Silent Hills is one of gaming's most tragic cancellations. Originally planned to be helmed by Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, in collaboration with horror filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, horror manga artist Junji Ito, and actor Norman Reedus, the ambitious game made waves back in 2014 when the P.T. demo was unveiled to be a teaser for the next iteration of Silent Hill. Unfortunately, a falling out with Konami and Kojima led to the cancellation of Silent Hills. Now, there's rumours about PlayStation potentially reviving the series, along with Kojima's horror project.
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The report stems from Rely on Horror, who have had numerous sources confirm some information regarding the Silent Hill IP. Reportedly, Sony and Konami are partnering up to produce a reboot of the Silent Hill series, with Keiichiro Toyama (writer and director of the original 1999 Silent Hill), and Akira Yamaoka (composer for a majority of the franchise) returning alongside Masahiro Ito - who has been very vocal about "secretly" working on a new project that sounds an awful lot like Silent Hill. This rebooted title will also enlist the help of the developers of Project Siren (which came out on PlayStation 3).

Additionally, Sony has also reportedly been trying to patch up the relationship between Kojima Productions and Konami in order to revive the cancelled Silent Hills. Sony is well aware of the continued demand for the game five years after its notorious cancellation. Two sources backed up this claim with Rely on Horror, lending some credibility to a previous rumour that Kojima and Konami were trying to patch things up.
Other sources go on to say that, if Sony and Konami come to an understanding, will release the game on PlayStation 5, and even include PlayStation VR support. Allegedly, Sony pitched the game to Hideo Kojima as being similar to a Supermassive Games narrative-driven title, giving him full creative freedom on the project. However, sources also state that Silent Hills is not a done deal yet, and talks are still ongoing. The Silent Hill reboot might be more of a certainty, though. To clear things up, the sources finally tell Rely on Horror that Sony do not own the Silent Hill IP. Instead, they're apparently working with Konami on the reboot.
As always, since this has not been confirmed officially yet, we recommend taking this all with a grain of salt.
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