Industry insider Dusk Golem is confident that a reboot of the popular horror franchise Silent Hill is currently in development for the PlayStation 5.
Rumors of an upcoming Silent Hill revival on the PlayStation 5 have been making the rounds on the internet for months now, due in part to renowned leaker Ryan “Dusk Golem” Standford (also known as AestheticGamer).
The insider has been known to get the scoop on confidential details about major video game franchises including Silent Hill and Resident Evil.
Details the leaker is confident about
So far, Dusk Golem has reported—with certainty—that Konami had been actively seeking funding, as early as 2018, for two Silent Hill projects. One being a reboot of the beloved survival horror series, and the other being an episodic adventure akin to Sony’s Until Dawn.
Towards the end of 2019, the insider received word from a close friend that a Silent Hill title was being developed in Japan since the beginning of the year.
(2/5) someone seperately. Neither got the job, but I know this as fact.
-In late 2019, a seperate close friend in Japan informed me a Silent Hill game was being developed in Japan that had started dev at the start of 2019.I started doing some personal investigation from this,
— AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) May 21, 2020
Information Dusk Golem believes, but cannot ascertain
According to a verified source, the upcoming Silent Hill title is being developed by Sony Japan Studio with series’ creator Keiichiro Toyama at the helm. The team includes franchise veterans Akira Yamaoka as the game’s composer and Masahiro Ito for the artwork.
Several developers from the Siren and Gravity Rush franchises are also rumored to be working on the project. The horror game is set to be a PlayStation 5 exclusive, and already has a playable demo which will likely be revealed after the title’s announcement.
The new project has nothing to do with Hideo Kojima or the Playable Teaser (P.T) that served as a precursor to the now-canceled Silent Hills.
(5/6) Akira Yaomoka is composing, Masahiro Ito is doing art, various Siren/Gravity Rush devs & some others working on it.
-This has nothing to do with Kojima or Silent Hills, that probably is not happening.
-Sony is NOT buying IPs, that's bullshit.
-The game is NOT a remake, it— AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) May 21, 2020
Hideo Kojima and the Silent Hill that never was
There was recent chatter that suggested that Hideo Kojima and Konami were in talks to revive the scrapped Silent Hills game.
According to Dusk Golem, however, Kojima had multiple offers to fund his next project which made it more likely that he would pass on the series’ return. With his recent tweet, the insider went a step further and said that Silent Hills “probably is not happening.”
I don’t know…if this Silent Hill (Soft Reboot) is real, I honestly wouldn’t care much if it’s not being done by @KojiPro2015_EN. @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN did all the hard work with PT & now some other Devs getting limelight for bringing it back.
I would want Silent Hills… pic.twitter.com/KDfhTRndvF
— Al!: Mak’G (@MakgSnake) May 21, 2020
Despite Dusk Golem’s certainty in his investigation and confidence in his sources, all the information should be taken with an ounce of skepticism. It is hearsay, after all, since an official Silent Hill announcement has yet to be made by either Sony or Konami.
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