Silent Hill producer Hajime Okamoto has asked fans to wait a little longer for info on the Silent Hill 2 Remake, hinting we'll get an update in 2024.
As 2023 draws to a close, developers throughout Japan preparing upcoming games are issuing end-of-year reports to provide progress updates on their various projects. Konami is among them, a publisher currently engrossed in several Silent Hill titles, notably the much-anticipated remake of Silent Hill 2.
In their report to the Japanese outlet 4Gamer, Hajime Okamoto, the producer of Silent Hill, urged fans to "exercise a little more patience" for updates on the other Silent Hill games currently in the works, including the Silent Hill 2 Remake. Despite the absence of updates since the game's announcement, Okamoto's remarks hint at a forthcoming update in 2024.
Silent Hill enthusiasts are feeling quite frustrated as they eagerly await even the slightest information from Konami. Even the Silent Hill 2 developer, Bloober Team, appears vexed by their inability to disclose any details. In a somewhat passive-aggressive tweet to a fan earlier this year, the team indirectly pointed fingers at Konami, stating that effective communication is "undoubtedly part of their responsibility."
At the very least, fans of Silent Hill are eager to discover if the Silent Hill 2 Remake will avoid a fate similar to Silent Hill: Ascension, a game that has faced continuous ridicule since its launch. Given that it's the sole official Silent Hill title released in over a decade, expectations for the publisher's other offerings aren't particularly high.
Hopefully, Okamoto's assurance that fans will only need to "wait a little longer" rings true, and there will indeed be some information forthcoming about the game in 2024. As of now, there's no release timeframe for any of the Silent Hill games currently in progress, including the Silent Hill 2 Remake, although many anticipate its launch sometime next year, considering it was initially announced towards the end of 2022.
In separate Silent Hill news, Kojima's recent trailer for his new game, OD, sparked discussions as a sequence of letters was discovered in the mouths of the actors, spelling out "Atami," a city southwest of Tokyo. Upon investigation, fans discerned that the Kanji used for Atami can denote "silent" and "hill," depending on the context. Is it a hint, or simply Kojima indulging in his trademark enigmatic style?
