Polish gaming studio Bloober Team has successfully convinced Konami to release their highly anticipated Silent Hill 2 remake on PC and overcome the initial resistance from the Japanese gaming giant. Konami’s is known in the industry for a high focus on consoles when it comes to publishing games.
Originally, Konami had planned to focus primarily on the PlayStation market for the Silent Hill 2 remake. However, Bloober Team, the developers behind the project, pushed hard for a PC release. Their persistence paid off, largely due to the substantial interest shown by the community on Steam.
Silent Hill fans all over the world are celebrating Konami’s change of mind. Yet, the Japanese gaming giant probably did not just have the community on their mind when making the decision. The PC gaming market has grown significantly in recent years, making it the most lucrative platform of all.
Unfortunately, Konami has a checkered history when it comes to PC versions of their games. Silent Hill 4, for instance, had missing features in its PC release that took the modding community nearly two decades to fix. On the flip side, Metal Gear Solid V’s PC port was widely praised for its quality, showing that Konami is capable of delivering when they want to.
The decision to bring Silent Hill 2 to PC aligns Konami more closely with other Japanese publishers, like Capcom and Sega, who have successfully embraced multi-platform releases. This shift could potentially boost sales and player engagement for the Silent Hill franchise. It will be a welcome breath of fresh air for the beloved horror series.
The last years have shown that there is a clear trend towards multi-platform releases. The audiences are simply larger when releasing across platforms which can really fuel the hype around a game. Vanillaware perfectly displayed this earlier this year by selling more than one million copies of their hit game Unicorn Overlord.
By bringing Silent Hill 2 to PC, Konami is setting a precedent for future releases. We hope more cross platform releases are to follow.
