Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Took 20 Years To Make Because Capcom Was Too Busy

A new Onimusha game took so long to release because Capcom was busy with other projects, Way of the Sword's producer explained.Onimusha: Way of the Sword is set to come out in 2026, placing its launch 20 years after the last brand-new console game in the series, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams. While the series' revival is exciting, we had to ask Capcom why it took so long to make a new Onimusha while the company more actively supported other marquee franchises like Resident Evil. During an interview with GameSpot at Summer Game Fest Play Days, producer Akihito Kadowaki cites how busy Capcom has been with why there has been such a big gap between the release of new Onimusha titles."There [were] actually a lot of people within Capcom who wanted to make a new Onimusha title. However, as you probably know, Capcom makes a lot of titles every year and it requires a lot of manpower to do that. So, unfortunately, the timing didn't work out because getting the right people and also the right amount of people to create the game just never worked out because we had other titles we needed to work on as well."Continue Reading at GameSpot

Jun 12, 2025 - 18:50

Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Took 20 Years To Make Because Capcom Was Too Busy

A new Onimusha game took so long to release because Capcom was busy with other projects, Way of the Sword's producer explained.

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is set to come out in 2026, placing its launch 20 years after the last brand-new console game in the series, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams. While the series' revival is exciting, we had to ask Capcom why it took so long to make a new Onimusha while the company more actively supported other marquee franchises like Resident Evil. During an interview with GameSpot at Summer Game Fest Play Days, producer Akihito Kadowaki cites how busy Capcom has been with why there has been such a big gap between the release of new Onimusha titles.

"There [were] actually a lot of people within Capcom who wanted to make a new Onimusha title. However, as you probably know, Capcom makes a lot of titles every year and it requires a lot of manpower to do that. So, unfortunately, the timing didn't work out because getting the right people and also the right amount of people to create the game just never worked out because we had other titles we needed to work on as well."Continue Reading at GameSpot