Silent Hill 2 Update 1.04 Live, Here’s What It Does

Konami and Bloober Team have released a new update for Silent Hill 2 – titled Update 1.04 – via PS5 and PC (Steam). In addition to releasing the update, Konami and Bloober Team have also released the patch notes for Silent Hill 2’s new 1.04 update, which in turn reveals and details everything the update does. And according to the update’s lengthy patch notes, it does a lot.

Unfortunately, although Konami and Bloober Team have released patch notes for the new update, which can be seen below, they have not provided any information about what the download file size is.

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That said, Silent Hill 2 owners who boot up the game, whether on PS5 or PC, should make sure that the bottom right corner of the game’s top screen says v.1.1.242.185. Otherwise, you are playing an outdated version of the horror game.

PS5 REPAIR NOTES

• Fixed some rare AI crash.
• Fixed some rare crash with texture binding.
• Fixed some rare streaming failure.
• Fixed some rare crashes when updating the audio portal.
• We fixed an issue with the option to toggle motion blur in-game.
• Fixed an issue with the UI preset “High” translation not translating and displaying correctly.
• Fixed an issue with the wooden plank appearing during James’ death animation.
• Fixed streaming issue where looking at walls inside the Grand Market would cause issues loading the entire environment around James.
• Fixed an issue where interacting with the wrong side of the peephole in Brookhaven Hospital would teleport James to the other side.
• Fixed an issue where broken windows near Neely’s Bar would leave James stuck in the window frame.
• Fixed an issue that allowed James to access the inaccessible balcony of the Blue Creek Apartments.
• Fixed an issue with Abstract Daddy’s behavior during the boss fight where the enemy would not hit James correctly.
• Fixed several issues with Abstract Daddy’s third TV – it should now have correct audio and the wall will not interfere with its position.
• Fixed an issue where a conference room question mark would not disappear after obtaining the Cinderella figurine at the Lakeview Hotel.
• Fixed an issue with collision detection with the walls of the Dayroom at Brookhaven Hospital.
• Fixed an issue where James would fall under the map when approaching Laura, entering Brookhaven Hospital through the bushes on the left.
• Removed the debug numbers displayed behind the wallpapers in the Blue Creek Apartments Clock Room.
• Resolved an issue where James was unable to exit hallway 3F in the Lakeview Hotel.
• Fixed an issue with the Blue Creek Apartments 3rd floor lamp constantly turning on and being immune to destruction.
• Resolved an issue with the small coffee table blocking James in the corner of the room located in the Woodside Apartments.
• Fixed an issue where after completing the Path of Heartbreak in the Labyrinth, the player would be forced to do it all over again.
• Fixed an issue where Spider Mannequins would get stuck when attacking James while he was passing through a tight crossing.
• Fixed an issue where James would get stuck in the window frame while attacking Lying Figures located outside the window.
• Added more natural movement for James when switching weapons while aiming.
• Fixed an issue with triggering the Spider Mannequin event in Fear Path in Labyrinth multiple times.
• Improved the ability to collect items during the final boss fight.
• Fixed an issue with overlapping frames in the Moth Room.
• Improved the deformation of nurses’ skirts.
• Fixed an issue that occurred when displaying information about unlocking NewGame+ that did not appear in the language chosen by the player.
• Fixed visible dumping from the door of an abandoned garage in the west of South Vale.
• Fixed question mark on the map during Chute Puzzle in Woodside Apartments.

Steam Patch Notes

• Reduced visual glitches when using the latest version of NVIDIA DLSS.
• Added an option to enable DLSS frame generation in the menu when using DLSS for supersampling.
• NVIDIA Reflex is now active when DLSS frame generation is enabled.
• Added support for AMD FSR 3.1.1.
• Added an option to enable AMD Fluid Motion Frames in the menu when using FSR 3.1 for supersampling.
• Intel Nanites updated to support upcoming driver updates.
• Improved performance and optimization for Steam Deck.
• Fixed stuttering issues related to sky map generation.
• Added an option to enable/disable HZB selection to fix crashes on some AMD/Intel GPUs.
• All graphics settings must be saved locally.
• Fixed an issue with the UI preset “High” translation not translating and displaying correctly.
• Fixed an issue with the wooden plank appearing during James’ death animation.
• Fixed streaming issue where looking at walls inside the Grand Market would cause issues loading the entire environment around James.
• Fixed an issue where interacting with the wrong side of the peephole in Brookhaven Hospital would teleport James to the other side.
• Fixed an issue where broken windows near Neely’s Bar would leave James stuck in the window frame.
• Fixed an issue that allowed James to access the inaccessible balcony of the Blue Creek Apartments.
• Fixed an issue with Abstract Daddy’s behavior during the boss fight where the enemy would not hit James correctly.
• Fixed several issues with Abstract Daddy’s third TV – it should now have correct audio and the wall will not interfere with its position.
• Fixed an issue where a conference room question mark would not disappear after obtaining the Cinderella figurine at the Lakeview Hotel.
• Fixed an issue with collision detection with the walls of the Dayroom at Brookhaven Hospital.
• Fixed an issue where James would fall under the map when approaching Laura, entering Brookhaven Hospital through the bushes on the left.
• Removed the debug numbers displayed behind the wallpapers in the Blue Creek Apartments Clock Room.
• Resolved an issue where James was unable to exit hallway 3F in the Lakeview Hotel.
• Fixed an issue with the Blue Creek Apartments 3rd floor lamp constantly turning on and being immune to destruction.
• Resolved an issue with the small coffee table blocking James in the corner of the room located in the Woodside Apartments.
• Fixed an issue where after completing the Path of Heartbreak in the Labyrinth, the player would be forced to do it all over again.
• Fixed an issue where Spider Mannequins would get stuck when attacking James while he was passing through a tight crossing.
• Fixed an issue where James would get stuck in the window frame while attacking Lying Figures located outside the window.
• Added more natural movement for James when switching weapons while aiming.
• Fixed an issue with triggering the Spider Mannequin event in Fear Path in Labyrinth multiple times.
• Improved the ability to collect items during the final boss fight.
• Fixed an issue with overlapping frames in the Moth Room.
• Improved the deformation of nurses’ skirts.
• Fixed an issue that occurred when displaying information about unlocking NewGame+ that did not appear in the language chosen by the player.
• Fixed visible unloading from the door of an abandoned garage in the west of South Vale.
• Fixed question mark on the map during Chute Puzzle in Woodside Apartments.