Silent Hill 2 (PS5) News Articles
Monday10th Nov 2025
News Silent Hill 2 Puts Incredible Survival Horror on More Platforms This Month
Set to drop on Xbox Series X|S on 21st Nov
One of the best horror games available on PS5, Silent Hill 2, looks to be venturing to new platforms later this month. On 21st November 2025, specifically, it looks like the Bloober Team remake will delight Xbox Series X|S owners. It's been common knowledge for some time now that Sony had a 12-month...
Friday17th Oct 2025
News The Silent Hill 2 Remake Now Represents a Quarter of the Series' Total Sales
Quarter 'bout that then
The modern remake of Silent Hill 2 has been a major hit for Konami, now responsible for a considerable portion of the franchise's total sales. In a video from Konami itself (thanks, Gematsu), it's confirmed that worldwide sales and shipments for the remake have now surpassed 2.5 million. The same video also confirms the...
Monday6th Oct 2025
News Silent Hill 2's PS5 Console Exclusivity Is Coming to an End
Expect announcements this week
Silent Hill 2 was always announced as a timed PS5 console exclusive, and that period is coming to an end. In all the old promotional materials for the critically acclaimed Bloober Team release, the small print from Sony stressed that the ga
Wednesday1st Oct 2025
News Silent Hill 2's Overdue PS5 Pro Fixes Now in Konami's Hands
Bloober Team not in charge of things
The fixes planned for Silent Hill 2 when running on a PS5 Pro have ended up in the hands of Konami, instead of Bloober Team. The developer said "publishing matters are handled by Konami" when asked about optimisation issues on a PS5 Pro, insinuating it's not got anything to do with the fixes anymore. Previously,...
Friday30th May 2025
News Silent Hill 2's Proper PS5 Pro Patch Is Still in the Works
Bloober Team, Konami working on a solution
Silent Hill 2 developer Bloober Team has confirmed in a statement that it's still working with Konami on delivering a true PS5 Pro enhancement update for its excellent survival horror remake. Via Eurogamer, it simply said: "We're working with the publisher on a solution and will share more details as soon...
Tuesday13th May 2025
News Get Silent Hill 2's PS5 Soundtrack on 6 Beautiful Vinyls for $155
Full 93-song soundtrack available to pre-order
Konami and Bloober Team have announced they're teaming up with Laced Records to offer the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack in a physical collection of six vinyls. The release contains 93 songs, and also comes with a 32-page artbook and notes from composer Akira Yamaoka. Pre-orders are live on the Laced Records...
Wednesday29th Jan 2025
News Silent Hill 2 Has Been Massively Successful on PS5, PC
Tops two million sales in three months
Konami has announced that digital sales and physical shipments of Silent Hill 2 have now topped two million units, making the survival horror remake a big success. The game – brilliantly developed by Bloober Team – launched as a PS5 console exclusive, so these numbers also include PC purchases as well...
Tuesday26th Nov 2024
News Silent Hill 2 Players Decode Ominous Messages from Endless Static
Sending out an SOS
Silent Hill 2 is amongst the spookiest games ever made, and Bloober Team's excellent remake included some entirely new scares, with more being discovered all the time. Particularly attentive players have began to discern a pattern in the endless static on the TVs spread around town, with some even repeating legible messages in...
Friday22nd Nov 2024
News Silent Hill 2 Patch 1.06 Fails to Fix PS5 Pro Problems
Graphical issues remain on PS5 Pro
Bloober Team has today released a new update for Silent Hill 2 that intends to fix the issues the title is facing when it is played on PS5 Pro. It's available to download now and weighs in at 517.1 MB, but it appears that anyone playing on the new upgraded console shouldn't get their hopes up too much for the...
Tuesday19th Nov 2024
News Silent Hill 2 PS5 Pro Issues Are Being Worked on, Dev Confirms
Polish dev aware of problems
Silent Hill 2 studio Bloober Team has acknowledged the problems affecting the game when running on PS5 Pro, stating it's working on a fix. Last month's horror remake is one of a few titles facing graphical flaws when played on Sony's new upgraded console, with reports of reflections constantly flickering on-screen. Now,...
Monday18th Nov 2024
News Konami Quiet as PS5 Pro Players Report Issues with Silent Hill 2
Pro patch lost in purgatory
If you were planning on diving into Silent Hill 2 on that fancy new PS5 Pro, you might want to hold out. Players have been reporting technical issues since the new console came out. A dedicated PS5 Pro patch has been promised, but as both publisher Konami and developer Bloober Team aren't talking, it's hard to say when or...
Wednesday6th Nov 2024
News The Sublime Silent Hill 2 Gets PS5 Pro Enhancements
PS5 Pro Enhanced tag spotted
Last month's excellent Silent Hill 2 remake will be treated to PS5 Pro support, as it's been spotted the game's PS Store listing now spots a PS5 Pro Enhanced tag. Bloober Team and Konami haven't detailed what those upgrades will be just yet, but we've reached out to PR to try and gain more information. On the base PS5...
Monday21st Oct 2024
News In Europe, 78% of Silent Hill 2 Copies Were Purchased on PS5
Just 22% on PC
Sony went to a lot of trouble promoting console exclusive Silent Hill 2 on PS5, and it looks like it’s paid off: according to GSD data, as shared on the GI.biz Microcast, a whopping 78% of the game’s European sales were purchased on the PlayStation platform. The remaining 22% were purchased on PC. This data incorporates both...
News Silent Hill 2 PS5 Patch 1.04 Fixes Lots of Small Glitches, Crashes
Available to download now
Bloober Team has deployed the first post-launch patch for Silent Hill 2 on PS5 and PC, where it addresses a long list of minor glitches and crashing issues. It's available to download now, updating the game to version number 1.04. Perhaps the most noteworthy fix would be the one applied to Brookhaven Hospital, where you can...
News Silent Hill 2 Dev Bloober Team Done with Making 'Sh*tty' Games
Polish dev feeling pretty chuffed
Silent Hill 2 remake developer Bloober Team is currently riding high, enjoying critical acclaim and over a million sales, pulling off the contentious project seemingly against all odds. Best known for such bangers as Blair Witch, The Medium, and
Thursday17th Oct 2024
News Sublime PS5, PC Remake Silent Hill 2 Tops One Million Sales
Manages milestone in three days
Konami has this morning announced its excellent PS5, PC remake of Silent Hill 2, produced in conjunction with Bloober Team, has sold more than one million copies since its release on 8th October 2024. The total combines shipped copies and digital downloads, making it the fastest-selling entry in the series to date. A...
Wednesday9th Oct 2024
News Silent Hill 2 PS5 Update Removes Italian Language Intro Spoilers
Mamma mia!
Silent Hill 2 players may have noticed a small update to the game upon booting it up. It was so tiny, in fact, that it didn't even warrant a writeup or the standard patch notes. Its primary purpose, apparently, was to remove an unfortunate subtitling snafu that resulted in Italian-language players being hit with a major story spoiler...
Tuesday8th Oct 2024
News Original Director 'Very Happy' with Bloober Team's Work Remaking Silent Hill 2 on PS5, PC
"It’s been 23 years!"
Original Silent Hill 2 director Masashi Tsuboyama has praised the work done by developer Bloober Team to modernise the horror classic, which was released to rave reviews (and some tragically hurt feelings). Tsuboyama excitedly proclaimed that he looks forward to playing "the even more immersive remake of Silent Hill 2"...
Monday7th Oct 2024
Random Internet Trolls Tried to Downgrade Our Silent Hill 2 PS5 Review Score
In my restless dreams
We awarded Bloober Team’s brilliant PS5 remake of Konami’s iconic survival horror Silent Hill 2 a 9/10 because we genuinely believe it’s one of the strongest games of the year. At the time of writing, the title currently commands an 87 on Metacritic, suggesting the rest of the industry agrees. But not everyone is happy...
Wednesday2nd Oct 2024
News First Review Scores for PS5's Metaphor: ReFantazio, Silent Hill 2 Are Glowing
Famitsu weighs in on upcoming PS5 games
Two of October's biggest game releases have just received their very first reviews, and they of course come courtesy of Japanese magazine, Famitsu. First up, Atlus' much-anticipated fantasy RPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio, earns itself a 37/40, with the panel of four awarding three 9s and a 10. Meanwhile, the...
Tuesday1st Oct 2024
News This Silent Hill 2 PS5 vs PS2 Comparison Will Blow Your Mind
We're licking our Flesh Lips
There was scepticism when Konami announced Bloober Team was remaking Silent Hill 2 – it’s one of the most beloved PS2 games of all time, after all. But this special episode of PS Underground, showcasing the game’s iconic Flesh Lips boss battle, has left us with our jaws on the floor. The Polish developer’s...
News Silent Hill 2 Remake Breaks Street Date, PS5 Discs Loose in the Wild
Spoilers!
A PS2 game released in 2001, if you've played the original Silent Hill 2, chances are you're no spring chicken. That said, there are many, many new prospective fans in the world, and it is to those impressionable innocents we direct this warning: Bloober Team's imminent remake appears to have broken street date, with physical copies...
Friday20th Sep 2024
News Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid During This Silent Hill 2 PS5 Immersion Trailer
In my restless dreams, I see that town
Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 is so close you can almost taste the ashes falling from the sky like snow. Available on 8th October, it is a PS5 console exclusive. Konami has released an immersion trailer that shows off the ways in which your DualSense will react, which you're probably quite used to by now. The...
Friday6th Sep 2024
News Catch the Full First Hour of Silent Hill 2 PS5 Gameplay Here
From the bathroom to the town
The first hour of the Silent Hill 2 remake from Bloober Team has been posted online, allowing those interested to watch fresh footage from the very start of the game through until the new jukebox puzzle in the town itself. Streamed by the Japanese YouTuber 2Bro, you can catch the full video above. The game actually...
Tuesday27th Aug 2024
News Composer Akira Yamaoka Remade All of the Music for Silent Hill 2 PS5
In my restless dreams, I see that town
The upcoming Silent Hill 2 sounds increasingly appealing, with the revelation that original composer Akira Yamaoka remade the original soundtrack for Bloober Team's remake, adding some all-new tracks this time. Silent Hill 2 will wander PS5's fog-filled streets from 8th October. Observed by GamesRadar+ on
Friday23rd Aug 2024
News Silent Hill 2 PS5 Remake Is Quite a Bit Longer Than the Original
For me, it's always like this
Considered one of the great horror games of all time, Silent Hill 2 on PS2 packed in plenty of scares per square inch but was a relatively short game, clocking in at around 8-9 hours for a standard playthrough. To give you some idea of how much bigger Bloober Team's remake is, the developer has revealed that a...
Tuesday20th Aug 2024
News Return to That Special Place with Silent Hill 2 PS5 Story Trailer
You always were so forgetful
Proving the power of a positive preview cycle, the conversation has seemingly shifted overnight, and developer Bloober Team's eagerly-anticipated Silent Hill 2 remake appears to be on the upswing. Publisher Konami has struck while the proverbial iron is still hot, dropping a banger story trailer for the reimagined...
Tuesday6th Aug 2024
News Silent Hill 2 Remake Dev Asks Fans to Give It 'a Chance'
Following fan concerns
Bloober Team, the studio helping Konami to remake its PS2 survival horror classic Silent Hill 2, has asked fans of the original game to "give us a chance" as it nears the October release date. The appeal comes from a new interview with Rolling Stone, where the developer's CEO Piotr Babieno speaks of his own emotional...
Friday31st May 2024
News Tweaked Puzzles, Better Combat, and Updated Enemies in Silent Hill 2 PS5
A modernisation with an ode to the original
Following last night's release date reveal for the Silent Hill 2 remake, Konami and Bloober Team have both appeared on the PlayStation Blog to share further details about the game. Touching on story, combat, and puzzles, creative director Mateusz Lenart explains how Bloober Team has modernised the PS2...
News Silent Hill 2's PS5 Remake Emerges from the Fog on 8th October
Cloudy with a chance of Pyramid Head
Konami and Bloober Team’s long-awaited Silent Hill 2 remake will finally emerge from the fog on 8th October, and here’s a brand-new trailer as well as an extended look at gameplay. Pre-orders are open now, with two exclusive James Sunderland masks available for those who register their interest: Mira the Dog...
