https://www.videogamer.com/news/resident-evil-requiem-devs-reveal-re9-was-an-online-open-world-shooter/
https://x.com/Waleedx2007/status/1938392141769687115
This is what Resi 9 was – an online co-op shooter set in an open-world Raccoon City. There even appears to be a loot system!
Nakanishi explained that despite the “interesting concepts”, the game that they ended up making “wasn’t what fans wanted to see or play”. With this, the team went “back to the drawing board, and created what led to Resident Evil: Requiem”, a true Resi game that doesn’t change what the franchise is.