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Konami may be planning to bring the originalSilent Hilltrilogy to modern platforms, according to the company’s recent interview focusing on the development ofSilent Hill: The Short Message. Although theSilent Hill 2remake is coming soon for PlayStation 5 and PC, Konami may be interested in ensuring more players around the world are able to play the iconic series ofSilent Hillhorror games.
PlayStation’s January 31 State of Play event featured the long-rumored reveal oftheSilent Hill: The Short Messagegame.Silent Hill: The Short Messageis a free PlayStation 5 exclusive title that sees players explore a decrepit apartment block that’s been rumored to be the site of multiple suicides. The showcase also featured a first look at gameplay footage from the upcomingSilent Hill 2remake, developed byLayers of Fearstudio Bloober Team. The combat reveal turned out to be very controversial for theSilent Hillcommunity, with many fans believing that the remake is not faithful to the originalSilent Hill 2. Konami may be preparing to bring the original trilogy to modern platforms for those who prefer classicSilent Hillcontrols, however.
In aSilent Hill: The Short Messageinterview uploaded to the officialSilent HillYouTube channel, HEXADRIVE level design director Rika Miyatani reveals that Konami reached out to the studio to potentially port the series to current-gen platforms. Everyone at HEXADRIVE, including Miyatani herself, were heavily involved in the discussion about these ports as bigSilent Hillfans. According to Miyatani, these discussions eventually led to the team deciding that a remake would be ideal. Miyatani and other development staff began to prepare a production-quality mock-up demo that could be shown to Konami as a proof-of-concept for the SilentHill 2remake. Plans did not work out for this particular remake, but Konami reached back out for development ofSilent Hill: The Short MessagewhileBloober Team worked onSilent Hill 2.
HEXADRIVE’s Rika Miyatani Discusses Silent Hill Ports in Interview
Miyatani reiterates that HEXADRIVE was originally supposed to portthe originalSilent Hilltrilogybefore shifting to theSilent Hill 2proof-of-concept andSilent Hill: The Short Message. The status of theSilent Hillports is unclear, since Miyatani did not discuss whether another development studio was given the greenlight to port the games.
At the very least, the interview suggests that Konami is interested in making theSilent Hillseries available on current-gen platforms through new games, remakes, and ports of classic titles. After theSilent Hill 2remake,fans may look forward toSilent Hill F, a brand-new title with a scenario written byHigurashicreator Ryukishi07.
Silent Hill
Silent Hill is a series of survival horror games best known for its original trilogy. The first three games stood out with how atmospheric they were, along with their engrossing storylines that were often told through symbolism and metaphors.Silent Hill 2 is set to be remade by Bloober Team, a game that could reignite the franchise.
