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Silent Hills was to be the ninth installment in the Silent Hill series and was to be directed by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro. Norman Reedus was to star as the unnamed protagonist (who remains unnamed), with horror manga author Junji Ito also set to be involved in making the game. The project was to be developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami, a demo called P.T (which stood for Playable Teaser) was released exclusively on the PlayStation 4 on August 12, 2014, and removed on April 29, 2015.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Gameplay
• 4 Why It Was Cancelled
• 5 Results
• 6 Trivia
• 7 Update

Plot[]

The plot is unknown.

Cast[]

Protagonist - Norman Reedus

Rest is unknown. Lisa would've possibly return but it's unknown of who would've played as her.

Gameplay[]

Silent Hills would've possibly been first person as P.T was first person. The player would have to zoom in to interact, headset was required to wear in P.T, a flashlight was the only thing that the player would carry in the teaser. It's unknown whether the player would use weapons against enemies. Lisa was the only enemy in the teaser and the Fetus was not hostile towards the player. In a concept movie there was a giant arm with a hand crawling to the protagonist, it's unknown whether it would've been fought by the player. At the end of the teaser cinematic, it could've been possible that Silent Hills wasn't only going to be first person.

Why It Was Cancelled[]

Konami fired Kojima before production began. Guillermo Del Toro left the project after Kojima was fired. Norman Reedus also left the project days before Konami announced Silent Hills' cancellation.

Results[]

• Hideo Kojima's Silent Hills was permanently cancelled.
• P.T was removed from the PlayStation Store.
• Kojima, Del Toro, and Reedus would all reunite for Death Stranding, which was released on November 9, 2019, receiving generally favorable reviews.
• Norman Reedus has stated that he was glad Silent Hills was cancelled because Death Stranding is better.
• After announcing the cancellation, Konami proclaimed that the franchise was still alive, but no new Silent Hill game was released for almost 10 years.
• Konami has had no interest in making big AAA games like Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid, and Castlevania.
• Capcom would go on to make Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and it's sequel Resident Evil Village in which both games are first person. However, it was stated by Capcom that Resident Evil 7: Biohazard was not inspired by PT.
• Possible elements from the cancelled project could've been used for Death Stranding.
• Konami began releasing Silent Hill Pachinko machines, instead of a new game.
• a decade later, Konami released a remake for Silent Hill 2 on October 8, 2024 and Metal Gear Delta: Snake Eater on August 28, 2025.
• The project has been replaced by Silent Hill f as the next main installment in the franchise.

Trivia[]

• After the cancellation, fans were angered and upset by this announcement.
• A petition on change.org was started for Konami to continue the project and has reached 194,978 supporters. Sadly, the project never continued.
• PT was permanently removed from the PlayStation Store; people who have downloaded the teaser will never get to reinstall the demo if they would delete it. However, there are various ways to reinstall the demo.
• Rumors were spreading out as a Silent Hill reboot was in development and the revival of Silent Hills, however these rumors were shut down by Konami.
• Konami confirmed that PT would not be downloadable for the (then upcoming) PlayStation 5. However, YouTuber WhatCulture Gaming posted a video on YouTube and showed gameplay of PT running on the PS5. A day later, Konami got in contact with Sony to immediately make the demo unplayable entirely.
• Microsoft bought Bethesda in September 2020 and PlayStation fans are demanding Sony to buy Konami.
• After Konami debunked the rumors. A guy on Twitter leaked that his friends are in Japan and close to Sony and have verified that a Silent Hill PS5 Reboot is in fact in development at Japan Studio and the revival of Silent Hills at Kojima Productions, this hasn't been denied or confirmed.
• Rumors were spreading out that the Silent Hill PS5 Reboot and Silent Hills revival were going to be revealed at The Game Awards 2020. These rumors were false as there was no Silent Hill trailer at The Game Awards 2020.
• An upcoming game titled Abandoned was speculated to be a Silent Hill game, but this was ultimately denied by Blue Box Game Studios, the game's developer.
• At The Game Awards 2021. Guillermo Del Toro was involved in the event and possibly hinted a new Silent Hill game; this has not been denied.
• The demo has been recreated with Unreal Engine and other engines to carry on with the demo' legacy, but Konami is removing the recreations.

Update[]

Konami showcased a Silent Hill Transmission on October 19, 2022, where four new Silent Hill games and a new Silent Hill movie were all announced. The four announced Silent Hill games were Silent Hill 2 Remake, Silent Hill f, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Silent Hill: Ascension, and the new movie being titled Return to Silent Hill. Silent Hill 2 Remake was released on October 8, 2024, exclusively for the PlayStation 5 for about a year until the game gets released on other platforms, the three new Silent Hill games do not have release dates yet, but Silent Hill f is replacing the cancelled Silent Hills as the next main installment in the franchise. Despite speculation from fans, there has been no news about Silent Hills being revived by Konami or Kojima. Silent Hill: The Short Message was released as a free game exclusively on PlayStation 5 on January 31, 2024, the game had several elements from PT and reused a few controls from the delisted demo. Silent Hill 2 Remake would go on to become a hit as it sold over 2 million copies and more Silent Hill remakes might be coming in the future.