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Silent Hill 2 Remake, console exclusive on PS5 for 1 year

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Silent Hill 2 Remake, console exclusive on PS5 for 1 year

The Silent Hill 2 remake will be exclusive to the PlayStation 5 console for one year, Sony has revealed.

As spotted by Eurogamer, a new trailer posted to PlayStation’s YouTube channel shows that the long-awaited Bloober remake won’t be coming to “other formats” until October 8, 2025 at the earliest. Silent Hill 2 will be released on PC and PS5 on October 8, 2024.

While “other formats” is a vague term, it definitely includes Xbox consoles (Xbox Series X and S) and, potentially, Nintendo’s next-gen console, dubbed the Switch 2. The Silent Hill 2 remake will of course be playable on the upcoming PS5 Pro, which launches on November 7.

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Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment / YouTube.

Sony’s partnership with Konami for Silent Hill 2 not only resulted in a one-year console exclusivity, but also full support for DualSense features, including haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, and a dynamic light bar feature that displays protagonist James’ health status.

Silent Hill 2 is a remake of the 2001 psychological horror classic. Players track down James Sunderland following a mysterious letter from his late wife, Mary, and search for clues in the terrifying town of the same name, which is of course full of nightmarish monsters.

Earlier this month, the first 90 minutes of the Silent Hill 2 remake surfaced online, showing the beginning of the game. The first 90 minutes will cover just under 10% of Silent Hill 2 by Bloober Team’s own estimates, as He said players could complete it in “about 16 to 18 hours.”

This increase over the original’s length will result in a myriad of changes to gameplay, but apparently nothing in the history departmentbecause Bloober has been adamant about not changing any plot points from the original game.

Check out IGN’s hands-on Silent Hill 2 preview for more.

Wesley is IGN’s UK News Editor. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can contact Wesley at [email protected] or in confidence at [email protected].