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Pack your bags and flashlights, Konamiâs declared weâre revisiting their much loved horror title Silent Hill 2 with a Remake announced as on the way from Bloober Team.
James Sutherland is back â as well as Pyramid Head â searching for his missing wife in the ill-fated foggy town. The 2001 classic will surely be getting a slew of new additions and changes to bring it right up to date in this remake.
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Letâs dive into everything we know so far about the Silent Hill 2 Remake.
Silent Hill 2 Remake â Release Date prediction
At the time of writing, the Silent Hill 2 Remake doesnât have any official word of a release date yet from Konami. The game will be available â at least initially â on PlayStation 5 and PC.
During the Silent Hill Transmission â we were offered the gameâs first trailer; and what weâve seen already looks impressively far along. However, we werenât even given a release window just yet.
We do know however, that itâll be a PlayStation 5 console exclusive when it launches. The trailer included the footnote that this console exclusivity will last at least one year â so sorry Xbox owners, youâre not likely to see the game until 2024 at the earliest.
System requirements for the PC version are already available on the gameâs Steam page â so weâd assume it must be somewhere near a state of completion for Konami to be confident enough to announce those.
Therefore, weâll predict an early-to-mid 2023 release for now â weâll update should we get official word.
Silent Hill 2 Remake â who are the developers?
The Silent Hill 2 Remake is being developed by Polish studio Bloober Team. Theyâve got plenty of experience with horror, having created the Layers of Fear series, and 2021âs The Medium.
In fact, the creative director of that game â Mateusz Lenart â is leading up the team on this project; and given the clear SH2 influences in The Medium, it feels like a sensible choice.
Thatâs not to say that there arenât some Silent Hill veterans on board. The original gameâs concept artist â Mashahiro Ito â and concept artist Akira Yamaoka are also both involved with the remake.
Silent Hill 2 Remake â over the shoulder viewpoint, no loading screens and more
The Silent Hill 2 Remake is going to run in the Unreal Engine 5, and will use an over-the-shoulder perspective. The latter is probably the remakeâs biggest departure, as the original mostly used a fixed camera view.
Because of this change, weâre promised a rebuilding of the gameâs combat system as well as some set pieces, so even if you know the original like the back of your hand â expect surprises.
In the original, combat was kept to a minimum â with often the better option for James to run away â so itâll be interesting to see if this changes in the remake.
Being on PS5 â the game will also make use of the consoleâs SSD technology. So weâre promised no loading screens as we make our way through the foggy town.
Expect more on the Silent Hill 2 Remake over the coming months.
Silent Hill 2 Remake FAQs
Is Silent Hill 2 Remake PS5 only?
The Silent Hill 2 Remake will be exclusive to the PlayStation 5 and PC at launch. Itâll be exclusive to the PlayStation 5 for at least one year.
Is Silent Hill 2 Remake coming to PC?
The Silent Hill 2 Remake will be available on PC, via Steam.
Is Silent Hill 2 getting a remake?
Yes! The Silent Hill 2 Remake is coming to PlayStation 5 and PC from Konami and Bloober Team. A release date has not yet been given.
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