Konami and Bloober Team have revealed more information about theSilent Hill 2remake, confirming that the game is being built using Unreal Engine 5 and explaining how it will utilize the PlayStation 5’s unique features, like the DualSense controller. The Silent Hill Transmission event kicked off with the long-awaited confirmation that theSilent Hill 2remake is indeed real and in development, and now more information on the project has come to light.
Konami announced theSilent Hill 2remake with a trailer that showed off the game’s enhanced graphics and new features like the over-the-shoulder camera. Later, theSilent Hill 2PC requirementswere revealed, confirming that gamers will need a powerful PC if they hope to run the new survival-horror game properly. Now more information has been revealed about how the game will use the PS5’s DualSense controller.
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It’s been confirmed thatSilent Hill 2will utilize the PS5 DualSense controller’s haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, with Bloober Team pointing out how it utilized those features inits gameThe Medium. Specifics on how exactly haptic feedback and adaptive triggers will be used in theSilent Hill 2remake will have to wait for another day, but there are other ways that the game is going to take advantage of the PS5’s hardware.
It’s also been confirmed that theSilent Hill 2remake will take advantage of the PS5’s 3D audio. This combined with the WWise sound engine will allow the developers to create a “realistic and believable soundscape,” which should be instrumental in enhancing theSilent Hill 2remake’s atmosphere and scare factor. ThePS5’s SSDhas also been mentioned, with the developers pointing out how it means the game will not have any loading screens.
As far as Unreal Engine 5 goes, Epic’s new creation tools will allow Bloober Team to give theSilent Hill 2remake impressive graphics, as evidenced by the gameplay shown in the reveal trailer. Players can look forward to “highly-detailed and realistic levels,” which should pair well with the audio advancements in makingtheSilent Hill 2remakeas scary as possible.
So much has been revealed about theSilent Hill 2remake’s development because of it’s expected to be the first release in Konami’sSilent Hillrevival project. It will be interesting to see how other games in the movement are put together, like the upcomingSilent Hill: Townfallor themysteriousSilent Hill F. With theSilent Hill 2remake’s release closer than those games, fans should expect to learn more about it first.
Silent Hill 2is in development for PC and PS5.
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