We’ve got excellent news for affected person Silent Hill followers who’ve been ready for an opportunity to play Silent Hill 2 Remake on an Xbox console — a brand new ranking itemizing has popped up on the Leisure Software program Ranking Board (ESRB).
Whereas the ESRB already had the horror sport listed, in fact, it beforehand solely offered a ranking for the sport on PlayStation 5 and PC, giving a 17+ ranking on account of its blood, gore, sexual themes, sturdy language, and violence. And now, an identical ranking has been added to the positioning particularly for the “Xbox Sequence” platform.
It is unlikely to be a shock to most — we already knew that the remake of the horror sport was a year-long console unique for PS5, and that expired final month — nevertheless it’s excellent news nonetheless given Konami itself had been a bit of coy about after we might even see the port launch on Xbox Sequence consoles (and silent utterly on the extremely anticipated Born From a Want DLC).
Silent Hill 2 Remake has bought 2.5 million worldwide, which pushes gross sales of the franchise general to 10 million. IGN’s Silent Hill 2 Remake evaluate returned an 8/10. We mentioned: “Silent Hill 2 is an effective way to go to – or revisit – one of the vital dread-inducing locations within the historical past of survival horror.”
Silent Hill collection producer Motoi Okamoto just lately opened up on why Konami revealed three new Silent Hill video games after a full decade of silence, saying the writer was eager to emphasize to previous followers and new that it was “severe” about resurrecting the flailing horror collection. Of all of the tasks revealed since that 2022 showcase — Silent Hill: The Quick Message, Silent Hill 2 Remake, Silent Hill f, Silent Hill: Townfall, and media tasks Silent Hill: Ascension and the upcoming film, Return to Silent Hill — the bulk have been obtained nicely by critics, followers, and new gamers alike, suggesting it was a raffle price taking for the Japanese writer.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and marketing consultant with 15+ years expertise working with a number of the world’s greatest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at (*2*).