I really doubt we're getting a remake of the original. Ito has said in the past that he's not interested in doing remakes and would only work on the series for a new entry.
I'm not sure why people are clamoring for remakes of the original. It's damn near perfect as it is and would just be a huge waste of resources. Plus, a lot of us are so tired of the cult story that retreading that ground would just be unnecessary and lazy.
I'll throw out there I've heard pretty specifically this isn't a remake. I don't know anything about the story or the like, except soft reboot is how it's described and making it so it could be people's first Silent Hill game and they'd be golden, they want to make it clear to folks they don't need to have played past games to play this one.
This is more my own conjecture, but I suspect those involved want to revitalize Silent Hill and make a new game with a new vision rather than remake the original SH.
Indeed, though I think this is also why at least for the moment they're considering just calling it "Silent Hill", rather than Silent Hil: Something or Another, or go back to a number, to make it clear to even a casual audience they can start with this entry.
I really don't know why people claim it gonna be a remake while it was clealry said it is a soft reboot (starting fresh with the series without cutting ties with old games like God Of War and Mortal Kombat soft reboot games) and not a hard reboot (like Silent Hill Shattered Memories or Tomb raider reboot).
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Pyramid Head needs to remain a fucked up part of James' psyche rather than a returning bit of fanservice so I'm happy with that.
Who ever thinks otherwise, doesn't deserve to make or even play Silent Hill: