Resident Evil is also my 2nd favorite franchise behind (Metal Gear Solid) and while I do agree it does need to end eventually, I think the time is now...imo RE4 scarred the series big time despite being successful. Capcom with Resident Evil 5 brought back the classic storyline roots (difficult due to the mess RE4 made) but Capcom left the RE4 elements (action-shooter) and even added co-op to keep their RE4 audience
however, from what I have seen of the RE5 DLC, it looks like Capcom might be trying to recapture the classic RE days again, so maybe there's hope for the future of Resident Evil and the PSP RE game is also coming
I think if RE5 DLC turns out to be really good they should reboot the series to the old survival horror days...maybe a remake of RE2 or a prequel in the timeframe after CVX before 4 or after 4 before 5







