The fog is lifting…
Later at this time, Konami will take to the digital stage for a particular presentation specializing in future releases within the MIA horror collection, Silent Hill — Bafflingly, nonetheless, the YouTube channel prepped for this afternoon’s “Silent Hill Transmission” already accommodates code seemingly figuring out a number of as-yet-unannounced entries.
Doable spoilers — direct from the developer itself, thoughts — comply with.
Firstly, the YouTube channel description blurb features a placeholder for “Silent Hill 2″ on the PlayStation Retailer, suggesting a pre-order hyperlink for a possible remaster/remake. As well as, digging into the location’s tackle bar and embed code has lifted the lid on an array of mysterious phrases, all of which can or might not relate to 1, or quite a few, new entries. You wait years for a brand new Silent Hill and many others… and many others…
Among the many titles found within the embed code are “Silent Hill”, “Silent Hill 2”, “Silent Hill F”, and “Silent Hill: Ascension”. At a guess, this may counsel that Konami’s stream might embody the reveal of a model new entry — Silent Hill: Ascension — in addition to the announcement of the aforementioned remake/remaster of Silent Hill 2. The 2001 launch may be very a lot a fan-favorite within the collection’ spooky canon of releases and, as such, a first-rate candidate to make a grand return on trendy platforms.
As for the identification of “Silent Hill F”, this might simply be a mere placeholder. I’m prepared to guess that it stands for “Silent Hill: Frogger” — a certain factor on condition that Konami additionally owns that traditional, road-crossing IP.
The reality will out this night, when Konami lastly takes to the airwaves for its Silent Hill Transmission stream. You’ll be able to try the information for your self at 14:00 PT / 17:00 ET / 23:00 BST, and we’ll be sure you convey you as much as spend on all of the gory particulars proper right here on Destructoid… Simply attempt to look shocked, okay?