In 2008, series producer Jun Takeuchi, who had previously worked on the series as a weapons designer and graphics animator, alluded to the possibility of a full remake of Resident Evil 2.[2][3][4] Such a project had already been considered for the GameCube in 2002, but series creator Shinji Mikami abandoned the idea as he did not want to delay the development of Resident Evil 4.[5] In August 2015, Capcom announced that a remake of Resident Evil 2 was in development.[6] No further details were released until E3 2018, when Capcom revealed a trailer and showed gameplay footage.[7][8] The game is scheduled for worldwide release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows on January 25, 2019. It uses the RE Engine, the same game engine used for Resident Evil 7.[9] The game supports enhancements on the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X, offering either 4K resolution or 60 frames per second.[10]