiem launched day-and-date across current-gen and PC. No previous-gen version, no PS4 or Xbox One release — this is a current-hardware-only game. The confirmed platforms are:

• PlayStation 5
• Xbox Series X and Series S
• PC — via both Steam and the Epic Games Store
• Nintendo Switch 2

All four launched on the same February 27, 2026 date. That is worth flagging because Capcom has a recent habit of shipping the Switch version late or as a cloud-only afterthought. Not here.

The Switch 2 Question

The Switch 2 version is a native release, not a cloud stream, and it shipped alongside the others. There is also an Amazon-exclusive physical Switch 2 edition in some regions, which is a distribution wrinkle rather than a different game. If you are buying on Switch 2, temper expectations on the fidelity ceiling versus a PS5 or a strong PC, but it is a real, local build.

The Three Editions, and What They Cost

There are three editions. Here is what separates them, at launch US pricing.

• Standard Edition — $69.99. The base game. If you preordered, it also included the "Apocalypse" costume for Grace (more on that below).
• Digital Deluxe Edition — $79.99. The game plus a bundle of cosmetics: a set of weapon skins, charms, screen filters, a custom audio pack, some in-game bonus files (letters dated to 1998), and a batch of alternate costumes — including one that swaps Grace's model for Lady Dimitrescu, the fan-favorite from Resident Evil Village. There is also a physical version of the Deluxe around $89.99 that adds a SteelBook and a lenticular card.
• Collector's Edition. The top tier, running up toward the ~$250 range depending on region, which bundles the Deluxe content with physical goods.

The honest buying advice: the Deluxe extras are cosmetic. None of it changes the campaign, the difficulty, or what you unlock through play. A Lady Dimitrescu skin is a great gag and the audio pack is nice, but if you are here for the survival horror, the Standard Edition is the whole game. Decide whether the cosmetics are worth ten dollars to you and stop there.

The Apocalypse Preorder Costume

The one genuine preorder-timing item was the "Apocalypse" Grace Ashcroft costume. That is the reward for ordering before launch. Everything else in the Deluxe bundle is not a preorder bonus — it stays in the Deluxe Edition whether you buy it at launch or months later. So if you missed the preorder window, the only thing you actually missed is that one costume, and Capcom has a long track record of reselling launch costumes as small DLC later anyway.

PC System Requirements

If you are on PC, Requiem is not a demanding game by 2026 standards — the RE Engine stays famously light. The confirmed Steam requirements:

Minimum (1080p / 30fps, using upscaling):

• OS: Windows 11 64-bit
• CPU: Intel Core i5-8500 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500
• RAM: 16 GB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB)
• Storage: SSD required
• DirectX 12 with Shader Model 6 support

Recommended (1080p / 60fps, using upscaling):

• OS: Windows 11 64-bit
• CPU: Intel Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500
• RAM: 16 GB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8 GB)

Two things to read into that. First, an SSD is a hard requirement, not a suggestion — a mechanical drive is off the table. Second, note the fine print: those frame-rate targets lean on upscaling, with the minimum tier rendering at a low native resolution and reconstructing up to 1080p. A GTX 1660 will run it, but "run it" and "run it at a clean native 1080p60" are not the same sentence.

First-Person or Third-Person?

This is the mechanical detail most people ask about, and the answer is genuinely both. Requiem supports first-person and third-person cameras, switchable in the menu, for both playable characters. It is the first mainline Resident Evil built for both perspectives from the ground up rather than bolting one on after the fact.

That matters for how the game feels. RE7 and Village were first-person; the RE2 and RE4 remakes were over-the-shoulder third-person. Requiem lets you pick, which means the claustrophobic dread of the first-person mode and the readable action of third-person are both on the table depending on your stomach and your playstyle. If you want to know which camera suits which half of the game, our Requiem beginner guide gets into it.

What Is Not Confirmed

Here is the part most launch roundups gloss over. A few things floating around are not nailed-down facts, and I would rather tell you that than pad the list.

Post-launch DLC and expansion plans, any future physical restocks of the Collector's Edition, region-by-region pricing beyond the US figures, and the exact contents of every regional retailer-exclusive bundle all shift over time or were not fully detailed at launch. Capcom also has form for adding a paid story expansion to its mainline games well after release (see Village's Shadows of Rose), but nothing about a Requiem expansion should be stated as fact from launch materials alone. If you see a confident "Requiem DLC roadmap," treat it as a guess until Capcom says otherwise.

The Bottom Line

Resident Evil Requiem launched February 27, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X and S, PC (Steam and Epic), and Switch 2 — all day-and-date, current-gen only. Three editions: the $69.99 Standard (the whole game), the $79.99 Digital Deluxe (cosmetics only), and a Collector's Edition up around $250. PC specs are light but demand an SSD and lean on upscaling for their frame targets. It plays in first- or third-person, your call. Everything past that skeleton — DLC plans, restocks, deep regional pricing — is still moving. Start with the Requiem beginner guide if you have already bought in, or browse the full Resident Evil Requiem coverage hub.