Work on Silent Hill 2 remake is reportedly almost finished, but developer Bloober Team is waiting on Konami to decide the survival horror game‘s launch plans. The news comes from a recent interview Polish publication Bankier conducted with Bloober CEO Piotr Babieno (thanks, VGC).
“Silent Hill 2 is technically ready,” Babieno said. “It does not mean that the game is finished, but we are close. However, the issue of the release schedule lies with our partners, what the promotion will look like and when the title will debut is not directly in our hands.”
While Konami developed the original Silent Hill 2, the publisher chose Bloober Team, makers of Medium and Layers of Fear, to lead work on the remake as part of its bid to revive the franchise by working with teams outside of Konami itself. Bloober won’t be making too many drastic changes, though. The team previously said they were “playing it safe” and sticking to the source material.
Other Silent Hill projects in the works include Silent Hill f, written by Higurashi and Umineko creator Ryukishi07, and Konami is actively seeking other pitches for Silent Hill games.
Babieno didn’t give any indication of what Konami’s timeline might look like. There’s certainly plenty of competition for attention, with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Redfall, Tears of the Kingdom, and Final Fantasy 16 all releasing in the next three months. Starfield is set for September, and if a recent accidental tease from Venom’s voice actor is true, Spider-Man 2 might launch in September as well.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
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