Rumors have been swirling about a potential new Silent Hill game for months, and now even more details about the supposed game have leaked online. Fans should take this information with a grain of salt, as they should all video game leaks, but the information is coming from a source that has proven to be reliable in the past.
AestheticGamer, who has accurately leaked news on other horror games in the past, has revealed more information on the rumored Silent Hill PS5 reboot. In a string of tweets, AestheticGamer has claimed that production on the Silent Hill PS5 game started in 2019, and that it is ongoing at Sony's Japan Studio. The game is supposedly being directed by Keiichiro Toyama, who also served as the creative director of the original Silent Hill.
AestheticGamer went on to say that Silent Hill 2 composer Akira Yamaoka is also working on the project, along with Masahiro Ito, who previously teased a Silent Hill game on Twitter. Developers of the Gravity Rush and Siren teams are said to be working on the game. Instead of being a remake as some previously believed, Silent Hill on PS5 will instead be a reboot so that while it won't wipe away what's happened before, it could be someone's first Silent Hill game without having played the others.
In their tweets, AestheticGamer denied the rumors that Sony is buying Konami's IP. They also denied the rumors that Kojima is working with Konami on a Silent Hill game, reiterating more recent reports that Kojima's horror game will be a completely original project.
Perhaps most excitingly, though, they said that the game is in playable state and even has a demo that will be shown to the public at some point after it's revealed. Considering how popular the PT demo for Silent Hills was, perhaps fans will actually get to play the Silent Hill PS5 demo at some point in the future.
If AestheticGamer's information is accurate, this could be an indication that the Silent Hill PS5 exclusive will be unveiled alongside the PlayStation 5 itself. Sony has said that it has an impressive lineup of PS5 games that it will reveal soon, and if Silent Hill is already in a playable state, it seems like a no-brainer to show it off. However, that's assuming that this information is correct, and it's entirely possible that it's not. Considering this, Silent Hill fans should definitely keep their expectations in check.
Silent Hill is rumored to be in development for PS5.