when did resident evil 2 come out

Resident Evil 2 originally came out in January 1998, with the PlayStation version releasing on January 21, 1998 in North America and January 29, 1998 in Japan.

If you were instead thinking of the modern remake, Resident Evil 2 (often called Resident Evil 2 Remake) was released worldwide on January 25, 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.