The chances of a sequel to Pragmata are high according to Capcom, as Resident Evil Requiem surpasses another sales milestone.
Between Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, and Onimusha: Way Of The Sword, Capcom looks set for a stellar year in 2026.
As noted in Capcom’s latest earnings report, Resident Evil Requiem has surpassed eight million copies sold since it launched in February this year. Pragmata, meanwhile, has sold over 2.5 million copies since April, which is very impressive for a new single-player IP.
Capcom USA’s chief operating officer, Rob Dyer, previously described Pragmata as a new IP for Capcom, implying a sequel is on the way. Now, another Capcom executive has strongly suggested a follow-up is coming at some point in the future.
As reported by Bloomberg, Capcom corporate officer, Yoshikazu Shimauchi, said Pragmata’s momentum exceeded the company’s internal expectations, attributing its success to pre-release marketing and the ‘appeal’ of its lead character Diana.
According to the outlet, ‘Shimauchi said the likelihood of a sequel is high’ during the earnings call.
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Pragmata is a great (and crucially, original) sci-fi shooter, but there’s certainly room for improvement – especially when it comes to enemy variety and pushing its hybrid hacking and shooting mechanics even further.
In its earnings report, Capcom specifically cites Pragmata and the success of ‘catalogue titles’ for driving up revenue and profits year-on-year. For the three months ending June 30, 2026, operating profit rose 66.9% year-on-year to 41,054 million yen (£188,561).
If a sequel looks almost certain, when we’ll see it is a much more difficult question to answer. Capcom still hasn’t delivered a follow-up to Devil May Cry 5, despite its huge success, so that seems a far more important priority.
The studio is also aiming to release a new Resident Evil game every year, which is its big money maker right now, alongside Monster Hunter and Street Fighter.
Capcom is perhaps also hoping Onimusha: Way Of The Sword, which launches September 4, will propel that series to major IP status as well. Based on our hands-on preview, it’s shaping up to be pretty impressive, so there’s a good chance it will.
Pragmata had a long and troubled development cycle, of over seven years, which is not too surprising given it’s a new IP. A sequel would no doubt arrive more quickly but given the state of modern game development it would still take four to five years – and so would be unlikely to appear until at least 2030, and presumably as a primarily next gen game.
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