Konami and Bloober Workforce will quickly launch their Silent Hill 2 remake for PlayStation 5 and Steam, however a PC virtually didn’t occur in any respect.
Information that Konami practically left PC gamers behind comes from Bloober CEO Piotr Babieno, who spoke in regards to the sequel remake forward of its October launch (by way of Bankier.pl). Though the Silent Hill 2 reimagining is a mission that followers have begged for years for, its launch was practically restricted to just one platform. The one factor that saved it from sticking completely with PlayStation at launch was Bloober itself.
“Positively Silent Hill 2 is a recreation that has been related to the PlayStation model from the very starting,” the CEO mentioned (as translated by DeepL). “On the very starting, we had to push Konami very arduous to lean on the PC subject. For them the principle market is PlayStation, whereas wanting on the curiosity on Steam, plainly it must also be a profitable launch.”
After a lot anticipation, Bloober’s Silent Hill 2 remake was introduced in October 2022. It’s a title followers have waited ages to see revealed, however the street to its launch hasn’t been with out points. When followers took subject with a fight trailer that arrived in January, Babieno shortly clarified that the footage was dealt with by Konami, not Bloober. On the time, he went so far as to say that the trailer in query was “not the spirit of what used to be, or what we’re creating now.” The CEO additionally requested followers to give the workforce “an opportunity” final month.
The October launch can be Bloober’s alternative to show itself. For now, it seems Bloober is assured that its push to launch the Silent Hill 2 remake on PC by way of Steam will repay.
The Silent Hill 2 remake has a launch date of October 8 for PC and PS5. Will probably be one of many largest recreation releases of the autumn season when it arrives, however gamers on different console platforms gained’t find a way to take pleasure in it for not less than one yr due to an exclusivity take care of Sony. We went hands-on with Bloober’s remake and shared our findings in August. On the time, we mentioned that the survival-horror remake is shaping up to be “a particularly devoted reimagining that principally resists the urge to alter the profitable components of a stone-cold basic.”
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