Capcom's next big game release will "sell millions" and is set to arrive next year

Fans have speculated that it will be a Monster Hunter title, as the game series will celebrate its 20th Anniversary in March 2024. Capcom has already released concept art for the milestone, gathering all the iconic armor sets and monsters from the series along with a clock made of the weapons in the game.

Aside from the 20th-anniversary celebration for Monster Hunter, Capcom also recently released Street Fighter 6 which rules out the fighting game series. It is highly unlikely that Capcom would release a new title in the series so close in proximity to Street Fighter 6. The developer may release a DLC but it doesn't fit the description of a game that will sell millions.

Capcom also released the remake of Resident Evil 4 in the first half of this year. The remake sold well, shipping three million units within the first two days, and has sold over five million units in total. This continues the trend of the Resident Evil remakes generally performing exceptionally well - but we don't believe another one is coming so soon.

We know that Capcom is working on the next mainline entry which is Resident Evil 9 but it isn't coming anytime soon. The studio also announced the Separate Ways DLC for Resident Evil 4 which rules out a new title for the series at least until the end of 2024.

This only leaves Monster Hunter. We are sure that a mainline title is coming, the only question is when. Given how Capcom is confident that the unannounced game would sell millions and the fact that new Street Fighter and Resident Evil titles were recently released, it is almost certain that the mystery game is Monster Hunter.

The question now is will the next game be Monster Hunter 6? There are signs that it may not be the title we are hoping for. The Game Awards is the only big venue for a Monster Hunter announcement between now and March.

With the awards show being scheduled for December, it would leave Capcom with just three months to market the game. The company typically announces its flagship games six months before release which makes a Monster Hunter 6 reveal at the Game Awards unlikely should the company follow through with the March 2024 launch.

So, what does Capcom intend to release then? There is speculation that it may opt to reveal a remaster for one of the previous games at the Game Awards. This may be a filler game before the Monster Hunter 6 arrives within the year. A remaster will still sell millions and likely buy Capcom some more time to work on the next mainline Monster Hunter entry.

Do you think Capcom will announce Monster Hunter 6 soon? We hope so, but we aren't holding our breaths.