Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi has revealed that he felt “extreme pressure” during his involvement on the project, and declared that he doesn’t see himself returning for a sixth instalment in the venerable horror franchise.
Chatting with the folks at Xbox World 360 Magazine, Takeuchi commented, "Yes, it’s true we did feel extreme pressure – and Mikami-san’s shadow – after Resi 4. However, because we were creating the sequel to this huge franchise we wanted to make our fresh direction clear."
"Personally, I don’t think I’m gonna deal with Resident Evil 6 at all – as far as the series is concerned I’m not planning to return until at least two more Olympics have passed!"
Resident Evil 5 hit shops in March 2009 and was recently supplemented with the release of two DLC packs, featuring the all-new scenarios ‘Lost in Nightmares’ and ‘Desperate Escape.’
As for RE6, Capcom is keeping decidedly tight-lipped on the situation at present, though word on the web has it that we can expect a complete reboot similar to what RE4 introduced.