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Sony rebooting Silent Hill series - Update: Maybe ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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To give a little bit more context, this was around Christmas time, though I hear sales haven't really accelerated in the last three months and have been pretty slow. The game sold well initially, but kinda' just hasn't had a good tail at all. This also applies to worldwide, but I heard pretty directly there was around 3 million unsold copies in the wild globally after Christmas time.
I wonder who they will hire as technical directors / producers and what engine they will use. Decima, right? Or maybe UE4?
As Ito revealed, Hatakeda was responsible for SH2 and 3 looking as good as they did at the time:
Remember, it wasn't just Ito and Yamaoka who made SH3 so beautiful:
I wonder where Norihito Hatakeda is now
As Ito revealed, Hatakeda was responsible for SH2 and 3 looking as good as they did at the time:
Remember, it wasn't just Ito and Yamaoka who made SH3 so beautiful:
I wonder where Norihito Hatakeda is now
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yah, accordly to game stats, death strading has around 2,7M players, that should put the sales above 2M, Sony most likely expect to sell around 5M makes sense.
Besides what others have said, having multiple games in development is not new to the series. Silent Hill 3 and 4 were both developed simultaneously, as were Origins and Homecoming.
It's about defining narratives as the console to play at the beginning of the gen. Similar to FF7, Shenmue 3, Half Life 3, Crash Bandicoot NST. These are prestigious dream titles that get people to buy your console. Sony knows exactly what they are doing. E3 of dreams: Electric Boogaloo here we come!
Any chance at all we could get a new mgs by going this route of Sony funding it?
But leave the open world and kiefer parts out. Bring back hayter.
But leave the open world and kiefer parts out. Bring back hayter.
Most likely, a new one i whouldnt say but a remake is probably being thinking about it.
If this is true I wish Sony was this eager to please the UK studios that they closed this gen.
And please Sony i'll do everything for a Suikoden
I mean, I have no opinion on Konami because I was hardly a fan of most their series, but this is a show of caring about the Silent Hill franchise. They seem to want to make the franchise have a grand return partnering with Sony, rather than shopping it off to just anyone because they are only interested in making a quick buck off fans.
They may not be making it themselves, but companies change and we have to live with that. I'd kill if Sonic Team could make a great AAA Sonic game again, but if they chose to hand it to a new impressive developer because they couldn't do it I'd be pretty damn grateful because the game was being made either way. And because I doubt they could do a better job themselves.
Konami may not be full of talented teams anymore and probably will never be known as prominent console publisher again, but Silent Hill returning with Sony backing it is a pretty damn promising reality.
They may not be making it themselves, but companies change and we have to live with that. I'd kill if Sonic Team could make a great AAA Sonic game again, but if they chose to hand it to a new impressive developer because they couldn't do it I'd be pretty damn grateful because the game was being made either way. And because I doubt they could do a better job themselves.
Konami may not be full of talented teams anymore and probably will never be known as prominent console publisher again, but Silent Hill returning with Sony backing it is a pretty damn promising reality.
Sure, but it's irregular to market two games at once, or even that two major games in a series are in development from separate prestigious teams at the same time. There are ways to make it work! So long as there isn't any marketing confusion. It doesn't take much to confuse people. If you can just have a single big game with big names behind it, it's easy to sell.
I'm definitely not try to argue with people. This is super exciting if true!
I feel like they would be better served by crafting real exclusives rather than funding games that are all destined to come out on PC at least and possibly even more platforms beyond that, but oh well. Jim Ryan-era Sony has pretty much been a non-stop carousel of decisions I disagree with, so I guess I'm not surprised.
See, I've been told this one wasn't accurate. good to hear it was true
You grab the audience by making the first exclusive. Just look at blood borne, crash and Street Fighter V. They locked those audiences on PlayStation. Who cares if they go multiplat Sony already got the audience for the games on PS.
What I've heard from a few people is it's complicated, so I'm assuming even though I said it a bit straight-forwardly, it's not quite that straight-forward actually. I do know mainly some third-parties had to push back some plans due to some plans on Sony's side changing though.
I managed to resist buying a PlayStation console for even Bloodborne but if this came to PS5 I don't think I would be able to resist
I hope this isn't true because my heart won't be able to take it.
Like, come on. Toyama, Ito and Yamaoka coming together for a new Silent Hill game AND Silent Hills is the biggest wet dream for fans. There's no way.
Like, come on. Toyama, Ito and Yamaoka coming together for a new Silent Hill game AND Silent Hills is the biggest wet dream for fans. There's no way.
It was a band (with lots of super important "second tier" artists who don't get the respect they deserve, but alas...)
The original one was Toyama/Yamaoka/Ito/Sato. Then it went Tsuboyama/Yamaoka/Ito/Sato/Owaku. These were the two big combos that people consider as "Team Silent." It's not an official team but it is a sort of cultural idea headed up by specific artists. Toyama/Yamaoka/Ito is about as close as it gets to a compact reunion without bringing literally everyone back.
How the hell can you make a beloved series getting revived into a bad thing.
Jesus fucking Christ.
Even if it's all credible info I'm going to go sit in my corner and pout like I have been since SH4 released. SH1/2/3 have a special place in my heart and it's really hard for me to get my hopes up.
In any case I really want Sony to take a crack at some good horror again. Siren PS3 was a let down, considering I never played the originals and didn't like the hide-n-seek gameplay.
In any case I really want Sony to take a crack at some good horror again. Siren PS3 was a let down, considering I never played the originals and didn't like the hide-n-seek gameplay.
The series should be revived by the publisher that actually owns it. Why should I be happy that Sony is spending money that could go toward new exclusive games reviving an IP they don't own?
I'm not surprised but it's still a shame to read that Dusk post about Death Stranding. I'm one of the dozens out there who thinks it's a genuinely amazing and unique game.
I would've loved to have seen some sort of sequel.
But anyway, I'm fucking waaayyyy in for checking out anything new Silent Hill.
I would've loved to have seen some sort of sequel.
But anyway, I'm fucking waaayyyy in for checking out anything new Silent Hill.
Sony is really all in on horror zombie titles, I guess.
Not like we don't have 4-5 from Sony/Capcom in a two year span?
Not like we don't have 4-5 from Sony/Capcom in a two year span?
DS soft rebooted? So not even Sony let Kojima be truly free.
SH1 was the best, more of that please.
SH1 was the best, more of that please.
But what makes you think Konami is in any position to revive it themselves? Would you rather they do a subpar game without making a big splash (as that is the most likely outcome with a solo venture) or have the industry leader have direct involvement with the development and fund the revival with them?
I had a feeling like this was going to happen, especially after what happened with Super Bomberman R and Momotaro Densetsu. Konami seems to be just fine handing out licenses and letting interested parties have at it, as long as they presumably get their cut.
Now, can SOMEONE bother to fund a Castlevania game, please?
Now, can SOMEONE bother to fund a Castlevania game, please?
The thought of a PT like game for next gen sounds like too much for me. I couldn't even finish the PT demo.
I would consider it a proper challenge for Konami to prove they actually still care about gaming. It could only be a GOOD thing to light a fire under Konami's ass and get them to give a shit again. Maybe we could get a new Castlevania or a Suikoden or something if Konami decided to reignite their commitment to gaming.
Instead, Sony is spending a bunch of money, that could have gone toward a new IP and an exclusive for the PS5, funding a project that they don't own, that also means Konami doesn't have to put in any effort but they get paid anyway. Why is that better?
That sounds awesome!
Hope it happens cause it sounds like thee perfect way to revive the series.
Hope it happens cause it sounds like thee perfect way to revive the series.
I already told you why it benefits Sony. You just don't want to agree. You get the audience with the first title being exclusive. Enough said.
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