A rumor is circulating the internet suggesting that Sony Japan Studio is in the works on a Silent Hill game, aimed at giving the franchise a fresh reboot.
The speculation regarding the Silent Hill franchise may have died down a bit since the official cancellation of Silent Hills. An issue that seems to have been further cemented with Hideo Kojima’s departure from Konami, the mastermind behind Playable Teaser.
Only for the topic to rise up again with the hearsay that Sony is acquiring the rights for the franchise.
The Latest Gossips
Recently, another rumor is circling around saying that the project is already ongoing, by Sony Studio Japan no less. One with a central goal of reviving the franchise from its otherwise stagnant state.
The latest speculation comes from internet personality who uses the Twitter alias Dusk Golem. The same person who previously leaked some juicy intel regarding Resident Evil 8, and other games before it as well.
(1/5) Just to clear up some things about Silent Hill PS5, from what I know.
100% things:
-In 2018 Konami shopped around with different studios for two pitches to fund development of a reboot & an episodic Silent Hill game. I knew this from a personal friend & an email from from— AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) May 21, 2020
Part of the overall rumor claims that plans for the project began two years ago. At the time when Konami appears to be sourcing for ideas from various developers on how to go with it.
But far from being a futile endeavor, it seems that two main ideas came off of it. One is to produce a game that will be a ‘soft reboot’ to the franchise, with the focus on newer audiences. Another, which to coincide with the aforementioned, is to make an ‘episodic title’ with gameplay akin to Until Dawn.
(6/6) is a soft reboot, made so it can be someone's first SH game.
-The game is playable & has a demo that will be shown around after reveal.
-The details of this are not murky, there should be no miscommunication.Just to lay that all out, if all true (I believe it though).
— AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) May 21, 2020
Suffice to say, any of the two mentioned ideas are interesting, considering all possibilities that come with modern hardware.
Playable on Next-gen Sony Console
Adding more fuel to the overall gossip, Dusk Golem also claims that there’d be a playable demo for the game on the PS5. A small piece of the game borne from the creative oversight of Keiichiro Toyama—the creator and designer of Silent Hill.
While a subject of much interest, such that Evostrix reported on it, it’s suggested that everything is taken with a grain of salt. This boils down to the fact that even Dusk Golem himself has limitations to his claim.
Whether true or not, in the end, it’s still Konami that still has the final word on the matter. Knowing the company, it would not be too surprising to hear the opposite of what consumers expect.
In Japan, where pachinko and mobile games reign supreme, it’s not too implausible to see the company’s attention centered towards them.
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