3 Resident Evil Remakes Could Be Coming to Switch 2, Pending Official Confirmation

According to insider NateTheHate, Capcom still plans to bring Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, and Resident Evil 4 to Nintendo Switch 2, with all three remakes currently targeting a 2026 release window. The games did not appear at the latest Nintendo Direct, but the leaker later reiterated that the port plans have not been canceled. For now, though, it remains unconfirmed. There is a source and a release window, but still no official word from Capcom.

If the report is accurate, it would be a meaningful upgrade for Nintendo players. The original Nintendo Switch did receive cloud versions of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3, but those versions always felt like a compromise rather than the real thing. The more important part of the rumor is the suggestion that all three could arrive as full native versions. That is the detail that matters most.

Resident Evil 2 launched in 2019 and follows Leon and Claire trying to survive the zombie outbreak in Raccoon City. Resident Evil 3 arrived in 2020, focusing on Jill as she attempts to escape the city while being hunted by the bio-weapon Nemesis. Resident Evil 4 released in 2023 and follows Leon, years after the Raccoon City incident, as he heads to a remote European village to rescue Ashley, the daughter of the U.S. President. Taken together, the three games offer a compact showcase of modern Resident Evil at its strongest, with tight pacing, polished presentation, and constant pressure.

Still, this is not the moment to treat the story as settled. None of the three games appeared officially during the most recent Nintendo Direct, which suggests Capcom is not ready to talk about them publicly yet. NateTheHate's follow-up matters because it suggests the ports have not been scrapped, only that they are not ready to be shown yet. Until Capcom says otherwise, though, the rumor label stays attached, and that distinction matters.

The renewed interest is easy to explain: expectations for Switch 2 hardware are much higher than they were for the original system. That opens the door to native ports in a way the first Switch never really could. On the older hardware, cloud streaming was already the compromise solution for Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3, and Resident Evil 4 never arrived there at all. If Switch 2 can run all three remakes natively, that would not just be a belated catch-up. It would be the first time a Nintendo system could run this remake trio in the standard format most players expect.

The practical questions are straightforward. Image quality and frame-rate performance matter because all three games depend on atmosphere and responsive combat. Timing matters too: if they do not all arrive together in 2026, Capcom could spread them across staggered releases. Then there is price. If Capcom prices the native versions sensibly, they could be an easy sell on Switch 2, especially for players who want both handheld and docked play.

For now, the key points are simple. NateTheHate says all three remakes are still planned for Nintendo Switch 2 and are targeting 2026. Capcom has still made no public confirmation of those port plans. Until that changes, the release dates, final form, and rollout remain open questions. Until that happens, players are still waiting on Capcom to make it official.